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Suspected Cyberattack

Hackers Claim Massive Data Theft from Council of Europe

15. June, 2026 - 13:11

The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for a large-scale data breach targeting the Council of Europe. According to the group, the incident involves personal and payroll data belonging to around 10,000 employees.

AI safety controls become transparent

Anthropic Reveals Hidden AI Limits After Developer Outcry

15. June, 2026 - 07:50

Anthropic has revised its approach to communicating safety restrictions in its new language model Claude Fable 5, following mounting criticism from developers and AI researchers. The move comes after concerns that the company had been applying hidden model downgrades when users triggered certain types of requests.

Oracle PeopleSoft Under Attack

Zero-Day Exploit: ShinyHunters Hack Over 100 Organizations

15. June, 2026 - 05:25

The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters has exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft, compromising more than 100 organizations worldwide.

Tightened Deadlines

Only 72 Hours to Act: CISA Slashes Patch Deadlines Amid Rise of AI-Powered Attacks

12. June, 2026 - 07:53

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has significantly shortened the deadline for remediating critical security vulnerabilities, citing the growing use of artificial intelligence by cybercriminals.

Unknown Cloud Resources

Microsoft Alternative Euro-Office Under Scrutiny: 99% of Its Code Traces Back to Russia

12. June, 2026 - 05:59

A source code analysis suggests that Euro-Office, despite its formal split from OnlyOffice earlier this year, remains heavily dependent on software originally developed by programmers working in Russia.

Exposed API Endpoint

ServiceNow Confirms Unauthorized Access to Customer Data

11. June, 2026 - 13:50

A misconfigured API endpoint allowed unauthorized users to access data stored in ServiceNow instances. The company did not release a fix until several weeks after receiving a bug bounty report.

Susceptible to phishing attacks

AI Agent OpenClaw Exposes Sensitive Passwords

11. June, 2026 - 05:14

A security evaluation by Varonis shows that the open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw can be tricked by classic phishing techniques and may expose highly sensitive credentials.

Error Code 1076

Google Gemini Down: Hundreds Report Widespread Outage

10. June, 2026 - 14:20

Hundreds of users reported issues with Google’s AI assistant Gemini around midday on Wednesday. Both the mobile app and web version appear to be affected.

Attack on Global Exchange

Spies Infiltrate Executive’s Email at Global Stock Exchange

09. June, 2026 - 11:32

A major global stock exchange operator has fallen victim to a cyber-espionage campaign after attackers maintained covert access to a senior executive’s email account for five months.

Plans ahead of IPO

OpenAI Reinvents ChatGPT as Full AI Super App

09. June, 2026 - 05:52

OpenAI is preparing its most ambitious overhaul of ChatGPT to date. The company aims to transform its flagship chatbot into a full-scale “super app” featuring autonomous AI agents, developer tools, and integrated third-party services — all ahead of a planned IPO.