Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Vendor confirms repo data exposure after Lapsus$ claims source code, secrets dump

Vendor confirms repo data exposure after Lapsus$ claims source code, secrets dump Software security testing outfit Checkmarx has become the latest organization caught up in an ongoing attack on security-tool providers. The biz said data posted online appears to have come from one of its GitHub repositories after the Lapsus$ extortion crew claimed to have dumped the company’s source code, secrets, and other sensitive data.…

Crooks used simple phone scam to compromise vendor account, spilling personal and financial data belonging to more than 15,000 people A voice-phishing scam targeting one of Ericsson's service providers has exposed the personal data of more than 15,000 individuals after attackers sweet-talked an employee into handing over access.…

Laptop maker says a vendor breach exposed some phone camera code, but not its own systems Asus has admitted that a third-party supplier was popped by cybercrims after the Everest ransomware gang claimed it had rifled through the tech titan's internal files.…

Automaker insists only names and emails exposed, no financials Car giant Stellantis is admitting that attackers targeted one of its third-party partners, spilling its own customers' details in the process.…

Shadowserver counts more than 13,000 appliances still wide open – including thousands in US, Germany, and UK Thousands of Citrix NetScaler appliances remain exposed to a trio of security flaws that the vendor patched this week, one of which is already being actively exploited in the wild.…

High-profile individuals including MPs said to be caught up in leak Exclusive Taxi software biz iCabbi recently fixed an issue that exposed the personal information of nearly 300,000 individuals via an unprotected database.…

Don't leave home without … IT security A security failure at a third-party vendor exposed an untold number of American Express card numbers, expiry dates, and other data to persons unknown.…

Time to start practicing identity protection A vendor that operates a pilot recruitment platform used by maor airlines exposed the personal files of more than 8,000 pilot and cadet applicants at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.…