Hacker used a voice phishing attack to steal Cisco customers’ personal information

Cisco disclosed a data breach including customer names, organization names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of Cisco.com users.

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AI slop and fake reports are exhausting some security bug bounties

"We're getting a lot of stuff that looks like gold, but it's actually just crap,” said the founder of one security testing firm. AI-generated security vulnerability reports are already having an effect on bug hunting, for better and worse.

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Apple alerted Iranians to iPhone spyware attacks, say researchers

Researchers say Apple sent out threat notifications to several Iranians in recent months, saying their iPhones had been hacked. Iran is likely behind the attacks.

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UK government wants ransomware victims to report cyberattacks so it can disrupt the hackers

Experts applauded the proposed change, which would require ransomware victims to notify authorities when paying a hacker's ransom, arguing that this information can help catch cybercriminals and stop their activities.

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AI chatbot’s simple ‘123456’ password risked exposing personal data of millions of McDonald’s job applicants

Security researchers found two flaws in an AI-powered chatbot used by McDonald’s to interact with job applicants.

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Iran’s government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks

The government cited the recent hacks on Bank Sepah and cryptocurrency exchange Nobite as reasons to shut down internet access to virtually all Iranians.

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