Tag: security
How did the Manchester Airports Group cyberattack take place, and what data was exposed in the 8.7 million customer records? The experts weigh in
As the UK enters one of its busiest periods for travel, some holiday makers will be questioning how hackers managed to get their hands on their personal data. The Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which owns and oversees Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands airports, has revealed that hackers managed to…
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X says it found and took down a Chinese bot farm posting anti-AI data center content to thousands of followers
An X investigation just found 200k Chinese bot accounts, including 200 posting anti-AI content The posts were targeting and amplifying legitimate US citizen concerns about data centers Is this part of a Chinese effort to slow down American innovation, to race ahead? X’s Global Government Affairs account has revealed it…
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US government alcohol and firearms agency ATF declares ‘major incident’ after ransomware gang claims cyberattack
Ransomware group Qilin lists Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) among new victims, claiming a “major incident” ATF confirmed breach of a standalone system holding investigation target data, not core networks Systems were disconnected, DOJ notified; Qilin is Russia‑linked, known for past Synnovis attack The US Government’s Bureau…
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US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, and more
Multiple US agencies and departments were breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers The hackers use a massive botnet of compromised IoT devices to obscure the origin of their traffic The hackers breached computers belonging to NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate, the Department of Justice, and more As part of a…
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OpenAI reveals more on Hugging Face AI hack incident, and it’s pretty disturbing stuff — AI agents organized into a ‘swarm’, considered the risks of attack, and did whatever it took to achieve its goal
OpenAI has released technical details on how the Hugging Face attack unfolded Agents used part of the testing environment to create a message board where they could collaborate and share answers This message board altered the reasoning of some agents, making them more likely to take risks such as hacking…
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Boston Scientific says cyberattack is causing a ‘global disruption’ to medical device operations
Boston Scientific confirmed a cyberattack disrupting global operations and IT systems Incident response activated; SEC filing notes ongoing impact on order processing and shipping Nature of attack undisclosed, but disruption suggests ransomware; no group claimed responsibility yet Boston Scientific, a US-based global medical technology company, has confirmed it was the…
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