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Bug Allows Theft of Local Files Via Safari

An issue with the Safari Web Share API can allow an attacker to steal local files from a victim in some circumstances.

Apple

CISA Releases 5G Security Strategy

The United States Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the National Strategy to Secure 5G for securely deploying 5G networks in the United States.

Government

Medical Data Leaks Linked to Hardcoded Credentials in Code

Data of more than 150,000 to 200,000 patient were exposed in at least nine GitHub repositories—the result of improper access controls and hardcoded credentials in source code, according to a DataBreaches.net.

Data Breaches, Credentials, Access Controls

Serious DoS Bug Patched in BIND 9

A vulnerability in several versions of BIND 9 can allow an attacker to knock vulnerable name servers offline.

BIND

EU Delays GDPR Decision in Twitter Case

Irish privacy regulators are still working with other European Union data protection authorities to hammer out the final decision of its GDPR case against Twitter over a 2018 security incident.

GDPR