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FBI probes alleged jobs portal breach after ShinyHunters data claim
The FBI is investigating alleged unauthorised activity affecting its jobs portal, FBIjobs.gov, which was taken offline on Tuesday and remained unavailable as of Wednesday morning. The ShinyHunters hacking and extortion group has claimed responsibility, saying it stole data belonging to almost all FBI agents and job applicants. The breach is significant because it exposes highly…
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OpenAI gives cyber defence tools to Ukraine
OpenAI will provide Ukraine’s government with free access to its Daybreak AI cyber-defence system to help protect civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and power plants, from cyber-attacks. The move is intended to strengthen Ukraine’s defences amid sustained Russian cyber operations, although experts note that advanced AI can also help attackers identify weaknesses and plan intrusions. Ukraine…
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Swedish police urge scam targets to end suspicious calls
Swedish police are relaunching a national campaign urging people to be deliberately rude when they suspect a scam, particularly by ending suspicious calls or refusing unexpected visitors. The campaign matters because fraudsters made SEK 5.7 billion (£?/$579.9 million) in Sweden during 2025, with older people especially vulnerable, while stolen money may help fund organised and…
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Master of Malt warns customers after app exposes personal data
Master of Malt has told customers that attackers accessed personal data after compromising the Ribon app connected to its BigCommerce online shop. The breach matters because the stolen information could support phishing, spam and scam calls, although the retailer says passwords and payment details were not exposed. Attackers used a compromised BigCommerce application key to…
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Putin’s mobilisation threatens NATO alliance; Australia abandons climate and energy policy
NATO members brace for potential conflict as Russia escalates military posturing. Australia’s Coalition dismantles climate legislation, favouring coal and gas expansion.
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FBI Recruitment Platform Breached; DoorDash Settles Wage Case as Microsoft Cuts Xbox Staff
The FBI’s recruitment website fell victim to a cyber attack claimed by the ShinyHunters group, resulting in the theft of approximately 3 terabytes of employee records. The breach represents a significant compromise of se
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Major breach hits FBI; DoorDash pays £131m over wage failures
Cybercriminals claim to have stolen up to 3TB of FBI employee data through a recruitment website breach. DoorDash settles a New York enforcement action after regulators found widespread payment failures affecting delivery workers.
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Hackers breach FBI recruitment site; Microsoft cuts 268 Xbox jobs
ShinyHunters claims responsibility for breaching the FBI’s recruitment website and stealing employee data. Microsoft announces its largest Xbox restructuring, cutting 268 jobs and closing studios.
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Hung parliament looms, genocide charge filed, FBI hacked
Electoral forecasts predict a hung parliament as Labour collapses. The UK prosecutes its first Rwanda genocide suspect; hackers also breach the FBI, whilst Australian courts hear murder evidence and Discord revamps its age-verification system.
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Windows CLOSEDQUORUM malware uses AI models to autonomously select post-compromise actions
A new Windows malware strain called CLOSEDQUORUM has been discovered that can autonomously select its post-compromise actions using large language models from multiple providers including Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, and Mistral. According to Cisco Talos, this represents the first publicly documented Windows implant to use AI models for command-and-control operations, with the malware requiring no…