The social media platform confirmed that the issue allowed third parties to send password reset emails to Instagram users.
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Russia’s APT28 Targeting Energy Research, Defense Collaboration Entities
APT28 was seen impersonating popular webmail and VPN services, including Microsoft OWA, Google, and Sophos VPN portals.
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LLMs in Attacker Crosshairs, Warns Threat Intel Firm
Threat actors are hunting for misconfigured proxy servers to gain access to APIs for various LLMs.
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EU Sets February Deadline for Verdict on Google’s $32B Wiz Acquisition
The record-breaking deal has already received a green light from the US government.
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Torq Raises $140 Million at $1.2 Billion Valuation
The company will use the investment to accelerate platform adoption and expansion into the federal market.
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Hackers Accessed University of Hawaii Cancer Center Patient Data; They Weren’t Immediately Notified
UH officials declined an interview request and have refused to provide key information, including which cancer research project had been affected or how much UH paid the hackers to regain access to files.
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In Other News: 8,000 Ransomware Attacks, China Hacked US Gov Emails, IDHS Breach Impacts 700k
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Jaguar Land Rover sales crash, hundreds of gen-AI data policy violations, and Chinese cyberattacks against Taiwan intensified.
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Tim Kosiba Named NSA Deputy Director
Kosiba, a veteran of the Intelligence Community with over 30 years of federal service, returns to the agency as its most senior civilian leader.
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FBI: North Korean Spear-Phishing Attacks Use Malicious QR Codes
The North Korean state-sponsored espionage group Kimsuky has targeted government organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions.
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Trend Micro Patches Critical Code Execution Flaw in Apex Central
Tenable has released PoC code and technical details after the vendor announced the availability of patches for three vulnerabilities.
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