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OWASP discloses a data breach

Security Affairs

Rest assured, all current membership data remains secure. Details here: [link] pic.twitter.com/jPzTZstIEL — OWASP® Foundation (@owasp) April 1, 2024 The OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the security of software.

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Checkmarx Snags Ex-Tricentis CEO Sandeep Johri as New Leader

Data Breach Today

Johri Replaces Emmanuel Benzaquen, Who Has Led the App Security Company Since 2006 For the first time in its 17-year history, application security vendor Checkmarx will have a new leader.

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15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark

Krebs on Security

org was originally registered in 2006 to “ Corpse ,” the handle adopted by a Russian-speaking hacker who gained infamy several years prior for creating and selling an extremely sophisticated online banking trojan called A311 Death , a.k.a. Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware.

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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

Krebs on Security

Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is a German multinational software company best known for their Avira Free Security (a.k.a. Avira Crypto. Avira Free Antivirus). In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based based NortonLifeLock Inc., the same company that now owns Norton 360.

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NASA data breach – The agency notifies employees of a security intrusion

Security Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) notifies employees of a data breach that exposed social security numbers and other personal information. According to the data breach notification, hackers have breached at least one of the agency’s servers, the security breach impacted both past and present employees. .

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Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks

Krebs on Security

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Nikita Kislitsin, at a security conference in Russia. Department of Justice. “The company is monitoring developments.”

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SHARED INTEL: Mobile apps are riddled with security flaws, many of which go unremediated

The Last Watchdog

Some fresh evidence of this encouraging trend comes to us by way of shared intelligence from WhiteHat Security. Also, WhiteHat has been generating this report annually since 2006. The fact that more companies are participating in the hunt for security flaws in new apps is a good thing. Related: The tie between DevOps and SecOps.

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