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BleepingComputer

FulcrumSec claims Manchester Airports hack, theft of 86 GB of data

FulcrumSec claims it stole 86 GB of data from Manchester Airports Group. BleepingComputer validated one traveller's record, while samples revealed detailed customer, booking, and travel information beyond what MAG initially disclosed. [...]

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Security News
BleepingComputer

Anthropic warns infostealer malware is hijacking Claude sessions to drain usage

Anthropic is warning some Claude users that infostealer malware on their PCs has stolen active Claude login sessions, allowing attackers to access accounts and consume their usage. [...]

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Microsoft Security
BleepingComputer

Chrome Web Store extensions caught stealing crypto, browser data

Multiple extensions for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge delivered a malware framework that deployed modules to steal cryptocurrency, sensitive data, and browser history, as well as inject ClickFix lures. [...]

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Security News
BleepingComputer

Anthropic is cutting Claude Code's current weekly limits by 17%

Anthropic is permanently increasing Claude Code's standard weekly usage limits by 25% for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans, but it's not as good as it sounds. [...]

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Security News
BleepingComputer

Brave browser adds email aliases to help users evade tracking

The latest version of the Brave browser, 1.94, introduces a feature called 'Email Aliases' that allows users to generate disposable email addresses when signing up to a new service. [...]

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Microsoft Security
Microsoft Security

TerminalFix campaign deploys a reverse tunnel through multistage intrusion

Microsoft Threat Intelligence provides analysis of a ClickFix campaign that uses fake CAPTCHA prompts, DLL sideloading, and a reverse tunnel, with detections and hunting guidance. The post TerminalFix campaign deploys a reverse tunnel through multistage intrusion…

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Ransomware
BleepingComputer

McKesson discloses breach after ShinyHunters claims patient data theft

Healthcare and pharmaceutical distribution giant McKesson has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and data theft, with the ShinyHunters extortion group claiming it stole 284 million patient data records. [..…

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Government Technology
StateScoop

San Jose builds homelessness data dashboard to track city shelter performance

The new tool will track shelter use, length of stay, demographics, people housed, program exits and destinations, exits without notice and participant deaths.

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Government Technology
StateScoop

States want ‘digital front doors,” but funding and AI-powered fraud are interfering

Though building a “digital front door" has been a priority for state governments, several are facing challenges to consolidating identity management across agencies.

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Government Technology
StateScoop

Aspen Institute pilots real-time EBT fraud blocking with states

The tool is designed to flag potentially fraudulent purchases and temporarily block transactions, similar to fraud detection systems used by banks and credit card companies.

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Microsoft Security
Microsoft Security

​​​​​​What’s new in Microsoft Security: August 2026

This month’s updates provide new capabilities to help organizations gain insights into agent activity, expand security coverage across supported environments, and enhance security management across their environments. The post ​​​​​​What’s new in Microsoft Securit…

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Government Technology
StateScoop

All states and territories secure approvals from NTIA on BEAD final proposals

Illinois became the final state or territory to receive approval from the NTIA for its BEAD final proposal.

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Government Technology
StateScoop

California launches statewide helpline for same-day opioid treatment

State officials said that CA Bridge Connect is intended to close the gap between traditionally fragmented systems that can often make it difficult for people to find treatment when they are ready to seek it.

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Microsoft Security
Microsoft Security

When AI infrastructure becomes the target: Securing gateways and control points

Microsoft Threat Intelligence examines attacks on exposed AI workloads, including LiteLLM gateway exploitation, credential harvesting, persistence, and cryptomining activity. The post When AI infrastructure becomes the target: Securing gateways and control points…

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Government Technology
StateScoop

Delaware hires former federal agency CIO as state’s new chief technology officer

After serving the U.S. Development Finance Corporation, Tina Donbeck has been named as Delaware's chief technology officer.

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Microsoft Security
Microsoft Security

The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane

Organizations need protection that operates in the gap between discovery and remediation. The post The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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Microsoft Security
Microsoft Security

Microsoft named a Leader in the Frost Radar™: Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, 2026

Microsoft is named a visionary leader in the 2026 Frost Radar for Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, recognized for unified runtime security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the Frost Radar™: Cloud Workload Protection Platf…

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Public Sector Security
MS-ISAC

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Oracle Products Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the…

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