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Glazed and confused: Hole lotta highly sensitive data nicked from Krispy Kreme

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Krispy Kreme data breach affects 160K
Experts note 'major red flags' in donut giant's security as 161,676 staff and families informed of attack details Krispy Kreme finally revealed the number of people affected by its November cyberattack, and it's easy to see why analyzing the incident took the well-resourced company several months.…

Salesforce study finds LLM agents flunk CRM and confidentiality tests

Salesforce benchmark reveals AI limitations
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23by Lindsay Clark / 5d
6-in-10 success rate for single-step tasks A new benchmark developed by academics shows that LLM-based AI agents perform below par on standard CRM tests and fail to understand the need for customer confidentiality.…

Amazon CISO: Iranian hacking crews ‘on high alert’ since Israel attack

20by Jessica Lyons / 3d
Meanwhile, next-gen script kiddies are levelling up faster thanks to agentic AI Interview Iran's state-sponsored cyber operatives and hacktivists have all increased their activities since the military conflict with Israel erupted last week – but not necessarily in the way that Amazon chief information security officer CJ Moses expected.…

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Netflix, Apple, BofA websites hijacked with fake help-desk numbers

Scammers exploit brand trust online
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by Jessica Lyons / 19h
Don’t trust mystery digits popping up in your search bar Scammers are hijacking the search results of people needing 24/7 support from Apple, Bank of America, Facebook, HP, Microsoft, Netflix, and PayPal in an attempt to trick victims into handing over personal or financial info, according to Malwarebytes senior director of research Jérôme Segura.…

Jun 19, 2025

UK gov asks university boffins to pinpoint cyber growth areas where it should splash cash

UK launches Cyber Growth Action Plan
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by Connor Jones / 2d
Good to see government that values its academics (cough cough). Plus: New board criticized for lacking 'ops' people Cybersecurity experts have started a formal review into the UK cybersecurity market, at the government's request, to identify future growth opportunities as it looks to grow the industry that's core to the country's Industrial Strategy.…

Jun 18, 2025

Iran’s internet goes offline for hours amid claims of ‘enemy abuse’

Iran experiences widespread internet shutdown
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by Simon Sharwood / 2d
Bank and crypto outfits hit after Israeli commander mentioned attacks expanding to ‘other areas’ The government of Iran appears to have shut down the internet within its borders, perhaps in response to Israel-linked cyberattacks.…

Minecraft cheaters never win ... but they may get malware

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by Jessica Lyons / 2d
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Stargazers network targets Minecraft players
Infostealers posing as popular cheat tools are cropping up on GitHub Trojanized Minecraft cheat tools hosted on GitHub have secretly installed stealers that siphon credentials, crypto wallets, and other sensitive data when executed by players.…

Asana's cutting-edge AI feature ran into a little data leakage problem

Asana MCP bug exposed user data
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by Jessica Lyons / 2d
New MCP server was shut down for nearly two weeks Asana has fixed a bug in its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that could have allowed users to view other organizations' data, and the experimental feature is back up and running after nearly two weeks of downtime to fix the issue.…

Jun 17, 2025

How to bridge the MFA gap

by Robin Birtstone / 3d
If a credential is worth protecting, it's worth protecting well. Sponsored feature What do flossing and multi-factor authentication (MFA) have in common? Each is highly beneficial, yet far too few people do them consistently. MFA helps protect organizations from credential-based attacks, but according to the Cyber Readiness Institute , only 35% of businesses globally bother with it.…

Trump administration set to waive TikTok sell-or-die deadline for a third time

US TikTok ban extension expected
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by Simon Sharwood / 3d
Quick reminder: The law that banned the app is called ‘Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act’ The Trump administration is set to again waive the 2024 law that requires the made-in-China social network TikTok to either sell its US operations to a local company or stop operating on US soil.…

Sitecore CMS flaw let attackers brute-force 'b' for backdoor

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by Connor Jones / 4d
Hardcoded passwords and path traversals keeping bug hunters in work Security researchers have issued a warning about a pre-authentication exploit chain affecting a CMS used by some of the biggest companies in the world.…

Redefining identity security in the age of agentic AI

by Art Gilliland, CEO at Delinea / 4d
Now AI agents have identity, too. Here's how to handle it Partner content The rise of agentic AI systems is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity. Unlike generative AI, which relies on predefined instructions or prompts, AI agents operate autonomously, learn continuously, and act with minimal oversight. They collaborate across systems and adapt to dynamic environments. As enterprises scale their A

Jun 16, 2025

Scattered Spider has moved from retail to insurance

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Scattered Spider targets US insurance
Google threat analysts warn the team behind the Marks & Spencer break-in has moved on Cyber-crime crew Scattered Spider has infected US insurance companies following a series of ransomware attacks against American and British retailers, according to Google, which urged this sector to be on "high alert."…

Remorseless extortionists claim to have stolen thousands of files from Freedman HealthCare

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Freedman HealthCare targeted by ransomware
The group has previously threatened to SWAT cancer patients and leaked pre-op plastic surgery photos UPDATED An extortion gang claims to have breached Freedman HealthCare, a data and analytics firm whose customers include state agencies, health providers, and insurance companies, and is threatening to dump tens of thousands of sensitive files early Tuesday morning.…

Eurocops arrest suspected Archetyp admin, shut down mega dark web drug shop

Archetyp Market dismantled by police
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by Connor Jones / 5d
Marketplace as big as Silk Road had more than 600k users and turnover of 'at least' €250M Operation Deep Sentinel is the latest international law enforcement collaboration against cybercrime, shutting down Archetyp – one of the largest dark web drug marketplaces.…

Microsoft adds export option to Windows Recall in Europe

Microsoft tests AI agent in Settings
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by Richard Speed / 5d
But lose your code and it's gone for good Updated Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area will shortly receive a new Recall Export feature, allowing Recall snapshots to be shared with third-party apps and websites.…

Spy school dropout: GCHQ intern jailed for swiping classified data

by Connor Jones / 5d
Student 'believed he could finish' software dev 'project alone and therefore that the rules did not apply to him' A former GCHQ intern was jailed for seven-and-a-half years for stealing top-secret files during a year-long placement at the British intelligence agency.…

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