The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Mozilla accused of tracking users in Firefox without consent

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European digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a privacy complaint with the Austrian data protection watchdog (DSB) against Mozilla, alleging the company uses a Firefox privacy feature (enabled without consent) to track users' online behavior. 

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RansomHub claims Kawasaki cyberattack, threatens to leak stolen data

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Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced that its recovering from a cyberattack that caused service disruptions as the RansomHub ransomware gang threatens to leak stolen data.

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Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files

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Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to steal 440GB of files from the company's Microsoft SharePoint server.

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Halliburton cyberattack linked to RansomHub ransomware gang

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The RansomHub ransomware gang is behind the recent cyberattack on oil and gas services giant Halliburton, which disrupted the company's IT systems and business operations.

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New York Times source code stolen using exposed GitHub token

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 Internal source code and data belonging to The New York Times was leaked on the 4chan message board after being stolen from the company's GitHub repositories in January 2024, The Times confirmed.

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Panera Bread week-long IT outage caused by ransomware attack

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Panera Bread's recent week-long outage was caused by a ransomware attack, according to people familiar with the matter and emails. 

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FTC sues H&R Block over deceptive 'free' online filing ads

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company's deceptive "free" online filing advertising and for pressuring people into overpaying for its services.

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Ubiquiti users report having access to others’ UniFi routers, cameras

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Since yesterday, users of Ubiquiti networking devices, ranging from routers to security cameras, have reported seeing other people's devices and notifications through the company's UniFi cloud services. 

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Google Chrome emergency update fixes 6th zero-day exploited in 2023

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Google has fixed the sixth Chrome zero-day vulnerability this year in an emergency security update released today to counter ongoing exploitation in attacks. 

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Veeam warns of critical bugs in Veeam ONE monitoring platform

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Veeam released hotfixes today to address four vulnerabilities in the company's Veeam ONE IT infrastructure monitoring and analytics platform, two of them critical.

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OpenAI confirms DDoS attacks behind ongoing ChatGPT outages

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OpenAI has been addressing "periodic outages" due to DDoS attacks targeting its API and ChatGPT services within the last 24 hours. 

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ChatGPT down after major outage impacting OpenAI systems

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"Between 5:42AM - 7:16AM PT we saw errors impacting all services. We identified the problem and implemented a fix. We are now seeing normal responses from our services," the company said. 

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How generative AI is already changing the workplace: Oracle just added it to HR software

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Generative AI-powered features will improve the job posting, search, and hiring processes for HR pros and job applicants alike, the company says.

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LastPass users furious after being locked out due to MFA resets

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LastPass password manager users have been experiencing significant login issues starting early May after being prompted to reset their authenticator apps. 

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