Former Michigan football coach indicted in hacks of athlete databases of more than 100 colleges

Federal prosecutors said Matthew Weiss, a former assistant football coach at the University of Michigan, learned hacking skills to breach online databases, primarily targeting information about “female college athletes.”

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Federal judge blocks DOGE’s access to Social Security Administration’s banks of personal information

The order accused DOGE of engaging in a “fishing expedition” at the federal agency.

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North Korea launches new unit with a focus on AI hacking, per report

North Korea is reportedly launching a new cybersecurity unit called Research Center 227 within its intelligence agency Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB).

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VexTrio Using 20,000 Hacked WordPress Sites in Traffic Redirect Scheme

A massive cybercrime network known as “VexTrio” is using thousands of compromised WordPress sites to funnel traffic through a complex redirection scheme.

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Why It’s So Hard to Stop Rising Malicious TDS Traffic

Cybersecurity vendors say threat actors’ abuse of traffic distribution systems (TDS) is becoming more complex and sophisticated — and much harder to detect and block.

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Israeli Spyware Graphite Targeted WhatsApp with 0-Click Exploit

Citizen Lab’s investigation reveals sophisticated spyware attacks exploiting WhatsApp vulnerabilities, implicating Paragon Solutions. Learn how their research exposed these threats and the implications for digital privacy.

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Speed is King: How Google’s $32B Wiz play rewrites DevOps security rules

Google’s $32B Wiz Bet: AI-Driven CNAPP Will Finally Eliminate DevSecOps Bottlenecks


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Anthropic just gave Claude a superpower: real-time web search. Here’s why it changes everything


Anthropic launches real-time web search for Claude AI, challenging ChatGPT’s dominance while securing $3.5 billion in funding at a $61.5 billion valuation.Read More

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Ukraine Defense Sector Under Attack Via Dark Crystal RAT

The UNC-200 threat group, active since last summer, has been utilizing the Signal messaging app to social engineer targets into downloading an infostealing remote access Trojan.

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Browser Security Under Siege: The Alarming Rise of AI-Powered Phishing

Analysis reveals a 140% increase in browser phishing, including a 130% increase in zero-hour phishing attacks.

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