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https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/06/05/if-you-dont-fall-for-these-extortionists-calls-theyll-show-up-with-usb-sticks/5251891

https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/only-10-of-socs-say-theyre-getting.html?m=1

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/dashlane-explains-how-attackers-managed-to-download-encrypted-password-vaults/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-thousands-of-sites-for-clickfix-and-fakeupdate-attacks/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/hackers-used-metas-ai-support-bot-to-seize-instagram-accounts/

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-cybersecurity-hype-reality-check-gartner/821867/0:0

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• https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/ai-assisted-exploit-development-scanner-detection
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/california-ag-sues-23andme-over-2023-breach-exposing-health-data/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-globalprotect-vpn-auth-bypass-flaw-now-exploited-in-attacks/
• https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/29/microsoft-under-fire-for-threatening-security-researcher-with-criminal-investigation/
• https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/megalodon-malware-infects-thousands-github-repos

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Links to this week’s stories:

• https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/claude-mythos-ai-finds-10000-high.html
• https://www.tenable.com/blog/key-findings-from-the-verizon-dbir-2026
• https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-govcloud-keys-on-github/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grafana-breach-caused-by-missed-token-rotation-after-tanstack-attack/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-links-repo-breach-to-tanstack-npm-supply-chain-attack/
• https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/npm-adds-2fa-gated-publishing-and.html