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NWS Boston (via Facebook): Pleasant weather returns to southern New England through Wednesday, with high temperatures in the high 70s to low 80s and comfortable humidity. Some low end chances for a few rain showers Wednesday, but will be very spotty in nature, if at all. [Link]#MaWX
CVE-2026-48907 (CVSS 100): The Unauthenticated RCE That Turns Your Joomla Site into a Pwned Statistic + Video
Introduction: A new zero‑click Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability has been discovered in the popular Joomla Content Editor (JCE) extension. Tracked as CVE‑2026‑48907 and carrying a…
2026’s AI race is only getting more consequential. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others are in a battle where the stakes are rising—and what they do next will matter more than ever. #AI#BigTech https://dwealth.news/?p=37239
Ransomware’s Hidden Web: Unmasking the Interlock-Rhysida Shared Malware Arsenal and What It Means for Your Defense + Video
Introduction: The modern ransomware landscape has evolved beyond isolated criminal gangs into a complex, interconnected supply chain where malware, crypters, loaders, and even…
Nova ransomware claims a breach of Sky Devices, a technology maker known for smartphones, tablets, wearables, and laptops. The group says stolen data samples may be shared if contact is made. #SkyDevices#Ransomware#Technology
US tech giant #Google sues operators of the AI‑powered #OutsiderAI phishing kit, a tool built by a Russian cybercrime group using generative #AI for targeted scams. The lawsuit reflects global pressure on illicit digital actors. #Russ
Divine IT, a Bangladesh-based IT consultancy, reported a ransomware attack by nova. Attackers used stolen data and samples to pressure the firm; ERP and security services were impacted. #Bangladesh#Ransomware#DivineIT
SENIOR ANTHROPIC technical staff are in Washington to meet with White House officials to try resolving a dispute that has taken the company’s most advanced AI models offline, Axios reported on Sunday, citing a source close to the company. zurl.co/BueJB
Solo on the Mountain, Solo in the Shell: The Hacker’s Guide to Isolated Vulnerability Hunting + Video
Introduction: Cybersecurity often feels like a solitary climb—logs, payloads, and Burp sessions replacing human voices. For many, especially women in male-dominated rooms, the isolation can be…
Spyware is being used across Europe to secretly hack phones and monitor people who speak out. Public money still funds this industry. We need to stop it before it spreads further: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06...
“US order to block foreign access to Anthropic’s top models marks a reversal.
Anthropic disabled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide after a directive it calls disproportionate, the first export control aimed at specific AI models.”
At some point don’t be surprised if the major AI labs “diversify” away from American (read: tRumps’) oppression.
Trying to kill Anthropic is another ham-fisted F-up by President F-up and his minions.
Microsoft’s WFP: The Kernel-Level Secret Weapon That Stops Hackers Dead – But Can It Be Turned Against You? + Video
Introduction: The Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) is Microsoft’s kernel-level framework that unifies network traffic inspection with process identity – a capability that previous…
Spyware is being used across Europe to secretly hack phones and monitor people who speak out. Public money still funds this industry. We need to stop it before it spreads further: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06...
Court reporting shows AI's limits in replacing human skill, as reporters remain crucial for capturing gestures and working through noise, amid a worker shortage (Allison Pohle/Wall Street Journal)
REVERSE ENGINEERING EXPOSED: How to Think Like a Malware Analyst and Break Any Binary + Video
Introduction: Reverse engineering (RE) is the systematic process of extracting knowledge from a software artifact without access to its original source code. For cybersecurity professionals—whether…
Anthropic shutdown sparks sovereignty debate across Europe
The European Commission is evaluating the impact of a US order that forced Anthropic to shut down its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models globally. European researchers are divided between developing domestic foundation…
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty in US court to Conti ransomware involvement, admitting malware development and victim data possession, facing up to 20 years in prison.
Taym Alshoghri, Deemah H. Tashman, Mohammad Reza Gerami, Soumaya Cherkaoui
Securing the Future of IoMT in the Post-Quantum Era: An Edge-Native Federated Learning Approach https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.14515
Humanity Protocol’s $36M hack tied to suspected North Korean hackers: Quantstamp
A fake Bithumb email used in the $36 million Humanity Protocol hack points to the involvement of North Korean threat actors, according to Quantstamp. #crypto#news
SCOOP w @telliotter.bsky.social : a little-known but crucial regulation on how the government regulates data centers that hold federal data is set to expire in a few months—and neither Congress nor the White House is making any moves to replace it
Two malicious browser extensions, Smart Adblocker and Adblock for Browser, have been identified for secretly stealing private AI chat conversations from platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
The China-nexus actor Velvet Ant maintained a near-decade campaign by backdooring OpenSSH and PAM components to gain persistent, silent access to critical infrastructure.
On Friday, Anthropic received a U.S. government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for any foreign national, inside or outside the U.S., including foreign-national Anthropic employees.
My Sunday essay explores the fact that the era of permissioned intelligence has arrived.
Sources: the US government plans to let the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act, which details standards for data center use and operations, expire in September (Wired)
From Sandbox to Breach: Why Ignoring Microsoft’s July 1st Agent 365 Migration Deadline Could Leave Your Copilot Studio & Foundry Agents Exposed + Video
Introduction: Agentic AI has evolved from simple chatbots into autonomous entities capable of executing system commands and accessing sensitive…
Two days after Dario Amodei called for mandatory frontier AI testing, the US ordered Anthropic to cut off foreign access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Justin Hendrix on how Washington's improvised response exposed the lack of an AI safety playbook.
www.insurancejournal.com/news/interna... Bloomberg News has learned that at least three other Israeli companies (besides NSO Group) — Paragon, Candiru and Cognyte Software Ltd. — have developed zero-click hacking tools, according to former employees.
Canadian Mother Sues Sam Altman Over ChatGPT Role in Death
Sam Altman and OpenAI Face New Lawsuit After Canadian Mother Alleges ChatGPT Contributed to Daughter’s Suicide Sam Altman Faces Lawsuit as ChatGPT Suicide Case Triggers Legal Storm OpenAI Hit With New Lawsuit Over Alleged ChatGPT Role in…