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This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you

Bill Swearingen has spent the past year running largely the same test, over and over again. The goal was to produce a computer-generated pattern that could block the surveillance cameras lining America’s streets from detecting it. Some 31 million tests later, Swearingen says he can now produce patterns on-demand that, when applied to clothing and

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The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

Over the past few months, AI agents undergoing cybersecurity evaluations have escaped their boundaries, accessed the internet, and, in some cases, hacked into real-world systems. The incidents have involved models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and most recently, Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI, with testing conducted by several different organizations including a cyber evaluation startup called

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Hackers breach TrueConf to trojanize client installers with backdoors

The Head Mare hacktivist group has been exploiting vulnerabilities in unpatched TrueConf video conferencing servers to replace client installers with malicious versions that deliver backdoors. The exploited vulnerabilities allowed the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the highest level of privileges and deploy the PhantomCore and PhantomGraph backdoors. TrueConf is a video conferencing tool widely

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Swiss government SharePoint breach compromised 200 accounts

Switzerland’s federal IT office says hackers exploited vulnerabilities to breach its Microsoft SharePoint servers and compromised approximately 200 accounts. The Federal Office for Information Technology and Telecommunication (BIT) detected the cyberattack after security specialists noticed unusual activity on its SharePoint servers on July 28. After confirming the breach, BIT blocked external internet access to SharePoint,

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Hedge fund cyberattacks tied to BlackFile-linked UNC6671 extortion group

Update: Added statement from Falcon extortion gang below. A recent wave of cyberattacks targeting hedge funds, private-equity firms, and other financial organizations has been linked to UNC6671, an extortion group reportedly associated with the BlackFile threat actors. The attribution comes after Reuters and Bloomberg reported that Point72 Asset Management, Millennium Management, Two Sigma Investments, Citadel,

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ClickFix attack pushes macOS infostealer for crypto theft attacks

A Go-based malware delivered in ClickFix attacks targeting macOS users is stealing cryptocurrency assets, browser-stored passwords, Apple Keychain data, and cached credentials. ​The malware can intercept and redirect transactions with various cryptocurrencies. Although it can empty wallets entirely, it can also calculate the total value of a transaction to determine how much to divert to

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Real emails, hijacked payments: Two H1 2026 attack chains

Gen Threat Labs followed two H1 2026 campaigns where attackers used legitimate accounts, browser settings and blockchain data as part of the attack path. The Gen Threat Report is a twice-yearly examination of the biggest cyber threats shaping the digital landscape, offering an in-depth look at the trends affecting consumers around the world. Gen’s H1

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North Carolina Ports confirms cyberattack disrupting operations

The North Carolina Ports Authority has confirmed that a cyberattack disrupted IT systems and slowed operations at the Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City, and Charlotte Inland Port. The three facilities are all part of the port, constituting two principal commercial deepwater seaports and an inland hub. The Port of Wilmington, which is the

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Levi Strauss & Co. says hackers stole corporate data in cyberattack

Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi’s) says that hackers used social engineering on three of its employees to gain access to and steal corporate data stored on their machines. The company has disclosed the incident in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), saying that its response was sufficiently quick to prevent the

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Unlimited Technology Systems breach impacts 3.8 million people

Healthcare software company Unlimited Technology Systems reported that more than 3.8 million people were impacted by a data breach incident that occurred in October 2025. The organization submitted data breach notification samples to the authorities this year on July 1st without revealing the exact number of impacted individuals. An entry on the breach notification portal

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