Faulty Shopify plugin puts hundreds of websites at risk of invasive attacks – find out how to stay safe

Consentik, a cookie consent & consent management app for Shopify, kept sensitive data in an open archive The archive was available for at least 100 days, if not more It included site analytics data, Shopify Personal Access Tokens, and Facebook Auth Tokens A major, reputable Shopify plugin, was leaking sensitive information for months, exposing hundreds…

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Meta patches worrying security bug which could have exposed user AI prompts and responses – and pays the bug hunter $10,000

Meta AI was assigning unique identifiers to prompts and responses The servers were not checking who had access rights to these identifiers The vulnerability was fixed in late January 2025 A bug which could have exposed user’s prompts and AI responses on Meta’s artificial intelligence platform has been patched. The bug stemmed from the way…

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Trump and Maga are no longer the same thing

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world When Donald Trump bombed Iran last month, the likes of Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon revolted. A president who had criticised America’s previous (mis)adventures in the Middle East was risking another, like a…

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