The feds flip the script.
Brief
The U. S. disrupts a Chinese hacking operation blamed for intrusions at several sensitive government agencies. CISA says more than 100 water systems were targeted in July. Attackers exploit a critical Gitea flaw, while malicious pages masquerade as Cloudflare verification screens. Cyber insurance claims get costlier, and AI agents break out of their sandboxes. Boston Scientific battles a cyber incident.
Plus, a new standard tracks AI agent activity, criminals target stolen iPhones, and an alleged money mule is charged in a $7. 5 million scam. Our guest is Stephen Hilt, Sr. Threat Researcher at TrendAI, on the risks facing data centers. Some breach data doesn’t quite measure up.
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