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Google Is Getting Accolades for Veo 3, But the AI Video Tool Has a Darker Side
AI enthusiasts are saying Veo 3 is one of Google's best products. The mind-blowing AI constructs cinematic video clips from text prompts, and the results look real. Veo 3 pushes deepfake capabilities into uncharted territory and introduces new threats to truth, trust and authenticity.

ISACA Survey: 51% See Cyber Risk Hike; 46% Expect Regulatory, Compliance Challenges
Quantum technology is still emerging, but experts warn that failing to act now could jeopardize future data security. To safeguard tomorrow's information, organizations must start developing a post-quantum cryptography strategy and upskill their workforce today.

Red Canary Purchase Aims to Deliver Agentic AI-Powered Security Operations at Scale
Zscaler's buy of Red Canary will unify its cloud-based security infrastructure with Red Canary's MDR insights, giving rise to a next-gen SOC built on automation, AI, and rapid detection expertise. The integration will support a proactive SOC experience powered by AI workflows and security expertise.

CISA Advisory Says Threat Actors Stole App Secrets in Azure-Hosted Backup Platform
A suspected Chinese state hacking group linked to last year’s telecom intrusions breached Commvault’s Microsoft Azure environment, exposing sensitive Microsoft 365 credentials and reigniting fears over U.S. cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities and default security settings.

Open Garden Strategy, Automated Risk Remediation to Get a Boost With Veriti Buy
Check Point will fold Israeli firm Veriti into its Quantum suite following an acquisition aimed at streamlining automated security response across endpoints, firewalls and cloud environments. Veriti’s patented technology is seen as critical to reducing misconfigurations without business disruption.

A RobbinHood Attack Against Baltimore Cost City $19 Million
An Iranian national behind a spate of ransomware attacks against U.S. municipalities including an attack that cost the city of Baltimore $19 million to rectify pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court Tuesday afternoon. Sina Gholinejad, 37, admitted to deploying Robinhood ransomware.

Prompt Injection, HTML Output Rendering Could Be Used for Exploit
Hackers can exploit vulnerabilities in a generative artificial intelligence assistant integrated across GitLab's DevSecOps platform to manipulate the model's output, exfiltrate source code and potentially deliver malicious content through the platform's user interface.

Police Take Down 300 Servers Worldwide, Neutralize 650 Domains
Law enforcement in a European-led operation against malware often used as a precursor to ransomware took down 300 servers worldwide, police said Friday. The crackdown is the latest action under Operation Endgame targeting ransomware and botnet ecosystem.

Malicious Packages Hide Scripts for Mapping Enterprise Networks
A hacking campaign is spreading malicious reconnaissance scripts already downloaded more than 3,000 times from the JavaScript runtime environment npm repository, warn researchers. The reconnaissance script is likely a harbinger of worse things to come.

Police Take Down 300 Servers Worldwide, Neutralize 650 Domains
Law enforcement in a European-led operation against malware often used as a precursor to ransomware took down 300 servers worldwide, police said Friday. The crackdown is the latest action under Operation Endgame targeting ransomware and botnet ecosystem.

Did Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology Pay Cybercrime Gang Safepay a Ransom?
A North Carolina pathology practice is notifying nearly 236,000 patients of a hacking incident discovered in January. Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology says it "took steps" to ensure the hackers deleted its stolen data. Newcomer ransomware group Safepay is apparently the culprit in the attack.

Buyout Targets Deeper US Penetration, Digital Risk Intel, Ransomware Defense
Cognyte’s $4 million buy of GroupSense boosts its North America strategy, enhancing its investigative analytics platform with deep and darkweb threat insights and access to U.S. government and enterprise customers. The deal will enhance Cognyte’s analytics platform and threat protection offerings.

Labour Government Blames Tories
British law firms representing low-income criminal defendants and civil litigants are having to work for free for weeks or decline new cases as the fallout of a cyberattack against the U.K. Legal Aid Agency forced the agency to yank its online portal offline.

Global Collaboration Leads to Drug, Firearm Bust
U.S. and European officials Thursday touted a global operation to disrupt the criminal darkweb, announcing the arrest of 270 accused darkweb vendors and buyers across 10 countries. "Operation RapTor" resulted in the confiscation of more than $200 million and more than two metric tons of drugs.

DanaBot Used to Steal and to Spy
A top figure in the Russian cybercrime gang behind DanaBot infected his own computer with the malware, allowing an FBI agent to search an image of his system, U.S. federal prosecutors disclosed Thursday in indictments and an announced disruption of the malware's infrastructure.

BSI Cites New Technologies, Geopolitical Tensions as Key Risk Factors
Mounting decentralization and digitization put electricity grids at risk of hacking that could cause power outages, the German cybersecurity agency warned Wednesday. Technologies such as internet-connected solar power inverters and a tense geopolitical situation sparks increased concern.

Deal Aims to Target Identity and AI Risks, SaaS Blind Spots With Unified Security
By acquiring Suridata, Fortinet plans to introduce SaaS Security Posture Management to its SASE platform. The update provides end-to-end visibility into SaaS apps, identity threats and AI plugin misuse, making SSPM a vital control plane in cloud-first security strategies.

Also: Signal Blocks Recall, Europe Sanctions Stark Industries
This week, Qakbot leader indicted, Signal blocked Recall and a judge said Trump illegally removed watchdogs. Ivanti and Palo Alto hacks linked, Stark Industries sanctioned, Marks and Spencer's hack costs 300M pounds. Pro-Ukraine hackers hit a Russian clinic and an outbreak of PureRAT in Russia.

Hacker Demanded $20M Ransom to Delete Stolen Personal, Financial Information
A months-long data breach led to the theft of personal and financial information of nearly 70,000 Coinbase customers. Coinbase said the breach dates back to December and was aided by bribery schemes targeting the company's overseas customer support agents.

Cyber Education Needs to Go Beyond the Checklist to Prepare Future Professionals
AI is redefining how organizations work, learn and defend themselves. But while the tech is moving fast, training strategies meant to prepare security professionals often lag far behind. That gap is persistent, pervasive and reshaping the very nature of cybersecurity careers.