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Kovack Financial, LLC: data breach notification (Washington Attorney General)

Reported to the Washington Attorney General on 08/10/2026. Date of breach: 08/08/2025. 657 Washington residents affected. Information compromised: Name; Social Security Number; Driver's License or Washington ID Card Number; Financial & Banking Information; Passport Number; Medical Information.

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OpenAI slows Astra, Irregular won't talk, Senate confirms Cassady

OpenAI slows release of Astra model citing cyber capabilities Irregular won't say if there were more rogue incidents U.S. cyber ambassador nominee Cassady confirmed in Senate Episode shownotes: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-openai-slows-astra-irregular-wont-talk-senate-confirms-cassady/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker AI is helping attackers research targets, create malicious code, and adapt faster. But the fundamentals have not changed. Code still needs to execute,…

Washington AG breach notices·Confirmed Breach
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American Addiction Centers: data breach notification (Washington Attorney General)

Reported to the Washington Attorney General on 08/07/2026. Date of breach: 05/12/2026. 1,155 Washington residents affected. Information compromised: Name; Social Security Number; Health Insurance Policy or ID Number; Medical Information.

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Faked bug reports, Meta's rogue AI, China investigates Palo Alto

Apple's bug bounty program overwhelmed by fake AI generated reports China launches cybersecurity review into Palo Alto Networks products Meta AI hacks external systems during cybersecurity testing Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-faked-bug-reports-metas-rogue-ai-china-investigates-palo-alto/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker AI risk does not only come from attackers. Employees are adopting AI tools faster than many organizations can evaluate…

KrebsOnSecurity·
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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions

A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and conspiracy to hack and extort more than 165 organizations that used the cloud data storage provider Snowflake. Connor Riley Moucka, of Kitchener, Ontario, also admitted to stealing call and text history records of more than 100 million AT&T customers.

Graham Cluley·
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Apple’s bug bounty program is drowning in so much AI slop, it is in danger of missing serious exploits

Apple has imposed strict new submission limits on its bug bounty portal after finding itself overwhelmed by low-quality, AI generated vulnerability reports - many of which were found to be describing security flaws that simply didn't exist. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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AI safety tests reach the internet, Private Relay flaw unmasks IPs, weak telcos invite Salt Typhoon

AI safety tests spill onto the real internet Private Relay flaw unmasks IP addresses Weak telcos left door open for Salt Typhoon Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-ai-safety-tests-reach-the-internet-private-relay-flaw-unmasks-ips-weak-telcos-invite-salt-typhoon/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker AI is compressing the timeline between initial access and impact. That leaves security teams less time to identify, investigate, and contain malicious…

Graham Cluley·
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Smashing Security podcast #479: How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham’s cryptocurrency

Graham gets a phone call from the police. Well, someone who sounds convincingly like the police. There's just one small problem: what they really want is the 24-word seed key to Graham's cryptocurrency wallet. Meanwhile, if you've stayed in a hotel recently, the free Wi-Fi you connected to might have come with an unexpected extra: an all-you-can-eat buffet of "Captive Crunch" for a Russian intelligence-linked hacking group. And a group calling itself the "ExFilSquad" has walked off with 600,000…

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ChainDrop hits npm, Pass-ta-key targets passkeys, AI runs amok in Africa

ChainDrop attack hits npm Pass-ta-key attacks target passkeys AI accounts for most cybercrime in Africa Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-chaindrop-hits-npm-pass-ta-key-targets-passkeys-ai-runs-amok-in-africa/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Attackers do not always bring their own tools. AI can help them find ways to misuse software already trusted by the organization. Today's tip: approval should not mean unlimited access. Define what trusted…

Washington AG breach notices·Confirmed Breach
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Aesto, LLC (Grant County Public Hospital District #2): data breach notification (Washington Attorney General)

Reported to the Washington Attorney General on 08/04/2026. Date of breach: 12/02/2025. 37,253 Washington residents affected. Information compromised: Name; Social Security Number; Driver's License or Washington ID Card Number; Financial & Banking Information; Full Date of Birth; Medical Information; Protected Health Information owned or licensed by a HIPAA covered entity.

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License plate readers as stalking tools, ExfilSquad dumps UK police data, the ever-shrinking patch window

When license plate readers become stalking tools ExfilSquad dumps UK police contact data China-linked hackers shrink the patch window Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-license-plate-readers-as-stalking-tools-exfilsquad-dumps-uk-police-data-the-ever-shrinking-patch-window/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker An attacker uses AI to create a payload your security tools have never seen. Detection now has to recognize it before the payload can act.…

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CTS Journey Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability comp: data breach notification (Washington Attorney General)

Reported to the Washington Attorney General on 08/03/2026. Date of breach: 12/03/2025. 2,226 Washington residents affected. Information compromised: Name; Social Security Number; Driver's License or Washington ID Card Number; Financial & Banking Information; Full Date of Birth; Passport Number; Medical Information.

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UK investments agency breach, CISA water warning, Anthropic rogue threesome

UK's state investments agency suffers data breach CISA tells utilities to remove internet-exposed PLCs following Minnesota attacks Anthropic says its AI hacked real-world companies in three incidents Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-cybersecurity-news-uk-investments-agency-breach-cisa-water-warning-anthropic-threesome/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker AI is helping attackers research targets, create malicious code, and adapt faster. But the…

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Welcoming the Nepalese Government to Have I Been Pwned

Today, we welcome the 47th government onboarded to Have I Been Pwned’s free gov service: Nepal. Their National Cyber Security Centre now has access to monitor Nepalese government domains against the data in HIBP. This gives the NCSC the ability to identify exposure across government email addresses and

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The Department of Know: Minnesota water hack, LLM finds encryption flaw, human error hit Hugging Face

This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Janet Heins, CISO, ChenMed, and Derek Fisher, Director of the Cyber Defense and Information Assurance Program, Temple University. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. Huge thanks to our sponsor, Pindrop A finance worker joined a video call with their CFO and wired $25 million…

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Black Hat USA 2026: From AI SOC Claims to Operational Proof

Black Hat USA 2026 arrives at a point when security leaders are being asked to move faster in two directions at once. They have to respond to attacks that are increasingly automated, identity-driven, and difficult to contain, while also deciding how much autonomy they are prepared to introduce into their own security operations. The show floor will be filled with AI SOC, Agentic SOC, autonomous defense, machine-speed response, and AI-native platform claims. The more useful question is what…