NatWest CEO targeted in AI deepfake scam
The deepfake image, which depicted Paul Thwaite alongside journalist Emily Maitlis and was designed to mimic a BBC radio interview, was shared on the social ...
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Sainsbury's expands facial recognition use to combat shoplifting
The supermarket chain is tripling the number of stores utilizing facial recognition, expanding from over 55 current locations to a projected 200 by year-end.
7 arrested in Vietnam for operating large anime piracy site HiAnime
HiAnime, which operated under various domains including Zoro.to and Aniwatch, provided free access to a vast library of anime, attracting hundreds of million...
Microsoft Teams allows users to turn off AI features
Microsoft has introduced an in-meeting toggle for licensed organizers and presenters to control "Meeting AI" features during live calls.
Canada's spy agency conducted state-authorized cyberattacks against drug traffickers and ransomware gangs
The CSE's annual report details three foreign "active cyber operations" targeting threats to Canadian national security.
Moody Bible Institute data breach exposes 2.3 million individuals
The breach, initially disclosed by MBI in June, saw ShinyHunters leak the stolen data after the Christian college apparently did not meet their extortion dem...
Washington state CISO Ralph Johnson to step down in September
Washington state's chief information security officer, Ralph Johnson, announced his departure from his role in September.
Opera GX browser vulnerability could allow data theft and DoS attacks
The vulnerability, found by security researcher zhero_web_security, allows for a zero-click cross-site leak (XS-Leak) by exploiting the automatic installatio...
France accelerates transition to post-quantum encryption
France's cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, announced it will stop certifying security products lacking quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027.
North Korean PolinRider supply chain attack targets 108 unique repos
Socket says the campaign remains active and more attacks are likely.
In the AI era, we still need humans to do the remediation work
Everything has sped up, but that's why effective defenses still rely on good people.
Palo Alto Networks and Koi Security sued over alleged AI hallucinations in security report
MeetingTV, a videoconferencing provider, has filed a lawsuit contesting a Koi Security blog post that accused its domain and Zoomcorder service of being fron...
Confidential computing's remote attestation protocol may have fundamental flaw
New research led by Muhammad Usama Sardar, a researcher at TU Dresden, indicates that the attested TLS protocol, designed to ensure clients are communicating...
US government agency pays $1 million to data extortion group Kairos
The incident, detailed in a case study by Ransom-ISAC, involved Kairos gaining access to a U.S.
7 vulnerabilities found in widely used FatFs library
The seven vulnerabilities in FatFs, a library embedded in firmware for devices like security cameras, drones, and industrial controllers, were found to be re...
Government and healthcare sectors show weak email security, analysis finds
An analysis found that over 8% of organizations had no email protection in place, and a mere 0.6% achieved full marks.
Mastering agent permissions and Identiverse interviews - Amir Ofek, Howard Ting, Ajay Gupta, Sandy Bird - ESW #466
Beyond the AI Hype, Cyber Readiness in the Age of AI - Gibb Witham - SWN #595
The context gap: Building trusted agents in the age of AI-accelerated exploitation
AI agents embedded in the SDLC need context, governance, and auditability to operate safely.
Medtronic warns patients of data exposure following April cyberattack
The incident, detected on April 15, saw unauthorized access to Medtronic's corporate systems between April 13 and April 19.