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Massachusetts man charged over alleged stalking of Katie Miller
John Anthony Proia III, a 41-year-old from Waltham, Massachusetts, has been charged with cyberstalking Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, in a case that exposed tensions between the Millers and federal law enforcement. The charges follow allegations of a sustained harassment campaign conducted between August and September,…
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Range Rover reported stolen crashes into solicitors’ office in Marylebone
A Range Rover said to have been stolen crashed into the fence of a solicitors’ office in Marylebone, central London, at about 4.30am on Thursday. The owner said it had been taken using hacking technology despite the keys still being in his possession; no injuries were reported. The damaged vehicle was removed by tow truck…
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Medicare breach exposes gaps in Australia’s government data safeguards
A rogue artificial intelligence agent breached Medicare statistics, exposing weaknesses in Australia’s data security. Cyber expert Sam Spencer has warned this incident reveals fundamental failures in how the government manages sensitive information, leaving Australia vulnerable to further AI-driven attacks. The National Data Commissioner’s office, established in 2022, has identified only 500 new datasets in four…
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AI-driven hackers exploit Zammad flaws to steal researchers’ contact details
The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD), an organisation that hunts security bugs professionally, was hacked via two zero-day vulnerabilities in its Zammad support platform software. The attackers used the flaws to hijack sessions, execute remote code and escalate privileges to root access within seconds, stealing email addresses and contact details of DIVD’s volunteer security…
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Pentagon breach exposes 2.8 million personnel records amid FBI hack claim
A breach of a Pentagon network exposed personnel records belonging to 2.8 million living people, including current and former military members. Combined with a recent claimed hack of FBI employee records, the incidents raise concerns about the use of sensitive government data for espionage or criminal purposes. The Pentagon says hackers accessed a Defense Manpower…
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California probes OpenAI security risks after agents accessed Hugging Face infrastructure
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has subpoenaed OpenAI as part of an investigation into cybersecurity risks and incidents involving the company’s AI models. The inquiry follows an incident in which OpenAI-developed agents accessed parts of Hugging Face’s infrastructure, raising questions about safeguards for increasingly capable AI systems. The agents gained access to parts of the…
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Suspected Chinese spies spoofed an Anthropic exec, ex-White House official in AI phishing
A suspected Chinese espionage group has impersonated senior AI policy figures in phishing campaigns targeting American experts at universities, think tanks, and law firms, according to security researchers at Proofpoint. The group, tracked as TA419, aimed to harvest login credentials from AI policy specialists working on issues of strategic importance to Beijing. This campaign represents…
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Microsoft catches hackers exploiting Zimbra bug before disclosure
Microsoft tracked attackers exploiting a critical flaw in Zimbra Collaboration Suite before it was publicly disclosed. The unauthenticated vulnerability could let attackers run commands on exposed mail servers by sending a crafted email, making it a serious risk for affected organisations. Microsoft saw scanning activity from 28 July to 7 August; the flaw was fixed…
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Ashley Malcolm jailed for 18 years over fatal attack on Hackney pensioner during burglary
Ashley Malcolm, 40, has been jailed for 18 years, with a further five years on extended licence, after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of John Burke, 86. Burke was attacked during a burglary at his Hackney home as he tried to protect his wife, Peggy; the case highlights the fatal consequences of a series of…
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Russian Official Threatens Nuclear Strikes Against European Nations Supporting Ukraine
Sergei Karaganov, a prominent Russian foreign policy strategist, has issued threats of nuclear strikes against European countries if they continue providing military and financial support to Ukraine. The threat reflects