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Background for this topic.
Disclosure in information security means sharing details about vulnerabilities, breaches, or security incidents. This can be done privately with affected parties, coordinated to allow fixes before public release, or fully public, sometimes before patches exist. The method chosen affects how quickly risks are mitigated and how much attackers might exploit the information.
Proper disclosure helps organizations prioritize patching and reduces the window attackers have to exploit flaws. Poorly timed or incomplete disclosure can expose systems to increased risk, while transparent, coordinated disclosure supports effective vulnerability management and trust between researchers and defenders. Understanding disclosure practices is essential for assessing the urgency and reliability of security news.
The disclosed flaws occurred when handling malicious TPM 2.0 commands with encrypted parameters
A pair of serious security defects has been disclosed in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 reference library specification that could potentially lead to information disclosure or privilege escalation
Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates for 'Memory Mapped I/O Stale Data (MMIO)' information disclosure vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs. [...]
LastPass, which in December 2022 disclosed a severe data breach that allowed threat actors to access encrypted password vaults, said it happened as a result of the same adversary launching a second attack on its systems
The publisher of the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and several other publications had last year disclosed a breach it said was the work of a state-backed actor likely working for China.
Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and employee login credentials, and foist malware on customer websites. Media coverage understandably focused on GoDaddy's admission that it suffered three different cyberattacks over as many years at the hands of the same hacking group. But it's worth revisiting how this group typically got in to targeted companies: By calling employees and tricking them into navigating to a phishing website.