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- BleepingComputer Deals
- November 29, 2022
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Build better databases with this Microsoft SQL training bundle deal

Proper data management can ensure better results when you need them most. This eight-course bundle illustrates how to make the best use of SQL databases for $40, 97% off the $1600 MSRP.
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- November 19, 2022
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Toyota discloses data leak after access key exposed on GitHub

Toyota Motor Corporation is warning that customers' personal information may have been exposed after an access key was publicly available on GitHub for almost five years.
- Bill Toulas
- October 10, 2022
- 01:50 PM
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Microsoft SQL servers hacked in TargetCompany ransomware attacks

Security analysts at ASEC have discovered a new wave of attacks targeting vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers, involving the deployment of a ransomware strain named FARGO.
- Bill Toulas
- September 24, 2022
- 11:12 AM
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TikTok denies security breach after hackers leak user data, source code

TikTok denies recent claims it was breached, and source code and user data were stolen, telling BleepingComputer that data posted to a hacking forum is "completely unrelated" to the company.
- Bill Toulas
- September 05, 2022
- 09:52 AM
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Plex warns users to reset passwords after a data breach

The Plex media streaming platform is sending password reset notices to many of its users in response to discovering unauthorized access to one of its databases.
- Bill Toulas
- August 24, 2022
- 07:49 AM
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Hackers try to extort survey firm QuestionPro after alleged data theft

Hackers attempted to extort the online survey platform QuestionPro after claiming to have stolen the company's database containing respondents' personal information.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 04, 2022
- 05:29 PM
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Neopets data breach exposes personal data of 69 million members

Virtual pet website Neopets has suffered a data breach leading to the theft of source code and a database containing the personal information of over 69 million members.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 20, 2022
- 06:45 PM
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Mangatoon data breach exposes data from 23 million accounts

Manga comic reading app Mangatoon has suffered a data breach that exposed the account information of 23 million users after a hacker stole it from an Elasticsearch database.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 09, 2022
- 11:12 AM
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Hundreds of Elasticsearch databases targeted in ransom attacks

A campaign targeting poorly secured Elasticsearch databases has deleted their contents and dropped ransom notes on 450 instances, demanding a payment of $620 to give them back their indexes, totaling a demand of $279,000.
- Bill Toulas
- June 01, 2022
- 03:13 PM
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Over 3.6 million MySQL servers found exposed on the Internet

Over 3.6 million MySQL servers are publicly exposed on the Internet and responding to queries, making them an attractive target to hackers and extortionists.
- Bill Toulas
- May 31, 2022
- 04:02 PM
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Angry IT admin wipes employer’s databases, gets 7 years in prison

Han Bing, a former database administrator for Lianjia, a Chinese real-estate brokerage giant, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for logging into corporate systems and deleting the company's data.
- Bill Toulas
- May 14, 2022
- 11:18 AM
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Microsoft fixes ExtraReplica Azure bugs that exposed user databases

Microsoft has addressed a chain of critical vulnerabilities found in the Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server that could let malicious users escalate privileges and gain access to other customers' databases after bypassing authentication.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 28, 2022
- 01:34 PM
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Redis, MongoDB, and Elastic: 2022’s top exposed databases

Security researchers have noticed an increase in the number of databases publicly exposed to the Internet, with 308,000 identified in 2021. The growth continued quarter over quarter, peaking in the first months of this year.
- Bill Toulas
- April 27, 2022
- 04:29 AM
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Learn how to manage large datasets with this training bundle

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- April 06, 2022
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Combine your data streams into one no-code database with this tool

Managing data should only be a part of your job, not your entire job. The Stackby Spreadsheet Database Personal Plan Lifetime Subscription makes it easy to organize data for $69, 77% off the $300 MSRP.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- March 30, 2022
- 07:18 AM
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Unsecured Microsoft SQL, MySQL servers hit by Gh0stCringe malware

Hackers target poorly secured Microsoft SQL and MySQL database servers to deploy the Gh0stCringe remote access trojans on vulnerable devices.
- Bill Toulas
- March 16, 2022
- 05:53 PM
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Learn a new approach to SQL with this course

SQL is increasingly present in even the most creative office jobs. The 2022 SQL Freedom Course gives anyone the ability to better make use of it for $19.99, 90% off the $200 MSRP.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- March 08, 2022
- 07:27 AM
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WordPress force installs UpdraftPlus patch on 3 million sites

WordPress has taken the rare step of force-updating the UpdraftPlus plugin on all sites to fix a high-severity vulnerability allowing website subscribers to download the latest database backups, which often contain credentials and PII.
- Bill Toulas
- February 18, 2022
- 11:19 AM
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Major Discord outage caused by API and database issues

Discord suffered what they classified as a 'massive outage' that prevented users from logging into the service or using voice chats.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 26, 2022
- 03:27 PM
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