Topic: security researchers

  • India's Income Tax Portal Security Flaw Exposed Taxpayer Data

    India's Income Tax Portal Security Flaw Exposed Taxpayer Data

    A security flaw on India's official income tax e-Filing portal allowed logged-in users to access other taxpayers' confidential data, including bank details and government ID numbers, by manipulating web requests. The vulnerability, identified as an insecure direct object reference (IDOR), was rep...

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  • Cindy Cohn Leaves EFF, Continues Digital Rights Fight

    Cindy Cohn Leaves EFF, Continues Digital Rights Fight

    Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation after 25 years, during which she led key battles for digital rights, privacy, and encryption. She played a pivotal role in landmark cases like Bernstein v. Department of Justice and emphasized encryption's imp...

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  • Broadcom Patches Critical VMware Security Flaws

    Broadcom Patches Critical VMware Security Flaws

    Broadcom has released critical security updates for VMware NSX and vCenter to address multiple high-severity vulnerabilities that could enable cyberattacks on enterprise systems. Among the vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-41250 is an SMTP header injection flaw in vCenter, while CVE-2025-41251 and CVE-20...

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  • Kremlin's Top Hack Groups Now Collaborating, ESET Warns

    Kremlin's Top Hack Groups Now Collaborating, ESET Warns

    Two Russian state-sponsored hacking groups, Turla and Gamaredon, are now collaborating in attacks against Ukrainian targets, escalating their coordination and capabilities. Turla is a sophisticated group known for stealthy, long-term intrusions against high-value targets, while Gamaredon conducts...

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