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Snowflake buys Natoma to help freeze out rogue agents
It is the database titan’s sixth acquisition announcement since June 2025
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Databases store and organize data electronically, enabling efficient retrieval and management. They often hold sensitive information such as user credentials, financial records, or personal details, making them prime targets for attackers. Common database types include relational databases using structured query language (SQL) and NoSQL databases designed for unstructured data.
Security risks include SQL injection attacks that exploit improper input handling to manipulate or extract data, and misconfigured access controls that allow unauthorized users to view or alter information. Protecting databases involves strict authentication, role-based access controls, encryption of data at rest and in transit, and timely application of security patches to database software. Monitoring query logs and access patterns helps detect suspicious activity that could indicate compromise or insider threats.
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The Register
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Snowflake buys Natoma to help freeze out rogue agents
It is the database titan’s sixth acquisition announcement since June 2025
Security Affairs
1 month, 2 weeks ago
19.6 Billion Files Are Sitting Open on the Internet. No Password Required
19.6 Billion files are exposed in misconfigured cloud buckets, including 685K credential files and nearly 1M database dumps. There’s a comfortable myth most people carry around: that the data they hand to companies is locked somewhere safe. Researchers at Mysterium VPN just ran the numbers, and the numbers disagree. Across 535,480 publicly listable cloud storage […]
Security Affairs
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Hidden Ransomware Economy Running on Exposed Databases
A 5-year study on the Ransomware Economy found that 30,515 exposed databases were hit by ransom attacks, causing massive damage despite victims never paying. Database extortion doesn’t look like the ransomware stories that usually grab headlines. There’s no slick branding, no leak-site countdown, no gang posting memes on Telegram. In most cases, there’s just a […]
Security Affairs
1 month, 3 weeks ago
340 Million OnlyFans Profiles Allegedly Rebuilt from Leaks
A hacker is selling a 340M-strong OnlyFans-linked dataset built by correlating old breaches and public data, not by hacking OnlyFans directly. A threat actor is adverertising a purported database containing data of 340 million OnlyFans users, but the available evidence points to something less dramatic than a direct breach. According to HackRead, which reported the […]