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Tag: Leaks


Access control, Security

GitHub Extends Push Protection to Prevent Accidental Leaks of Keys and Other Secrets

May 11, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

GitHub has announced the general availability of a new security feature called push protection, which aims to prevent developers from inadvertently leaking keys and other secrets in their code. The Microsoft-owned cloud-based repository hosting platform, which began testing the feature […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Western Digital Confirms Customer Data Stolen by Hackers in March Breach

May 8, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Digital storage giant Western Digital confirmed that an “unauthorized third party” gained access to its systems and stole personal information belonging to the company’s online store customers. “This information included customer names, billing and shipping addresses, email addresses and telephone […]


Data loss

Spicer cracking down on White House staff to prevent leaks: report

February 28, 2017

Via: The Hill

White House press secretary Sean Spicer is reportedly ramping up security measures to try to prevent leaks. The effort includes checks of both government-issued and personal electronic devices for White House staffers, according to Politico. Politico reported that details of […]


Data loss, Editorial, Privacy protection

Doxing – Organizational Level

October 6, 2015

Via: Russel Edwards

Doxing (doxxing) – the word – is a neologism that dates back to the 90s, when Usenet’s members posted personal information on fellow users. It basically represents the idea of compiling and releasing digital documents that lead to identity revelation […]


Data loss

Healthcare Biggest Offender In 10 Years Of Data Breaches

September 22, 2015

Via: data-loss

Over the past 10 years of #data breach history, 41 percent of breaches were caused not by hacking, but by device loss. Because of a particularly bad record of holding track of its #devices, the #healthcare industry has been responsible […]