Chinese telcos maintain deep US presence despite Salt Typhoon links, House committee says Three Chinese telecommunications giants continue to have footholds in the U.S. internet ecosystem despite their alleged role in previous Chinese hacking campaigns, a House committee report concluded.

Chinese telcos maintain deep US presence despite Salt Typhoon links, House committee says

Three Chinese telecommunications giants continue to have footholds in the U.S. internet ecosystem despite their alleged role in previous Chinese hacking campaigns, a House committee report concluded.

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Canadian man pleads guilty to Snowflake hacks that led to 165 breaches A 26-year-old from Ontario faces as many as 32 years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud, identity theft and conspiracy charges related to the 2024 hacks of cloud platform Snowflake.

Canadian man pleads guilty to Snowflake hacks that led to 165 breaches

A 26-year-old from Ontario faces as many as 32 years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud, identity theft and conspiracy charges related to the 2024 hacks of cloud platform Snowflake.

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Dutch retailer De Bijenkorf warns customer data may be exposed after cyber incident Amsterdam-based luxury goods chain De Bijenkorf is the latest retailer to announce a cyber incident involving a third-party logistics provider.

Dutch retailer De Bijenkorf warns customer data may be exposed after cyber incident

Amsterdam-based luxury goods chain De Bijenkorf is the latest retailer to announce a cyber incident involving a third-party logistics provider.

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Cyberattacks targeting water systems expand to 12 states as South Dakota, Georgia announce incidents Water utilities in at least 12 states have reported cyberattacks on their operational technology, as the scope of a campaign allegedly linked to Iranian hackers continues to grow.

Cyberattacks targeting water systems expand to 12 states as South Dakota, Georgia announce incidents

Water utilities in at least 12 states have reported cyberattacks on their operational technology, as the scope of a campaign allegedly linked to Iranian hackers continues to grow.

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How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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White House Readies A.I. Framework to Review Security Risks https://ift.tt/7MU9exA The voluntary review process will cover closed-source artificial intelligence models, but exclude those that publish the underlying code. via NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/eqaxmKu August 4, 2026 at 06:17PM

OpenAI: Cambodian scam centers used ChatGPT to lure Indian nationals, conduct investment fraud A tip from WhatsApp led OpenAI to ban multiple accounts associated with investment scams and human trafficking operations based in Cambodian scam centers.

OpenAI: Cambodian scam centers used ChatGPT to lure Indian nationals, conduct investment fraud

A tip from WhatsApp led OpenAI to ban multiple accounts associated with investment scams and human trafficking operations based in Cambodian scam centers.

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Britain’s next war won’t be an away game: Q&A with former head of Defence Intelligence As Chief of Defence Intelligence, General Sir Jim Hockenhull decided to declassify and publish what London knew of Russia’s plans to invade Ukraine, down to a map of the routes its forces would take.

Britain’s next war won’t be an away game: Q&A with former head of Defence Intelligence

As Chief of Defence Intelligence, General Sir Jim Hockenhull decided to declassify and publish what London knew of Russia’s plans to invade Ukraine, down to a map of the routes its forces would take.

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Polish convenience store chain Żabka hacked through third-party account Reports said intruders appeared to gain access to the Jira environment and other sensitive data of the Żabka retail chain. The company confirmed an intrusion occurred in late July.

Polish convenience store chain Żabka hacked through third-party account

Reports said intruders appeared to gain access to the Jira environment and other sensitive data of the Żabka retail chain. The company confirmed an intrusion occurred in late July.

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Apple launches new legal challenge against UK over iCloud access Seeking to protect users' iCloud accounts, Apple is reportedly mounting a new challenge to British legal demands for ways around the company's Advanced Data Protection feature.

Apple launches new legal challenge against UK over iCloud access

Seeking to protect users' iCloud accounts, Apple is reportedly mounting a new challenge to British legal demands for ways around the company's Advanced Data Protection feature.

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Swiss IT agency hacked, 200 accounts compromised, SharePoint vulns suspected The Federal Office for Information Technology and Communications (BIT) said specialists detected anomalies in on-premises Microsoft servers. The Swiss agency could not confirm exactly how the hackers got in.

Swiss IT agency hacked, 200 accounts compromised, SharePoint vulns suspected

The Federal Office for Information Technology and Communications (BIT) said specialists detected anomalies in on-premises Microsoft servers. The Swiss agency could not confirm exactly how the hackers got in.

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Bitcoin hardware wallet maker destroys some inventory after more than $88 million stolen The company behind a popular hardware wallet for bitcoin owners was forced to destroy part of its inventory after thieves siphoned more than $88 million from customers through a firmware vulnerability.

Bitcoin hardware wallet maker destroys some inventory after more than $88 million stolen

The company behind a popular hardware wallet for bitcoin owners was forced to destroy part of its inventory after thieves siphoned more than $88 million from customers through a firmware vulnerability.

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Hackers steal 31,000 records identifying people behind Liechtenstein companies, foundations A cyberattack compromised tens of thousands of records related to companies, foundations and trusts in Liechtenstein, prompting the government to to form a “crisis unit” to address the breach.

Hackers steal 31,000 records identifying people behind Liechtenstein companies, foundations

A cyberattack compromised tens of thousands of records related to companies, foundations and trusts in Liechtenstein, prompting the government to to form a “crisis unit” to address the breach.

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Biotech giant Amgen says patient data stolen from third-party cloud systems The biotech giant Amgen informed regulators that patient information and proprietary company data were accessed through a breach of third-party cloud systems.

