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Top 10 Breaches and Leaky Server Screw Ups of 2019
2019-12-26 14:00

2019 was a banner year for data exposures, with billions of people affected by cloud misconfigurations, hacks and poor security practices in general. Here's the Threatpost Top 10 for data-breach...

Chinese e-commerce site LightInTheBox.com bared 1.3TB of server logs, user data and more
2019-12-16 14:04

Things you don't do with Elasticsearch dbs, number 1: Put them on the web Exclusive Infosec researchers have uncovered a data breach affecting 1.3TB of web server log entries held by Chinese...

Server market revenue declines 6.7% year over year
2019-12-10 04:30

Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market declined 6.7% year over year to $22.0 billion during the third quarter of 2019 (3Q19), according to IDC. Worldwide server shipments declined 3.0% year...

Critical Flaw in GoAhead Web Server Could Affect Wide Range of IoT Devices
2019-12-04 04:48

Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered details of two new vulnerabilities in the GoAhead web server software, a tiny application widely embedded in hundreds of millions of Internet-connected...

Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Found in GoAhead Web Server
2019-12-03 13:50

Cisco Talos researchers have identified two vulnerabilities in the GoAhead embedded web server, including a critical flaw that can be exploited for remote code execution. read more

Data on 1.2 Billion Users Found in Exposed Elasticsearch Server
2019-11-25 12:31

An exposed Elasticsearch server was found to contain data on more than 1.2 billion people, Data Viper security researchers report. The server was accessible without authentication and it contained...

Cyberattack Hit 10% of Louisiana's State Government Servers
2019-11-25 09:36

One in ten of Louisiana’s 5,000 computer network servers that power operations across state government were damaged by this week’s cyberattack, a key technology official told lawmakers Friday. read more

Unsecured Server Exposed Records of 1.2 Billion: Researchers
2019-11-22 22:48

Over 4 Terabytes of Data Exposed, Including Social Media Profiles, Personal InformationSome 4 terabytes of data on over 1.2 billion individuals - including LinkedIn and Facebook profiles - was...

Linux Webmin Servers Under Attack by Roboto P2P Botnet
2019-11-21 16:43

A newly-discovered peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has been found targeting a remote code execution vulnerability in Linux Webmin servers.

Ransomware Attack Hits Louisiana State Servers
2019-11-19 12:20

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Monday revealed that a ransomware attack hit state servers, prompting a response from the state’s cyber-security team. read more