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Chinese hacker hits over 100 company websites using AI agents — Deere and SharkNinja among top brands affected in attack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

It seems the goal was to establish persistence and possibly steal money down the line.

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Microsoft admits 'frontier models can't be trusted', unveils new security tools to treat AI agents as insider threats

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Say hi to your new Guardian Agent, keeping you safe from Agentic Insiders.

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Kaspersky's VPN and password manager went dark for days worldwide — and the timing has raised awkward questions about Russia's drone-hit data centers

By Rahim Amir Published

Kaspersky outage began within hours of Ukrainian drones shutting down a third Yandex data center, but no link has been confirmed.

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Russian bot activity plunged 84% after Ukraine hit Yandex data centers, but the bots were back at full strength within two days

By Rahim Amir Published

The 84% bot collapse after Ukraine's Yandex strikes was real, lasted about a day, and Cloudflare watched the automation move to rival clouds.

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Watch out — these are the phishing scams experts say are most likely to catch your workers out

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

New tech announcements, gifts, and insurance claims work best, Kaspersky found.

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FBI warns of torrent of scams and deepfakes ahead of US midterm elections

By Benedict Collins Published

AI deepfakes and financial fraud campaigns are already showing up ahead of the US midterm elections in November.

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US federal court work hit after BAE Systems cyberattack affects bankruptcy court systems

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The incident halted the BNC’s production and distribution of bankruptcy notices for bankruptcy courts.

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Zoom can now tell you for sure that the person you're speaking to isn't a deepfake — Sam Altman’s World debuts ID verification for AI Agents

By Craig Hale Published

With deepfake attacks on the rise, World will scan your iris so that you can verify you are indeed real on your next Zoom call.

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Whopper of a data breach sees Burger King Japan expose over 11 million customer records

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The leaked records belonged mostly to Burger King mobile app users.

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Fake VPN download site steals administrator credentials to give attackers direct access to corporate networks — but delivers official signed software so victims never suspect a thing

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

A fake WatchGuard VPN download website stole administrator credentials before delivering the genuine signed installer, potentially exposing corporate networks without deploying malware.

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