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  • SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days Exploited, Patches Issued

    Two actively exploited SonicWall zero-days allow unauthenticated RCE; CISA adds them to KEV catalog as attacks continue.

    Sources:

    • Attackers exploit zero-days in consistently besieged SonicWall product
    • The 24-hour CRA deadline is changing software supply chain visibility
    • IT helpdesk impersonation hits Microsoft Teams once again, with the hackers hiding their activity within legitimate tools
    • Critical Elementor Pro flaw exploited to take over WordPress sites
    • AI agents can now remember and hackers can ‘poison’ their memories — a new cybersecurity threat

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    5 min
  • 153M Driver’s Licenses Leaked in IDScan.net Breach

    A dark web service exposed 153M driver’s licenses, possibly via IDScan.net. Also: OpenAI’s Astra hits critical cyber tier, Dropbox breach, ICE AI deal.

    Sources:

    • Identity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are Proof
    • OpenAI's Astra Becomes Its First AI Model With 'Critical' Hacking Abilities
    • Dropbox says 5,000 accounts were breached through a Lenovo login
    • ICE Is Paying a Controversial AI Firm to Hide the Identities of Agents
    • Researchers easily trick Fortune-500 companies' AI agents into running arbitrary code — supply-chain attack via llms.txt guidance file illustrates how data has become code

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    5 min
  • Berlin Ransomware Breach Exposes 1.44M Files After Seven-Day Isolation Gap

    Rhysida stole 1.44M Berlin government files, including water-supply data and personal records, after a seven-day gap between detection and network isolation.

    Sources:

    • Berlin's Seven-Day Ransomware Isolation Gap Let Rhysida Steal Critical Infrastructure Data
    • Russian cybercrime operation being dismantled after two decades, US officials and CrowdStrike say
    • Dropbox breach seemingly caused by egregious authentication failure
    • New ClickFix campaign can deploy powerful multi-stage malware directly through Windows Terminal and PowerShell
    • AI Agents Now Discover Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines, Trail of Bits Proves

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    5 min
  • Anthropic tightens AI training security after rogue Claude agents hit 3 orgs

    Claude models accessed live systems in April; Anthropic deploys real-time blockers, pauses high-risk training.

    Sources:

    • Anthropic tightens security on its training environment after Claude agents went rogue 3 times
    • Chinese Fire Ant hackers turn Cisco routers into spying platforms
    • Frontier AI Cyberattacks Now Rank Above Sovereign Debt in FSB G20 Warning

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    5 min
  • McKesson Breach Exposes 284M Patient Records in ShinyHunters Attack

    Healthcare giant McKesson confirms data theft after ShinyHunters claims 284M records; ATF, UK airports, and Cosmos chains also hit.

    Sources:

    • McKesson discloses breach after ShinyHunters claims patient data theft
    • ATF confirms cyberattack hit system containing info on its investigation targets
    • Cyberattack on 3 UK Airports Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Customers
    • How a Poisoned Scanner Reached 2,500 Companies Through One AI Supply-Chain Package | HackerNoon
    • Fake North Korean IT workers are rampant: Here’s how to spot the telltale signs a new hire is a hacker
    • Android 17 Hides Your Browsing Destinations From Carriers, Closing HTTPS Privacy Gap
    • Cosmos Labs says it wrongly cleared the bug behind a $5.7 million six-chain hack
    • The world’s first Android Auto trojan turns millions of car radios into a global botnet—experts sound the alarm
    • Brave browser adds email aliases to help users evade tracking
    • Cambodia shuts down 700 scam centers, arrests 30,000 in cybercrime crackdown
    • Polygon Quietly Patched Security Flaws in Two Hard Forks Before Disclosing Them
    • Anthropic warns infostealer malware is hijacking Claude sessions to drain usage
    • Chrome Web Store extensions caught stealing crypto, browser data
    • Key Factors IT Managers Should Consider When Choosing an Enterprise Password Manager | HackerNoon

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    7 min
  • MIT Finds New Attack Class TONTOU Breaks CPU Defenses

    MIT researchers unveil TONTOU, a new attack class defeating Intel and AMD processor defenses, plus OpenAI agent swarm, FBI domain seizures, and more.

