🤖 The Silent Threat to Your Organization’s Machine Learning Infrastructure

As organizations rapidly integrate artificial intelligence into their operations, a insidious new attack vector has emerged that threatens the very foundation of machine learning systems. AI model poisoning represents a sophisticated form of cyberattack that manipulates training data to corrupt AI models, potentially causing catastrophic failures in critical business systems.

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🔑 The Great Password Purge: Why 2025 is the Year to Finally Kill Legacy Authentication

With password attacks surging to 7,000 per second and legacy authentication becoming the weakest link in organizational security, the shift to passwordless methods is no longer optional but a critical business imperative.

⚠️ Threat Updates

🔴 Scattered Spider Shifts Focus to US Insurance Sector with Sophisticated Ransomware and Extortion Campaigns (6/25/25)

The cybercriminal group Scattered Spider has intensified its operations against the US insurance industry, leveraging advanced social engineering tactics to breach help desks and IT support channels. Recent incidents at Erie Insurance and Aflac highlight the group’s evolving strategy, with attackers suspected of accessing highly sensitive data, including Social Security numbers and health information. Organizations are urged to strengthen segmentation, enhance employee awareness, and review access controls to mitigate risk. » More Info

🔴 Iranian-Backed Hackers Threaten to Leak Trump-Related Emails, Escalate Attacks on US Infrastructure (7/1/25)

Pro-Iranian hackers have threatened to release emails allegedly stolen from individuals connected to former President Donald Trump, according to US officials, as part of a coordinated smear campaign. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI, and NSA jointly warned that Iranian-backed groups are likely to intensify cyberattacks against US critical infrastructure — including utilities, transportation, and economic hubs—following recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. » More Info

🗨️ Parting Words

“A data breach isn’t just technical—it’s a customer exodus waiting to happen.”

― Christopher Graham, Former UK Information Commissioner

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