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Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned

The Register - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 20:44
Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks

Failing to encrypt sensitive data leaves you wide open to attack. During the recent SonicWall attack spree, intruders bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) in at least one case, because a user's recovery codes were left sitting in a plaintext file on their desktop.…

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Security begins with visibility: How IGA brings hidden access risks to light

The Register - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 16:00
Who has access to what? Without centralized governance, orgs struggle to answer this simple question.

Partner Content  From the moment users log onto their machines, access rights shape their experience. Access rights determine which apps they can run, which directories they can open, and what information they can retrieve.…

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Former FinWise employee may have accessed nearly 700K customer records

The Register - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 14:00
Bank says incident went undetected for over a year before discovery in June

A US fintech biz is writing to nearly 700,000 customers because a former employee may have accessed or acquired their data after leaving the company.…

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Nork snoops whip up fake South Korean military ID with help from ChatGPT

The Register - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 13:16
Kimsuky gang proves that with the right wording, you can turn generative AI into a counterfeit factory

North Korean spies used ChatGPT to generate a fake military ID for use in an espionage campaign against a South Korean defense-related institution, according to new research.…

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China turns the screws on Nvidia with antitrust probe

The Register - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 12:30
Chip giant accused of breaching conditions of $6.9B Mellanox takeover

China has dealt Nvidia another blow, finding the chipmaker in violation of the country's anti-monopoly Law and escalating a long-running regulatory headache into a full investigation.…

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