Data Security

Nearly 4.3 billion records seemingly gathered within the past two years have been inadvertently leaked by an unsecured MongoDB database, reports Cybernews.

Hackers have been peddling data purportedly pilfered from Volkswagen Mandi, which is one of the leading German automaker's dealerships in India, according to Cybernews.

An indirect prompt injection could have exfiltrated data from emails, documents or calendars.

The advisory highlights that AI browsers' autonomous web navigation and transaction capabilities can bypass traditional security controls, leading to sensitive data leakage, erroneous transactions and credential abuse.

Govern with identity-first controls, data-aware policies, session isolation, and continuous validation.

StateScoop reports that the California Privacy Protection Agency will introduce on Jan. 1 the new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP tool, which would allow residents to request the erasure of their personal information from over 500 state-registered data brokers.

U.S. military contractor MAG Aerospace had its employees' information compromised following a cyberattack in August, reports Cybernews.