In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:

Main Topics:

Physical Security:

• FBI Releases 2024 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics

o Hate crimes hit second largest record in 2024: FBI

o Crime down in every category in 2024, FBI report says

o Jews targeted in 69% of religion hate crimes in 2024, 71% since October 2023, per FBI data

o FBI Report: Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Across U.S. Nearly 10x Higher Than Any Other Group

o NYC Sees Drop in Antisemitic Hate Crimes, Yet Jews Still Targeted Most, Police Say

• CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation

o CDC Shooter Believed Covid Vaccine Made Him Suicidal, His Father Tells Police

o Suspect identified in Atlanta shooting outside CDC: What to know

• Shooter kills three in a Target parking lot in Austin before being captured, police say

o Child among 3 killed in north Austin shooting, suspect detained

o 'I was running for my life' | 3 dead in shooting at North Austin Target

The Cost of a Call: From Voice Phishing to Data Extortion - Update (August 5) & Google says hackers stole its customers’ data by breaching its Salesforce database

Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home; For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real-world havoc, allowing them to turn off lights, open smart shutters, and more. In a new apartment in Tel Aviv, the internet-connected lights go out. The smart shutters covering its four living room and kitchen windows start to roll up simultaneously. And a connected boiler is remotely turned on, ready to start warming up the stylish flat. The apartment’s residents didn’t trigger any of these actions. They didn’t put their smart devices on a schedule. They are, in fact, under attack. Each unexpected action is orchestrated by three security researchers demonstrating a sophisticated hijack of Gemini, Google’s flagship artificial intelligence bot.

Quick Hits:

• NOAA - Prediction remains on track for above-normal Atlantic hurricane season

• New state, local cyber grant rules prohibit spending on MS-ISAC

• Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT): Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Emergency Planning and Postattack Response Considerations

• Canadian Centre for Cyber Security - Potential SSL VPN Zero-Day vulnerability impacting Gen 7 SonicWall Firewalls

• SonicWall Hunts for Zero-Day Amid Surge in Firewall Exploitation

• Microsoft Releases Guidance on High-Severity Vulnerability (CVE-2025-53786) in Hybrid Exchange Deployments

• CISA Releases Malware Analysis Report Associated with Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerabilities

• CISA Issues ED 25-02: Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability

• Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers

• US companies spending record amounts to protect executives as threats rise

• Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

• American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era

• Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Conspiring to Destroy Baltimore Region Power Grid & Neo-Nazi leader sentenced to 20 years for plotting Baltimore power grid attack

• Leader of Transnational Terrorist Group Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists