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Dirty Pipe Linux flaw allows gaining root privileges on major distros

Security Affairs

Kellerman explained that the flaw is similar to CVE-2016-5195 , aka Dirty Cow, and is more dangerous because it is easier to exploit. In a blog post, the researcher explained that he discovered the flaw while investigating corrupt access log files for one of its customers. Why did I overwrite the /etc/passwd? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Inside the Massive Alleged AT&T Data Breach

Troy Hunt

What it boils down to is in August 2021, someone with a proven history of breaching large organisations posted what they claimed were 70 million AT&T records to a popular hacking forum and asked for a very large amount of money should anyone wish to purchase the data. And the data is real.

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

*This article first appeared on Judicature in Summer 2021. Cases that address direct-access requests under Rule 34(a)(1) are instructive on how privacy should factor into proportionality analysis. With the proliferation of social media platforms and other new technologies has come a renewed legal focus on privacy.

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