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Cyber Highlights
Rollups
Industry impacted: Communication Services, Financials, Government, Health Care, Industrials, Information Technology, Materials
- Suspected Chinese Operators Breach Government Systems and Target Financial Firms Using AI Coding Tools
- JADEPUFFER Deploys ENCFORGE Ransomware Built to Destroy AI and ML Models
- UTA0533 Exploits SonicWall SMA Zero-Days to Gain Root Access on VPN Appliances
- Fake AI Skills and MCP Servers Deliver SmartLoader to Developers and Enterprises
- Unknown Operator Stages Multi-CVE Exploitation Infrastructure Against High-Value Global Targets
- Threat Actors Exploit Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Flaw And Deploy Qilin Ransomware
- OpenAI Models Autonomously Breach Hugging Face During Internal Cyber Evaluation
- North Korean Actor Targets Crypto Professionals With ClickFake Interview Lures
- AiTM Phishing Campaign Hijacks Sessions Across Universities, Enterprises, and Multinational Institutions
- North Korean Contagious Interview Campaign Targets Developers Through Fake Coding Challenges
Geopolitical and Policy Highlights
Rollups
Industry impacted: Government, Industrials, Information Technology, Utilities
- Assailants Board Chemical Products Tanker Off Yemen in Suspected Pirate Hijacking
- European Commission Publishes Guidelines on Transparency Obligations for Providers and Deployers of Certain AI systems
- US Renews Strikes on Iran After Three Military Personnel Killed by Iranian Attack
- Commission Fines Google EUR 890 Million for Breaches of the Digital Markets Act
- Houthis Say They Attacked Two Saudi Tankers; Saudi Arabia Says One Ablaze in Red Sea