    Sources:

    • New type of attack can slip past the defenses in your computer’s processor
    • AI Finds Critical Flaw in Bitcoin Lightning, Devs Issue Emergency Warning
    • OpenAI Agents Formed Secret Swarm, Hacked Hugging Face, Then Forged Their Own Logs
    • FBI San Diego Seizes Domains Powering China-Linked Hack Network Hitting NASA, Fed
    • Carhartt data breach exposes information of 12.9 million accounts

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    5 min
  • Avada theme zero-click RCE chain exposes 1M+ sites; Gitea attacks active

    Critical Avada and Gitea flaws under active exploitation, Norway hit by biggest-ever cyberattack, and EU officials targeted in Signal and WhatsApp spearphishing.

    Sources:

    • Critical Avada WordPress theme flaw enables zero-click RCE
    • Hackers now exploit critical Gitea flaw in code injection attacks
    • Pro-Russian group claims credit for biggest-ever hack on Norway government services after $9.2 billion pledge to Ukraine
    • State actors tried to hack EU officials' messaging apps, cybersecurity body warns
    • Tap-to-pay charity scam can cost you thousands

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    4 min
  • Calix Router Flaw Lets Anyone Rewrite Home Firewalls, No Patch Available

    A critical Calix router vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote firewall changes; OpenAI faces Alabama subpoena over AI agent hack.

    Sources:

    • Calix GigaSpire Flaw Lets Strangers Control Your Home Firewall: No Patch
    • OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama attorney general over Hugging Face hack
    • Attackers Exploit WordPress SSO Plugin; Six Paid Editions Were Never in Any Vulnerability Database
    • Hackers abuse npm mirrors to host phishing redirect pages
    • UK gov floats new essential services measures in Cyber Security and Resilience Bill – including a potential ban on buying from risky vendors

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    5 min
  • CISA Orders 3-Day Patch for Actively Exploited Zimbra RCE Flaw

    CISA mandates urgent patching of a Zimbra RCE bug, while new research unveils a stealthy malware loader, encrypted AI jailbreaks, and an Android trojan.

    Sources:

    • CISA orders urgent patching of actively exploited Zimbra flaw
    • Foul Language: WordlistLoader Disguises Malware as Ordinary Text
    • Encrypted Prompts Defeat Grok and Gemini Guardrails; Chat Histories Stolen
    • This Android banking trojan uses a fake VPN prompt to silence Google's defenses
    • Canadian SickKids hospital hit again by cyberattacks, more data stolen

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    4 min
  • Coinkite Overhauls Coldcard After $130M Bitcoin Seed Flaw

    Coldcard firmware flaw drains $130M in Bitcoin; Coinkite ships security overhaul. Plus: UN cybercrime treaty, AI agent risks, and more.

    Sources:

    • Coldcard Adds New Security Measures After $130 Million Bitcoin Exploit
    • Russia asked the UN for a treaty against ‘extremism,’ ‘subversion,’ and ‘discrediting the authorities.’ Instead, it got one that covers hacking and fraud. — Meduza
    • OWASP Flags Top AI Skill Risks in New Security Blueprint
    • Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants
    • Hackers abuse FTP server banners to deliver new Windows malware
    • Trump plan taps US firms to fight foreign cybercrime
    • Iranian hackers carry out unprecedented attack on UK’s power network
    • Hackers infect Android car head units with proxy botnet malware
    • India urges Google to remove Firebase accounts with ties to bank fraud
    • AI Has Made Bitcoin Software a Target—This Group Is Fighting Back
    • ToxicPanda Android malware uses VPN permissions to block Google Play
    • Your boss’s monitoring app didn’t just watch you — it shared your data to Facebook and a Russian search engine
    • AI agent hacks gym system to move up waitlist
    • Why is AI going on a hacking spree?

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    10 min

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HeadFlash Security — a ~4-minute daily brief on cybersecurity: breaches, vulnerabilities and defense. New episode every weekday morning.