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Hackers hijack hotel Wi-Fi DNS to steal Microsoft 365 accounts
Hackers are changing the DNS settings on Wi-Fi devices at hotels and conference centers to redirect users to fake Microsoft 365 login pages. [...]
BGP ORIGIN attribute manipulation and its impact on the Internet
By doing in-depth testing, we found nearly 70% of BGP paths experience ORIGIN attribute rewrites by transit providers seeking traffic advantages. We examine the global impact of this practice and argue for deprecating ORIGIN in route selection.
Andy Burnham signals continuity on UK cyber policy, reappoints minister despite scrapping ministry
The new British prime minister is retaining Liz Lloyd in a cyber policy role, making her one of the few Keir Starmer allies remaining in government.
'Wrench' attacks against crypto holders appear to be on the rise
There are more reports than ever before of strong-arm tactics like home invasions and kidnappings against cryptocurrency holders, researchers say.
Microsoft blames massive Microsoft 365 outage on maintenance bug
Microsoft says a bug in its automated network maintenance request system caused Thursday's massive outage by mistakenly removing IP routes from more devices than intended, disrupting Azure and Microsoft 365 services. [...]
Microsoft, tech companies throw weight behind spread of open-source AI
Other signatories of the letter include Meta, Palantir, Perplexity, Mistral, NVIDIA, Mozilla, The Linux Foundation, Hugging Face, Dell Technologies and IBM. The post Microsoft, tech companies throw weight behind spread of open-source AI appeared first on CyberScoop.
The Journey towards Logically Air-Gapped Deployment
Achieve digital autonomy in critical infra with a 'logically air-gapped' model using eBPF, Cilium, and Cisco for secure, compliant cloud-native operations.
Chick-fil-A data breach affects more than 13,000 customers
Chick-fil-A has confirmed that over 13,000 customers had their accounts breached in a wave of credential stuffing attacks targeting its website and mobile app between June 17 and June 19. [...]
Slopsquatting, Phantom Domains, and HalluSquatting Are the Same AI Attack
Slopsquatting, phantom squatting, and HalluSquatting all exploit the same late-binding attack pattern, where AI coding agents trust hallucinated package, repo, or domain names. ActiveState explains how pre-fetch verification and governed dependency management can help stop these attacks before malicious code enters the pipeline. [...]
Google wants to store a selfie video of your face
A new selfie video verification feature could make recovering your Google Account easier. But it also creates new security and privacy concerns.
Seeing AI Agents Is Not Enough. Security Teams Must Enforce What They Can Do
AI agent security is moving through a familiar maturity curve: adoption, then visibility, and finally, control. But what we've collectively discovered is that enforcing least privilege for AI agents is harder than we ever imagined. This is why there are so many approaches, from prompt filtering to identity-layer access controls. Where we've collectively landed is that understanding the intent of
Industry Reactions to OpenAI Models Hacking Hugging Face: Feedback Friday
Industry professionals debate whether it represents a lab containment failure or an unprecedented agentic capability milestone. The post Industry Reactions to OpenAI Models Hacking Hugging Face: Feedback Friday appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Man gets six years for hacking 750 women's Snapchat accounts
An Illinois man was sentenced on Tuesday to 76 months in prison and three years of supervised release for hacking the Snapchat accounts of over 750 women to steal nude photos. [...]
Ransomware Attacks Targeting Universities on the Rise
Comparitech’s analysis of incidents in the first half of 2026 finds that the emergence of The Gentlemen ransomware has resulted in surge in attacks against higher education
Google gives developers an AI bug hunter that also writes patches
Google has launched a preview of CodeMender, an AI agent built to scan code for security flaws, confirm they are exploitable, and generate fixes for developers to review. (Source: Google) The company describes it as a response to attackers who are already using AI to speed up their work, arguing that defenders need automation that moves at the same speed. “CodeMender can help you advance from pass
The AI Trust Paradox: Businesses Are Racing Ahead, but Consumers Are Hesitating
Artificial intelligence adoption is soaring, but consumer trust lags. Transparency, human oversight, and clear AI use cases are key to closing the trust gap. Businesses are rapidly adopting AI, with 93% planning deployment, but consumer trust lags far behind: only 23% trust companies to use AI with their data, revealing a major “AI trust gap.” […]
The automotive software vulnerabilities hiding in your dashboard
Pop the hood on a new car and you won’t find much you can fix with a wrench. What you’ll find is software, and a lot of it. The screen in the dash probably runs Android or a flavor of Linux. The system watching the road for you might run QNX or VxWorks, the same kind of code that flies aircraft and runs factory floors. Carmakers spent the last decade making this switch, and it … More → The post Th
Governing Al agents at scale: Lessons from the leaders who’ve done it
Enterprise AI leaders from ZoomInfo, Docusign and AppViewX share what it took to build AI Centers of Excellence and govern agent identities inside two companies operating at scale. What you’ll take away: What an AI Center of Excellence looks like day to day at ZoomInfo and Docusign How to govern agent identities without standing up a parallel identity stack The traps both leaders worked hard to av
Data Breach Confirmed After Australian Energy Giant Origin Is Hacked
A hacker claims to have stolen the information of 2 million Origin Energy customers and is threatening to leak it. The post Data Breach Confirmed After Australian Energy Giant Origin Is Hacked appeared first on SecurityWeek.
OpenAI-Hugging Face attack doesn't mean agents are evil – unless you tell them to be
Attack models gonna attack
Researchers replace downloaded macOS apps with evil twins, Apple shrugs
Gatekeeper has one job and it's not doing it for some software
Russian Hackers Exploit Zimbra Zero-Day Against US, Ukraine Targets
A state-sponsored threat group, dubbed "Laundry Bear," sends "half-click" phishing emails that require a victim only to open or preview the message.
New Dolphin X malware uses AI to rank high-value targets
A new Dolphin X remote access trojan claims to use an AI-powered profiling feature to score and rank infected users, helping cybercriminals identify which victims should be targeted first. [...]
Australian energy provider Origin says data breach exposes client data
Origin Energy has confirmed that an unauthorized party accessed and subsequently leaked customer data online, exposing sensitive personally identifiable information (PII), among others. [...]