Unit 42 warns AI has shifted balance of power from defenders to attackers

Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence team said the early waves of threats riding on agentic AI models have broken in the wild, and organizations are unprepared for what’s coming next.

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Officials disrupt Chinese espionage operation that hit multiple federal agencies

The full hacking suite, seized by authorities, allowed Chinese government funded attackers to intrude highly sensitive networks undetected for more than eight years.

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The GTA VI leaks are breaking the internet. Security researchers have seen this before.

A memecoin, a manifesto, and a week of daily leaks — but to researchers, it’s a familiar extortion playbook with an unusually large audience.

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Apollo discloses data breach from ongoing wave of attacks hitting financial sector

The private equity firm said attackers broke into some of its cloud platforms during a five-day period in early July, compromising sensitive personal data.

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Early 764 member sentenced to 77 years, longest prison term to date for a nihilistic violent extremist

Kyle Spitze led an offshoot of the violent extremist collective and victimized dozens of girls, coercing them to degrade themselves under threats of doxing and swatting.

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The long tail of Clop’s PTC hack is just beginning to emerge

The data theft extortion group likely compromised a critical vulnerability affecting PTC’s product lifecycle management software in June, a month before it sent threatening emails to victims.

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Details emerge on BlackFile’s recent attacks on financial companies

BlackFile’s four affiliate groups are still targeting victims, including medical technology organizations. Several potential victims received new extortion demands last week, according to Google.

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Tech contractor for Brightly Software sentenced to 2 years in prison for insider attack

Cameron Curry stole corporate data and employee information, which he used to threaten the company as his six-month contract gig came to a close. He ultimately extorted the company for $7,540.92.

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Ransom Cartel creator sentenced to 16 years in prison

Maksim Silnikau participated in cybercrime since at least 2005. He ran Ransom Cartel from 2021 until his arrest in 2023.

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Snowflake hacker pleads guilty, faces up to 32 years in prison

Connor Moucka obtained almost $500,000 for playing a key role in one of the most widespread and damaging cyberattack sprees on record.

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