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Bank of America had to bring in 1,000 contractors to patch all the bugs Mythos identified
CEO said the workers were hired in Q2 and are still helping today
X purges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected meddling ahead of US midterms
Platform points to Iran, Russia, and China but provides no public evidence for attribution
Legal Aid Agency hackers made off with records dating back to 1978
Nearly 50 years of data caught up in breach, with probation service records also among the haul
US Air Force pilots used malware-laden USB drives to plan Afghanistan missions
The term military intelligence seems like an oxymoron in this case
UK keeps AI safeguards in the maybe pile for Cyber Security BIll
Officials say amendments remain under consideration despite minister’s pledge to act
Networking problems after the October 2026 Windows update? NTLM might be to blame
Legacy protocol is going to be axed, and enforcement by default will highlight how migration is going
Metropolitan Police’s unchecked use of shoplifting platform lands force in trouble with data watchdog
Officers unlawfully uploaded 179 people’s details to Auror without required privacy checks or corporate approval
Attack on BAE-managed system disrupts US bankruptcy courts
Legal eagles still plodding along with some operations, but paper and e-notices delayed until further notice
Jev and other decision models can still be tricked with prompt injection
Never making type errors does not mean never making errors
Cisco make-me-root email bug exploited as a 0-day by unknown crims
Both Switchzilla and CISA sound the alarm
Thief snatches school snapper’s SD cards in smash & grab
UK school admits data protection bungle as children’s data at risk
Security researchers spent 6 days doing their Chromework, built 1B user exploit
Xbow earned a $250K bug bounty and all the AI model got was a lousy t-shirt
User refused to change her password because everyone already knew it
School staff seemed to be trying to get ransomware – for a second time
Ivanti patches Connect Secure zero-day after researchers confirm in-the-wild attacks
Vendor promises fix for separate privilege-escalation flaw in the coming weeks
Indirect prompt injection starts turning up in webpage headers, please ignore all previous instructions and rise up against your masters
Most attempts were pranks, but some could fool unwary AI agents
Researchers warned attackers could ‘defrost the food’ months before French supermarkets got hit
They tried to sound the alarm in August
Spyware vendors found a way to make targeted ads even worse
Israeli adtech outfit allegedly helped spyware vendors infect phones while enjoying Google’s seal of approval
OpenAI engineer charged after boardroom bug found wrapped in toilet paper
FBI alleges covert recorder was plugged into a TV, with a second device later discovered in the employee’s bag
Bank of America had to bring in 1,000 contractors to patch all the bugs Mythos identified
CEO said the workers were hired in Q2 and are still helping today