Meta was breached through stolen employee credentials, affecting 1,500 people on GitHub.
The reported facts establish the credential link and affected-person count, but not that 1,500 GitHub accounts were compromised.
That distinction matters when describing the scope of an incident.
Meta breach through stolen passwords
Meta recently confirmed a breach in which unknown individuals used stolen employee login credentials to gain access to the company’s internal code repositories on GitHub. The incident affected 1.500 people, highlighting the importance of protecting the digital keys used by employees.
Dangerous programs with tracking capabilities
New threats are becoming increasingly intrusive:
- KGB RAT: It uses psychological pressure and scary messages on the user's screen to intimidate victims.
- XWorm V7.4: It has the ability to track location via GPS and activate the device's microphone without notifying the user.
Security vulnerabilities in popular programs
Several software programs have vulnerabilities that could allow third parties to gain control of systems:
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- Adobe Experience Manager and Samsung QA-Board: They had vulnerabilities that allowed unknown parties to execute commands remotely, which have now been patched.
- Harbour registry: It presents a loophole that allows the theft of digital keys for cloud services.
- NVIDIA Linux Driver: It has a vulnerability that allows a malicious user to gain elevated privileges on the system.
- Channel Software WebAlliance: It has a critical vulnerability that allows access to information, for which a patch has not yet been released.
Protection on Android
In an effort to curb scams, Google has beefed up Android's security. Since June 2026, the system has blocked 3 million fake calls from people pretending to be from banks.
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