Security Leftovers
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Multiple Go Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu
Go is an open-source programming language that has gained popularity for efficiency and simplicity. However, as with any software, vulnerabilities can lurk within its libraries and modules. It is essential to stay aware of these vulnerabilities and apply fixes on time for safeguarding apps and maintaining secure code.
Recent Ubuntu security updates addressed several Go vulnerabilities in different releases, highlighting the importance of regular vulnerability checks. Let’s delve into these issues and understand the impacts they could have on your Ubuntu systems.
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Cybernews ☛ Mother of all breaches reveals 26 billion records: what we know so far
The supermassive leak contains data from numerous previous breaches, comprising an astounding 12 terabytes of information, spanning over a mind-boggling 26 billion records. The leak, which contains LinkedIn, Twitter, Weibo, Tencent, and other platforms’ user data, is almost certainly the largest ever discovered.
There are data leaks, and then there’s this. A supermassive Mother of all Breaches (MOAB for short) includes records from thousands of meticulously compiled and reindexed leaks, breaches, and privately sold databases. The full and searchable list is included at the end of this article.
Bob Dyachenko, cybersecurity researcher and owner at SecurityDiscovery.com, together with the Cybernews team, has discovered billions upon billions of exposed records on an open instance whose owner is unlikely ever to be identified.
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$2.4 trillion securities platform owner hacked. EquiLend admits "unauthorised access"
Financial technology company EquiLend - the owner of a NGT, a platform that executes $2.4 trillion of securities transactions each month – has confirmed “unauthorized access to our systems” on January 22.
The incident has disrupted some of its services, it confirmed.
“We took immediate steps to secure our systems and are working methodically to restore the involved services as quickly as possible,” an EquiLend spokesperson told reporters on January 24.
“We are working with external cybersecurity firms and other professional advisers to assist with our investigation and restoration of service. Clients have been advised that this may take several days" it added.
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Bloomberg ☛ Wall Street Stock-Lending Platform Crashes in Ransomware Attack
The criminal hacking gang LockBit said it was behind a ransomware attack that shut down some of the operations of EquiLend, a financial-technology firm that processes trillions of dollars of securities-lending transactions every month.