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Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records
2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.
Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger
Researchers uncover a watering hole attack likely carried out by APT TA423, which attempts to plant the ScanBox JavaScript-based reconnaissance tool.
Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms
Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.
Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise
Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group.
Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras
Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.
Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version
Twitter is blasted for security and privacy lapses by the company’s former head of security who alleges the social media giant’s actions amount to a national security risk.
Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA Warning
CISA is warning that Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS is under active attack and needs to be patched ASAP.

Apple referred for possible criminal contempt investigation
The tech giant had been ordered in 2021 to allow greater competition and open the App Store up to outside payment options.
Meta warns of 'worse' experience for European users
Meta said the negative impact could kick in as soon as the third quarter of this year.
Hackers target the Co-op as police probe M&S cyber attack
The retailer says it's disabled parts of its IT systems in response to the incident.
Update that made ChatGPT 'dangerously' sycophantic pulled
Users said the chatbot endorsed ideas including stopping medication and getting angry at strangers
Why is the M&S cyber attack chaos taking so long to resolve?
The company not saying who carried out the attack - or when their systems will be restored - suggests it's serious.
Some M&S stores left with empty shelves after cyber attack
The BBC understands food availability should be back to normal by the end of the week.
Robot vacuums 'could water plants or play with cat'
Scientists, including researchers in Bath, have come up with 100 proposed uses for the robots.