Biotech giant Amgen says patient data stolen from third-party cloud systems

The biotech giant Amgen informed regulators that patient information and proprietary company data were accessed through a breach of third-party cloud systems.

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Russian hackers hijack hotel Wi-Fi networks to spy on travelers, Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored hackers have been compromising hotel Wi-Fi networks around the world to steal travelers' login credentials and infect devices with espionage malware, Microsoft said.

Russian hackers hijack hotel Wi-Fi networks to spy on travelers, Microsoft says

Russian state-sponsored hackers have been compromising hotel Wi-Fi networks around the world to steal travelers' login credentials and infect devices with espionage malware, Microsoft said.

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CISA warns of spike in attacks on water systems as Minnesota incidents probed The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a public alert on Thursday that facilities should “remove publicly exposed PLCs and other operational technology (OT) from the internet as soon as possible."

CISA warns of spike in attacks on water systems as Minnesota incidents probed

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a public alert on Thursday that facilities should “remove publicly exposed PLCs and other operational technology (OT) from the internet as soon as possible."

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Cyber Command plans Silicon Valley office to drive innovation The outpost will have its own director, though no one has yet been named for the post, and support the command’s nascent Cyber Warfare Innovation Center (CIWC).

Cyber Command plans Silicon Valley office to drive innovation

The outpost will have its own director, though no one has yet been named for the post, and support the command’s nascent Cyber Warfare Innovation Center (CIWC).

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Finland to disconnect fiber-optic link to Russia as lease expires Finland stopped power transmissions with Russia at the start of the war in Ukraine, and two related telecom connections will stop at the end of this year, authorities said.

Finland to disconnect fiber-optic link to Russia as lease expires

Finland stopped power transmissions with Russia at the start of the war in Ukraine, and two related telecom connections will stop at the end of this year, authorities said.

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Anthropic says its AI hacked real-world companies in three incidents Claude maker Anthropic said its AI models escaped test environments and breached networks at three companies on the open internet.

Anthropic says its AI hacked real-world companies in three incidents

Claude maker Anthropic said its AI models escaped test environments and breached networks at three companies on the open internet.

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The $5 million threat: AI Is supercharging phishing attacks According to the newly-published study, phishing and social engineering are becoming more expensive to recover from, trickier to detect, and increasingly augmented by artificial intelligence. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.

Semiconductor chip titan Analog Devices reports data breach In a filing for federal regulators, Massachusetts-based Analog Devices said intruders had exfiltrated data from its networks earlier this summer, but the scope of the incident is still under investigation.

Semiconductor chip titan Analog Devices reports data breach

In a filing for federal regulators, Massachusetts-based Analog Devices said intruders had exfiltrated data from its networks earlier this summer, but the scope of the incident is still under investigation.

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North Korean hackers behind major open-source supply chain attacks, Amazon says A North Korea-linked hacker group was behind several high-profile compromises of open-source software libraries used by developers worldwide, researchers have found.

North Korean hackers behind major open-source supply chain attacks, Amazon says

A North Korea-linked hacker group was behind several high-profile compromises of open-source software libraries used by developers worldwide, researchers have found.

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Cyber extortionists steal data from UK Department for Education Cybercriminals are attempting to extort Britain’s Department for Education (DfE) after compromising what the hackers said was more than 600,000 pieces of data allegedly including names, email addresses and phone numbers.

Cyber extortionists steal data from UK Department for Education

Cybercriminals are attempting to extort Britain’s Department for Education (DfE) after compromising what the hackers said was more than 600,000 pieces of data allegedly including names, email addresses and phone numbers.

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Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated. https://ift.tt/dyK7E9b An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying. via NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/vdVt6rb July 30, 2026 at 05:03AM

“…investigation found that Hugging Face …isn't just hosting tools that generate non-consensual intimate imagery. It's helping users compare, benchmark and optimize them, making image-based sexual abuse easier to scale.” aiforensics.org/work/hugging...

OpenAI says rogue agent behind Hugging Face hack broke into additional services The four additional targeted organizations weren’t named. OpenAI said they were not affected as severely as Hugging Face.

OpenAI says rogue agent behind Hugging Face hack broke into additional services

The four additional targeted organizations weren’t named. OpenAI said they were not affected as severely as Hugging Face.

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Laundry Bear’s webmail hackers had more in store after February, report says Researchers say the Russian state-linked hacking group tracked as Laundry Bear recently began exploiting a bug in Microsoft Outlook Web Access.

Laundry Bear’s webmail hackers had more in store after February, report says

Researchers say the Russian state-linked hacking group tracked as Laundry Bear recently began exploiting a bug in Microsoft Outlook Web Access.

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Russia accuses Telegram founder of aiding terrorism, seeks international arrest Russia is seeking to place Telegram founder Pavel Durov on an international wanted list, alleging that the app has been used by Ukrainian intelligence to organize terrorist attacks and conduct espionage inside Russia.

Russia accuses Telegram founder of aiding terrorism, seeks international arrest

Russia is seeking to place Telegram founder Pavel Durov on an international wanted list, alleging that the app has been used by Ukrainian intelligence to organize terrorist attacks and conduct espionage inside Russia.

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Cyberattack hits Angola’s largest telco hours before landmark stock debut Angola’s largest telecommunications operator, Unitel, was hit by a cyberattack that has left millions of people nationwide without voice services, mobile data, and internet access.

Cyberattack hits Angola’s largest telco hours before landmark stock debut

Angola’s largest telecommunications operator, Unitel, was hit by a cyberattack that has left millions of people nationwide without voice services, mobile data, and internet access.

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