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The Challenge of AI Agents in Online Shopping

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development E-Commerce Faces Existential Threat as Autonomous Shoppers Shift Away from Ads Rashmi Ramesh (@rashmiramesh_) • December 1, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The online retail sector has long perfected strategies to drive consumers towards making purchases. However, it now contends with a…

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Capital One Hacker Allegedly Compromised 30 Additional Companies and Engaged in CryptoJacking

Indictment Unsealed Against Former Amazon Employee Accused of Extensive Hacking Former Amazon employee Paige Thompson has been arrested in connection with a significant data breach at Capital One, in which the personal information of more than 100 million credit card applicants was compromised. Thompson is also accused of unauthorized access…

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Amazon Deploys Specialized AI Agents for Advanced Bug Detection

Amazon Unveils Autonomous Threat Analysis Tool to Bolster Cybersecurity As advancements in generative AI accelerate the pace of software development, they simultaneously empower cybercriminals, leading to an uptick in financially motivated and state-sponsored attacks. This dual-edged sword presents significant challenges for security teams in tech companies that must now sift…

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Natura, Brazil’s Leading Cosmetic Brand, Leaks Users’ Personal Information

Natura Data Breach Exposes Millions of Customer Records In a significant cybersecurity incident, Brazil’s largest cosmetics firm, Natura, inadvertently left a vast trove of sensitive consumer information exposed online. A recent investigation revealed that the company neglected to secure hundreds of gigabytes of data, leading to potential unauthorized access to…

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Are We Entering the Quantum Decade?

Encryption & Key Management, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development, Security Operations Rising Enterprise Applications and International Initiatives Propel Us Into a Quantum Future Brian Pereira (creed_digital) • November 14, 2025 Image: Shutterstock In 2025, quantum computing has risen to prominence, particularly due to the surge in discussions surrounding post-quantum cryptography.…

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Facebook Faces $18.6 Million GDPR Penalty Due to 12 Data Breaches in 2018

On Tuesday, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) imposed a fine of €17 million (approximately $18.6 million) on Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, due to a series of security failures that breached the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPC determined that Meta Platforms…

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Vulnerability in Amazon WorkSpaces for Linux Enables Extraction of Valid Authentication Tokens

A severe security vulnerability has been identified in the Amazon WorkSpaces client for Linux, posing a substantial risk for organizations utilizing AWS’s virtual desktop infrastructure. This flaw, designated as CVE-2025-12779, allows malicious local users to extract valid authentication tokens, leading to unauthorized access to other users’ Workspace sessions. On November…

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Major Git Configuration Breach Exposes 15,000 Credentials and Clones 10,000 Private Repositories

Recent cybersecurity research has identified a significant campaign, known as EMERALDWHALE, which exploits exposed Git configurations to extract credentials, clone private repositories, and even obtain cloud service credentials embedded in source code. This operation has reportedly compromised over 10,000 private repositories, with the stolen data stored in an Amazon S3…

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