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  • Slashdot: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/0023243/chinese-hacked-us-telecom-a-year-before-known-wireless-breaches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported intrusion of Chinese hackers into an American telecommunications company in 2023 raises significant concerns about the vulnerabilities in U.S. communications infrastructure. Evidence suggests state-sponsored cyber activity has been ongoing…

  • Slashdot: Fake IT Support Calls Hit 20 Orgs, End in Stolen Salesforce Data and Extortion, Google Warns

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/04/1654250/fake-it-support-calls-hit-20-orgs-end-in-stolen-salesforce-data-and-extortion-google-warns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Fake IT Support Calls Hit 20 Orgs, End in Stolen Salesforce Data and Extortion, Google Warns Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a cybersecurity incident involving a group of financially motivated scammers, known as UNC6040, who executed voice-phishing attacks to manipulate employees into installing…

  • The Register: ConnectWise customers get mysterious warning about ‘sophisticated’ nation-state hack

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/30/connectwise_compromised_by_sophisticated_government/ Source: The Register Title: ConnectWise customers get mysterious warning about ‘sophisticated’ nation-state hack Feedly Summary: Pen tester on ScreenConnect bug: This one ‘terrifies’ me ConnectWise has brought in the big guns to investigate a “sophisticated nation state actor" that broke into its IT environment and then breached some of its customers.… AI…

  • The Register: TeleMessage security SNAFU worsens as 60 government staffers exposed

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/26/security_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: TeleMessage security SNAFU worsens as 60 government staffers exposed Feedly Summary: PLUS: Interpol kills more malware; GoDaddy settles in awful infosec case; Giant stolen creds DB exposed Infosec In Brief Secrets of the Trump administration may have been exposed after a successful attack on messaging service TeleMessage, which…

  • The Register: Chinese snoops tried to break into US city utilities, says Talos

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/chinese_crew_us_city_utilities/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese snoops tried to break into US city utilities, says Talos Feedly Summary: Intrusions began weeks before Trimble patched the Cityworks hole A suspected Chinese crew has been exploiting a now-patched remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Trimble Cityworks to break into US local government networks and target…

  • Cloud Blog: Expanding our Risk Protection Program with new insurance partners and AI coverage

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/whats-new-with-google-clouds-risk-protection-program/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Expanding our Risk Protection Program with new insurance partners and AI coverage Feedly Summary: Today’s businesses have a vital need to manage and, when appropriate, transfer cyber risk in their cloud environments — even with robust security measures in place. At Google Cloud Next last month, we unveiled…

  • The Register: Marks & Spencer admits cybercrooks made off with customer info

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/ms_confirms_customer_data_stolen/ Source: The Register Title: Marks & Spencer admits cybercrooks made off with customer info Feedly Summary: Market cap down by more than £1BN since April 22 Marks & Spencer has confirmed that customer data was stolen as part of its cyberattack, fueling conjecture that ransomware was involved.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…