X (Twitter) to Collect Biometric Data from Premium Users to Combat Impersonation

Sep 04, 2023THNPrivacy / Biometrics X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has updated its privacy policy to collect users’ biometric data to tackle fraud and impersonation on the platform. “Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” the company said. The revised…

Hackers Exploit MinIO Storage System Vulnerabilities to Compromise Servers

Sep 04, 2023THNVulnerability / Server Security An unknown threat actor has been observed weaponizing high-severity security flaws in the MinIO high-performance object storage system to achieve unauthorized code execution on affected servers. Cybersecurity and incident response firm Security Joes said the intrusion leveraged a publicly available exploit chain to backdoor the MinIO instance. The comprises…