Cybersecurity Headlines

China's hackers pick DeepSeek
OpenAI blocks a Russian influence push
A webpage can mess with local AI
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SynkLoader throws in the kitchen sink
NIST flags multi-cloud sprawl
ReliaQuest blocks a ShinyHunters swing
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UK power plant disabled for four days by Iran-linked hackers
Zero-click Grok and Gemini chat history theft possible through cryptographic context injection
Canada's Hospital for Sick Children suffers another cyberattack
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This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Bil Harmer, CISO, Supabase, and David B. Cross, CISO, Atlassian.

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CISA warns of hackers exploiting critical MLflow vulnerability
ICS operators warned of AI-driven attacks on Siemens PLCs
Electronic health record company CareCloud confirms millions affected by breach
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