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Absolute Dental Reports Data Breach Impacting Over 1.2 Million People – The HIPAA Journal

Data Breach at Absolute Dental Affects Over 1.2 Million Individuals In a significant data breach, Absolute Dental has confirmed that the personal information of more than 1.2 million individuals has been compromised. This incident underscores the persistent vulnerabilities present in the healthcare sector, where patient data is a prime target…

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New Hacking Group ‘Clasiopa’ Targets Materials Research Organizations Across Asia

Recent investigations by Symantec, a branch of Broadcom Software, have unveiled a distinct cyber threat targeting materials research organizations across Asia. This emerging actor, designated as Clasiopa, employs a unique toolkit, the origins of which remain largely unspecified but suggest possible affiliations with India. Evidence hinting at this connection includes…

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🔍 Weekly Overview: Nation-State Cyber Attacks, Spyware Warnings, Deepfake Malware Threats, and Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

This week, cybersecurity experts reported a notable uptick in stealthy tactics employed by malicious actors, indicating that the real challenge may lie in identifying the threats that have already infiltrated systems rather than defending against external breaches. Attack methodologies increasingly leverage AI to manipulate public opinion, while malware masquerades within…

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PlugX Trojan Masquerading as Genuine Windows Debugger Tool in Recent Attacks

Recently, the PlugX remote access Trojan has been identified disguising itself as the legitimate open-source Windows debugging tool x64dbg. This tactic aims to bypass cybersecurity defenses and enable unauthorized control over target systems. According to a report by Trend Micro researchers Buddy Tancio, Jed Valderama, and Catherine Loveria, x64dbg is…

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Anthropic Sounds Alarm as Event Horizon for Vibe Hacking Approaches

Agentic AI, Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime AI Firm Reveals Automated Cyber Extortion Campaign Targeting Critical Infrastructure Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • September 1, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has announced a significant disruption of a cybercrime operation that leveraged its large language models to automate a sophisticated data…

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Major Vulnerability in Apache Parquet Enables Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code

A serious security vulnerability has been identified in the Java Library of Apache Parquet. Successfully exploiting this flaw could enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. Apache Parquet is an open-source columnar data storage format optimized for high-performance data processing and retrieval. It supports sophisticated data…

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The Continued Consequences of a Breach at AI Chatbot Developer Salesloft – Krebs on Security

Salesloft Authentication Token Breach Exposes Corporate Vulnerabilities Recent developments in cybersecurity have raised alarms among businesses utilizing Salesloft, a platform that streamlines customer interactions into actionable leads for Salesforce. A significant breach involving the theft of authentication tokens from Salesloft has prompted fast action from numerous companies as they scramble…

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