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McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Due to Weak Password ‘123456’

In a recent incident highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the hiring processes of large corporations, the McDonald’s recruitment platform, powered by the AI chatbot Olivia from Paradox.ai, has come under fire for significant security flaws. Olivia, responsible for screening job applicants, gathering information, and administering personality tests, inadvertently exposed sensitive applicant…

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AI Rubio Hoax Sheds Light on Vulnerabilities in White House Security

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Impersonation Hoax Exposes Security Vulnerabilities Regarding U.S. Officials Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • July 9, 2025 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a press conference in Guatemala, February 5, 2025. (Image: Daniel Hernandez-Salazar/Shutterstock) A recent attempt…

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Medicare Data Breach Compromises Information of 100,000 Americans – Kurt the CyberGuy

Medicare Data Breach Compromises Information of 100,000 Americans In a significant data breach impacting healthcare security, personal information belonging to approximately 100,000 individuals has been exposed. This breach, attributed to vulnerabilities within the Medicare data systems, raises serious concerns about the safeguarding of sensitive personal information in an increasingly digital…

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Protecting BYOD While Preserving Privacy

Hypori’s Lewandowski on Eliminating Data and Apps From Personal Devices In a recent discussion, Wayne Lewandowski, Chief Revenue Officer of Hypori, highlighted the limitations of traditional Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technologies in sectors requiring high security, such as Aerospace and Defense. These conventional solutions…

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Your Data Privacy at Risk: Reasons Behind It and How You Can Protect Yourself – Study Finds

Your Data Privacy Is Slipping Away: Insights from a Recent Study In a world increasingly reliant on digital infrastructure, recent findings have underscored a worrying trend concerning data privacy. A comprehensive study has revealed that individuals and organizations are losing control over their personal and sensitive information at an alarming…

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Urgent: Critical CitrixBleed 2 Vulnerability Actively Exploited for Weeks

A critical vulnerability affecting Citrix network management devices has been actively exploited for over a month, despite the company’s claims of no evidence of such exploitation. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-5777, allows attackers to circumvent multifactor authentication and poses significant risks to enterprise networks. The flaw exhibits similarities to CVE-2023-4966,…

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Mental Health Provider Penalized $225K for Failing to Conduct Risk Analysis

HIPAA/HITECH, Standards, Regulations & Compliance Settlement Follows Federal Investigation Into Data Leak and Ransomware Attack Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • July 8, 2025 Image: Deer Oaks Behavioral Health A Texas-based mental healthcare provider has incurred a fine of $225,000 due to its negligence in conducting a comprehensive risk analysis. This…

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Qantas Confirms Data Breach Exposing Personal Information of Over a Million Customers

Qantas planes at Kingsford Smith International Airport. File | Photo Credit: Reuters On July 9, 2025, Australia’s Qantas Airways revealed that a significant data breach has potentially compromised the personal information of over a million customers. Among those affected, sensitive details including phone numbers, birth dates, and home addresses have…

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Chinese Data Leak Exposes Contractors Behind Salt Typhoon

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Leak Exposes China’s Hack-For-Hire Activities Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • July 8, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Recent analysis by cybersecurity firm SpyCloud has uncovered significant leaks revealing the inner workings of private hacking firms in China that operate under the guise of assisting government…

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