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"Data breach at French govt agency exposes info of 10 million people."

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SECURITY
Data breach at French govt agency exposes info of 10 million people
Pôle emploi, France's governmental unemployment registration and financial aid agency, is informing of a data breach that exposed data belonging to 10 million individuals.
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SECURITY, LEGAL
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SECURITY
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SECURITY
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SECURITY, CRYPTOCURRENCY
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SECURITY
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SECURITY
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SECURITY
Jupiter X Core WordPress plugin could let hackers hijack sites
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MICROSOFT
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SECURITY
New Whiffy Recon malware uses WiFi to triangulate your location
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- 0
SECURITY
Exploit released for Ivanti Sentry bug abused as zero-day in attacks
Proof-of-concept exploit code is now available for a critical Ivanti Sentry authentication bypass vulnerability that enables attackers to execute code remotely as root on vulnerable systems.
- SERGIU GATLAN
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SECURITY
Hackers use public ManageEngine exploit to breach internet org
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SECURITY, LEGAL
Lapsus$ teen hackers convicted of high-profile cyberattacks
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