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Code hosting service GitHub announced it is offering new tools and security features to secure code:
-Security vulnerability alerts with business partner WhiteSource data
-Dependency insights: A tool showing code dependencies, security vulnerabilities and open source licenses.
-Token scanning: Scanning of tokens from AWS, Azure, GitHub, Google Cloud and more.
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A massive database containing the contact information of over 49 million Instagram influencers, celebrities and brand accounts has been found online. The news was first reported by the TechCrunch website. The database was left unprotected on an AWS (Amazon Web Services) bucket, allowing anyone to access it without authentication.
Each exposed record contained public data scraped from influencer Instagram accounts, including their bio, profile picture, the number of followers they have, whether they are verified, and their location by city and country, but also contained their personal contact information, such as the Instagram account owner’s email address and phone number.
TechCrunch traced the database back to Mumbai-based social media marketing firm Chtrbox, which pays influencers to post sponsored content on their accounts. In the meantime, Chtrbox pulled the database offline.
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Japan will develop its first ever malware as a defense mechanism against cyber attacks
The Defense Ministry of Japan is considering malware that can break into an opponent’s computer system, hoping that such a computer virus will work as deterrence against cyberattacks.
The virus to be developed by private companies will be used only for defense purpose, not for pre-emptive attack, a ministry source said. The government allows cyberattacks only against a country or an organization equivalent to a country.
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