Chinese Hackers Game Google to Boost Gambling Sites
Chinese Hackers Game Google to Boost Gambling Sites Summary A threat actor ESET calls “GhostRedirector” has been compromising Windows web servers since at least August 2024 to secretly boost the…
Bridgestone Americas Confirms Cyberattack
Bridgestone Americas Confirms Cyberattack Summary Bridgestone Americas (BSA) has confirmed a cyberattack that affected some of its manufacturing operations in North America. The company describes the incident as limited and…
Sitecore Zero-Day Sparks New Round of ViewState Threats
Sitecore Zero-Day Sparks New Round of ViewState Threats Summary A critical zero-day (CVE-2025-53690) in Sitecore’s Experience Manager, Experience Platform and Experience Commerce is actively being exploited in ViewState deserialization attacks.…
Texas sues PowerSchool for breach exposing the data of students and teachers
Texas sues PowerSchool for breach exposing the data of students and teachers Summary The state of Texas, led by Attorney General Ken Paxton, has filed a lawsuit against education technology…
Chess.com says 4,500 people had data stolen during June breach
Chess.com says 4,500 people had data stolen during June breach Summary Chess.com disclosed that 4,541 users had personal data exposed after attackers breached a third-party file transfer application used by…
France fines Google, SHEIN for undercooked cookie policies that led to crummy privacy
France fines Google, SHEIN for undercooked cookie policies that led to crummy privacy Summary France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, has imposed hefty fines on Google and Chinese fashion retailer…
Microsoft open-sources the 6502 BASIC coded by Bill Gates himself
Microsoft open-sources the 6502 BASIC coded by Bill Gates himself Summary Microsoft has published the assembly-language source for its 1976 6502 BASIC (version 1.1) on GitHub under the MIT License.…
Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition
Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition Summary Sainsbury’s has started an eight-week trial of live facial recognition (LFR) supplied by Facewatch at two UK stores (Sydenham and Bath)…
UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost
UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost Summary A UK government department ran a three‑month trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot (October–December 2024) using 1,000 licences to…
UK DARPA clone spared savings squeeze while Treasury raided government
UK DARPA clone spared savings squeeze while Treasury raided government Summary ARIA, the UK’s DARPA‑style research agency, was not asked to identify the minimum 5% savings other departments were expected…