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Salesforce
Hackers launch data leak site to extort 39 victims, or Salesforce

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters launched a data leak site over the weekend, aiming to pressure organizations whose Salesforce databases they have plundered into paying to prevent …

healthcare data
Biotech platforms keep missing the mark on security fundamentals

A new security posture report on the biotech sector shows how quickly attackers could reach sensitive health data with only basic reconnaissance. Researchers needed less than …

data analytics
GenAI is exposing sensitive data at scale

Sensitive data is everywhere and growing fast. A new report from Concentric AI highlights how unstructured data, duplicate files, and risky sharing practices are creating …

visualization
File security risks rise as insiders, malware, and AI challenges converge

Breaches tied to file access are happening often, and the costs add up quickly. Many organizations have faced multiple file-related incidents over the last two years, with …

AI
Your employees uploaded over a gig of files to GenAI tools last quarter

In Q2 2025, Harmonic reviewed 1 million GenAI prompts and 20,000 uploaded files across more than 300 GenAI and AI-powered SaaS apps, and the findings confirm that sensitive …

non-human identities
Secrets are leaking everywhere, and bots are to blame

Secrets like API keys, tokens, and credentials are scattered across messaging apps, spreadsheets, CI/CD logs, and even support tickets. According to Entro Security’s NHI …

China
Are your employees using Chinese GenAI tools at work?

Nearly one in 12 employees are using Chinese-developed generative AI tools at work, and they’re exposing sensitive data in the process. That’s according to new research …

LockBit
LockBit hacked: What does the leaked data show?

The affiliate panel of the infamous LockBit Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group has been hacked and defaced, showing a link to a MySQL database dump ostensibly containing …

healthcare data
Healthcare workers regularly upload sensitive data to GenAI, cloud accounts

Healthcare organizations are facing a growing data security challenge from within, according to a new report from Netskope Threat Labs. The analysis reveals that employees in …

AI
How to find out if your AI vendor is a security risk

One of the most pressing concerns with AI adoption is data leakage. Consider this: An employee logs into their favorite AI chatbot, pastes sensitive corporate data, and asks …

leaked secrets
70% of leaked secrets remain active two years later

Long-lived plaintext credentials have been involved in most breaches over the last several years, according to GitGuardian. When valid credentials, such as API keys, …

How to prevent data leakage
How to prevent data leakage in collaboration tools like Slack and Teams

In recent years, collaboration tools have become an absolute necessity for remote and hybrid work. This primarily increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the …

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