In Other News: Hacker Helps Kill Informants, Crylock Developer Sentenced, Ransomware Negotiator Probed

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: drug cartel hires hacker to identify FBI informants, prison time for Russian ransomware developer, ransomware negotiator investigated. 

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Your AI Agents Might Be Leaking Data — Watch this Webinar to Learn How to Stop It

Generative AI is changing how businesses work, learn, and innovate. But beneath the surface, something dangerous is happening. AI agents and custom GenAI workflows are creating new, hidden ways for sensitive enterprise data to leak—and most teams don’t even realize it.
If you’re building, deploying, or managing AI systems, now is the time to ask: Are your AI agents exposing confidential data

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Estonia’s cyber ambassador on digitalization, punching upwards and outing GRU spies

Recorded Future News spoke to Estonia’s cyber ambassador-at-large on the sidelines of the Tallinn Cyber Diplomacy Summer School about the country’s efforts to secure its digital services.

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Hunters International Ransomware Gang Rebrands as World Leaks

Hunters International ransomware gang closes after 55 confirmed and 199 unconfirmed cyberattacks. Read about its rebrand to World…

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Google Ordered to Pay $314M for Misusing Android Users’ Cellular Data Without Permission

Google has been ordered by a court in the U.S. state of California to pay $314 million over charges that it misused Android device users’ cellular data when they were idle to passively send information to the company.
The verdict marks an end to a legal class-action complaint that was originally filed in August 2019.
In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs argued that Google’s Android operating system

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The Person in Charge of Testing Tech for US Spies Has Resigned

IARPA director Rick Muller is departing after just over a year at the R&D unit that invests in emerging technologies of potential interest to agencies like the NSA and the CIA, WIRED has learned.

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Protecting Your Business Communications: The Critical Role of Secure Email Gateways

Email is still the backbone of how businesses communicate, with more than 300 billion messages sent every day.…

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Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional

The platform, which allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents, is currently the third-most-downloaded iPhone app.

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Virginia county says April ransomware attack exposed employee SSNs

Carol Steele, the county’s administrator, said they hired cybersecurity experts to help with the recovery and notified the FBI’s Cyber Crimes Division as well as the Cyber Fusion Center of the Virginia State Police.

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New Fake Marketplace From China Mimics Top Retail Brands for Fraud

Silent Push exposes thousands of fake e-commerce websites spoofing major brands like Apple and Michael Kors. Learn how this Chinese phishing scam targets shoppers and steals financial data, impacting global consumers.

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