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Ex-school district employee jailed for hacks on former employer

BleepingComputer / 3h

A former IT employee at an Iowa school district was sentenced to 21 months in prison after conducting a prolonged cyberattack against the former employer that disrupted classroom operations, deleted accounts, and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages. [...]

NPM 12 Will Change Script Execution Behavior to Prevent Supply Chain Attacks

npm v12 disables install scripts

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SecurityWeek / 8h

By default, npm install will no longer execute scripts from dependencies, unless explicitly allowed. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Washington Pulled the Plug on Anthropic ‘s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. The Rest of the World Is Watching.

US halts Anthropic models

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Security Affairs / 8h

Anthropic disputes restrictions on Mythos 5 and Fable 5, arguing the decision lacks transparency and isn’t based on clear technical evidence. On Friday June 12 at 5:21pm ET, Anthropic received a letter from the US Commerce Department, signed by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and drafted with officials from the Bureau of Industry and Security. The directive was blunt: suspend all access to Fabl

Chinese hackers hijack auth flow, spy on isolated network for a decade

7 TTPs

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BleepingComputer / 9h

Chinese hackers took control of a target organization's authentication stack and maintained persistence for 10 years, with full visibility into the administrative activity. [...]

Critical Splunk Enterprise Flaw Lets Attackers Run Code Without Authentication

2 TTPs

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The Hacker News / 10h

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CVE-2026-20253

Splunk has released security updates to address a critical security flaw in Splunk Enterprise that could be exploited to conduct unauthenticated file operations and even remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20253, is rated 9.8 on the CVSS scoring system. "In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, an unauthenticated user could create or truncate arbitrary

I always keep 3 devices connected to a power station - here's why

ZDNet | Security / 13h

Using a portable power station to its full potential is ideal for getting your money's worth and enjoying uninterrupted power.

US Gov asks Anthropic to ban 'foreign national' access to Fable, Mythos

US halts Anthropic models

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BleepingComputer / 13h

The US government has ordered Anthropic to block all foreign nationals from accessing Fable 5 and Mythos 5, forcing the company to suspend both models worldwide. Anthropic is complying but disputes the basis, calling the cited jailbreak narrow and the capability widely available elsewhere. [...]

Yesterday

U.S. CISA adds Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

IoC > 1 domain and 1 IP

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Security Affairs / 14h

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11 TTPs

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CVE-2026-35273

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-35273 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . Oracle PeopleSoft E

Visa is handling AI-prompted transactions for OpenAI - but can you trust it?

ZDNet | Security / 14h

A new partnership between Visa and OpenAI takes the next step in AI-led purchasing. Here's what an expert wants you to know.

I usually avoid on-ear headphones, but Marshall has me seriously reconsidering

Marshall Milton ANC headphones

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ZDNet | Security / 14h

Marshall revamped its midrange headphones with stellar comfort, repairability, and a marathon battery life.

Phone battery draining fast? Malware is one of 8 possible factors - how to tell for sure

ZDNet | Security / 14h

No battery lasts forever. But it's often in your power to extend its life. Here's our checklist for identifying the causes of battery degradation - and how to fix each one.

Anthropic Says It Has Taken Its Latest AI Models Offline to Comply With New Export Controls

US forces Anthropic model shutdown

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SecurityWeek / 17h

Anthropic takes Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent use by foreign nationals. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

U.S. Orders Anthropic to Suspend Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Access for Foreign Nationals

US orders Anthropic shutdown

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The Hacker News / 17h

Anthropic said on Friday it will "abruptly disable" its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all users after the U.S. government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, whether inside or outside the U.S., citing national security concerns. The AI company said it received an order at 5:21 p.m. ET, instructing it to suspend

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