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https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/mit_sloan_updates_ai_ransomware_paper/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/ey_exposes_4tb_sql_database/

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/zombie-projects-rise-again-undermine-security

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/cloud-outages-highlight-need-resilient-secure-infrastructure-recovery

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https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/self-spreading-glassworm-infects-vs.html?m=1

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/artificial-intelligence-security-risks-ey-report/803490/

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-augment-security-identity-soc/803608/

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/best-end-user-security-awareness-programs-arent-about-awareness-anymore

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-exploiting-critical-windows-server-wsus-flaw-in-attacks/

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https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/how-ai-will-shape-the-future-of-cyber-defense-a-one-three-and-five-year-outlook/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/15/f5-big-ip-data-breach/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-lastpass-bitwarden-breach-alerts-lead-to-pc-hijacks/

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/10/16/mddr-2025/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/19/global-cyber-attack-russian-hack-solarwinds-stress-health

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https://cybersecuritynews.com/hackers-actively-compromising-databases/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-target-university-hr-employees-in-payroll-pirate-attacks/

https://securityaffairs.com/183154/security/threat-actors-steal-firewall-configs-impacting-all-sonicwall-cloud-backup-users.html

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/gen_ai_shadow_it_secrets/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/from-phishing-to-malware-ai-becomes.html?m=1

https://databreaches.net/2025/10/12/from-sizzle-to-drizzle-to-fizzle-the-massive-data-leak-that-wasnt/

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https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/postmark_mcp_server_code_hijacked/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-patches-ebs-zero-day-exploited-in-clop-data-theft-attacks/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/westjet-data-breach-exposes-travel-details-of-12-million-customers/

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/material-cybersecurity-breaches-unreported/760892/

https://www.securityweek.com/red-hat-confirms-gitlab-instance-hack-data-theft/

https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-extorting-salesforce-after-stealing-data-from-dozens-of-customers/

https://databreaches.net/2025/10/04/just-days-before-its-data-might-be-leaked-qantas-airways-obtained-a-permanent-injunction/

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https://dirkjanm.io/obtaining-global-admin-in-every-entra-id-tenant-with-actor-tokens/

https://blog.lastpass.com/posts/attack-targeting-macs-via-github-pages

https://cybersecuritynews.com/finwise-insider-breach/

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/how-weak-passwords-and-other-failings-led-to-catastrophic-breach-of-ascension/

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https://natlawreview.com/article/qantas-airways-cuts-executive-pay-after-cyber-incident-governance-signal-industry

https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-losses-climb-as-ai-pushes-phishing-to-new-heights

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-left-empty-handed-after-massive-npm-supply-chain-attack

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/huntress_attacker_surveillance

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https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/software-vulnerabilities-breaches-checkmarx-report/757793/

https://www.securityinfowatch.com/cybersecurity/article/55309774/even-security-leaders-are-breaking-ai-rules-calypsoai-report

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cyber-insurers-may-limit-payments-breaches-unpatched-cve

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/fake-employees-pose-real-security-risks