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- Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.
- Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox KeyloggerResearchers 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 FirmsOver 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.
- Ransomware Attacks are on the RiseLockbit 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 CamerasTens 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 VersionTwitter 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 WarningCISA is warning that Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS is under active attack and needs to be patched ASAP.
Latest Technology News from the BBC
- Meta covered up potential child harms, whistleblowers claimMeta denies the allegations and described the "claims at the heart" of the Senate hearing as "nonsense".
- Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protestsThousands had taken to the streets demanding that the government lift the ban and tackle corruption.
- It's taken three years to recover from China hack, election watchdog saysIn the first interview about the hack, the commission's new boss admits that huge mistakes were made, but says the organisation is now secure.
- Publishers fear AI summaries are hitting online trafficGoogle's AI overviews are diverting traffic away from online newspapers and other publications.
- Microsoft cloud services disrupted by Red Sea cable cutsUnexplained damage to the cables is causing delays in traffic going through the Middle East, the tech giant says.
- Tech NowHow technology is bringing hope of earlier detection and prevention to wildfires.
- Google fined €2.95bn by EU for abusing advertising dominanceThe Commission said competitors faced higher costs and reduced revenues as a result.