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Supply Chains, AI, and the Cloud: The Major Failures (and One Triumph) of 2025

In recent months, a series of sophisticated cyberattacks leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) have raised alarms in the technology sector. One particularly concerning incident involved a prompt injection attack against GitLab’s Duo chatbot, wherein malicious code was embedded within a legitimate code package. This exploit not only blurred the lines between…

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The Most Devastating Hacks of 2025

This year has been marked by notable incidents in cyberspace, coinciding with major geopolitical shifts driven by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration. Amidst these developments, a persistent wave of cyber threats has emerged—data breaches, ransomware, digital extortion, and state-sponsored attacks have increasingly become part of the routine landscape…

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Everest Ransomware Group Claims to Have Stolen Over 1TB of Chrysler Data – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

On December 25, coinciding with global Christmas celebrations, the Everest ransomware group released a statement on its dark web leak site alleging a breach of Chrysler systems, a prominent American automobile manufacturer. The group claims to have extracted a staggering 1,088 GB (over 1 TB) of data, which they characterize…

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PornHub Targeted by Extortion Following Theft of Premium Member Activity Data

In a significant cybersecurity breach, the adult video platform PornHub has fallen victim to extortion attempts from the ShinyHunters hacking group. This follows the reported theft of search and viewing history concerning PornHub’s Premium members, which stemmed from a recent compromise of analytics provider Mixpanel. Last week, PornHub issued a…

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VMware Warning: Remove EAP Immediately — Serious Vulnerability Threatens Active Directory Security

VMware Urges Immediate Action Over Critical EAP Vulnerabilities VMware has issued an urgent advisory urging users to remove the deprecated Enhanced Authentication Plugin (EAP) due to the emergence of a severe security vulnerability. Classified as CVE-2024-22245, this flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.6 and has been identified…

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Dispersed Lapsus$ Hunters Linked to Attacks on Zendesk Users

Revealed: Typosquatted Domains Associated with Suspected Ransomware Attacks Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • November 28, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Cybersecurity experts have identified over 40 typosquatted domains that imitate legitimate Zendesk URLs. This discovery has been linked to the hacking group known as Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters. According to a report from ReliaQuest,…

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Google Reports Over 200 Companies Affected by Data Breach Linked to Gainsight

Gainsight is recognized as a provider of customer support platforms. Summary of Events Google has recently reported a significant supply chain breach that has compromised data stored by Salesforce across more than 200 businesses. The incident was initially revealed by Salesforce on Thursday, noting that “specific customers’ Salesforce data” was…

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CrowdStrike Terminates Employee Following Suspected Data Breach Tied to Cybercriminal Organization

CrowdStrike, a leading player in the cybersecurity sector, recently terminated the employment of an insider alleged to have leaked confidential information. The action was taken after a cybercriminal group claimed to have accessed CrowdStrike’s internal systems. This breach occurred amid rising concerns over insider threats within the cybersecurity landscape. On…

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Salesforce Disassociates from Gainsight-Published Applications

Salesforce Detects Unauthorized Activity Linked to Gainsight Applications On November 21, Salesforce informed its customers of unusual activity tied to applications developed by Gainsight, which are directly managed by users. The detection of this atypical behavior raised concerns regarding potential unauthorized access to sensitive Salesforce data through its connection with…

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