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Linux Malware Targets VoIP Networks to Steal Metadata

Data Breach Today

CDRThief' Malware Appears Designed for Espionage or Fraud A recently uncovered Linux malware variant dubbed "CDRThief" is targeting VoIP networks to steal phone metadata, such as caller IP addresses, ESET reports. The malware appears to be designed for cyberespionage or fraud.

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Unsecured Database Leaves 8.4TB of Email Metadata Exposed

Data Breach Today

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Has Since Locked-Down Elasticsearch Server A security researcher found an unsecured database belonging to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China that contained 8.4TB of email metadata.

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Google WordPress Plug-in Bug Allows AWS Metadata Theft

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A successful attacker could use the SSRF vulnerability to collect metadata from WordPress sites hosted on an AWS server, and potentially log in to a cloud instance to run commands.

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Law Enforcement Access to Chat Data and Metadata

Schneier on Security

A January 2021 FBI document outlines what types of data and metadata can be lawfully obtained by the FBI from messaging apps. Lots of apps leak all sorts of metadata: iMessage and WhatsApp seem to be the worst. Signal protects the most metadata. Rolling Stone broke the story and it’s been written about elsewhere.

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7 Benefits of Metadata Management

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Metadata management is key to wringing all the value possible from data assets. What Is Metadata? Analyst firm Gartner defines metadata as “information that describes various facets of an information asset to improve its usability throughout its life cycle. It is metadata that turns information into an asset.”.

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What is Metadata and Why is it Important?

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One such tool is Metadata. Metadata offers significant benefits in terms of understanding information in new ways and in being able to leverage that intelligence to drive innovation and the customer experience. What is Metadata? The US Department of Defense has a definition of metadata in its DoD 5015.2

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Unsecured Database Leaves 8.4 TB of Email Metadata Exposed

Data Breach Today

TB of email metadata. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Has Since Locked-Down Elasticsearch Server A security researcher found an unsecured database belonging to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China that contained 8.4

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