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🚨 Four arrests in UK ransomware probe targeting retail giants M&S, Co-op, and Harrods. The suspects, aged just 17 to 20, are linked to:
💻 Ransomware attacks
💰 Data blackmail & money laundering
📉 £300M profit loss for M&S
⛔ 46-day online store shutdown

Law enforcement from the NCA and FBI seized devices and are investigating connections to known threat group “DragonForce.”
M&S’s chairman is now calling for mandatory breach reporting laws.
This incident underscores how even elite retailers can be vulnerable, and why cyber resilience must be a board-level priority.
reuters.com/business/retail-co
#CyberSecurity #Ransomware #Retail #RiskManagement #NCA #FBI #CyberResilience

🚨 11 Million Critical Vulnerabilities Exposed — Time to Act

A new global scan from Cyble uncovered over 11 million critical security flaws across internet-facing systems.

Key risks include:
🧱 Unpatched legacy infrastructure
🌐 Public-facing IPs with no hardening
⚙️ ICS and healthcare systems left exposed
🔍 Lack of real-time vulnerability management

This is more than a headline — it’s a crisis of oversight and inaction. Every IT leader should be asking:
✅ Are we scanning regularly?
✅ Are patches being prioritized?
✅ Are we assuming breach, or assuming safety?

Now’s the time to act — not react.

#CyberSecurity #RiskManagement #ITOps #Infosec #VulnerabilityManagement
forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2

Forbes11 Million Critical Vulnerabilities Exposed — Act NowYou have been warned — act now to ensure you are not opening the door to hackers by exposing critical vulnerabilities to one and all.

Can Your AI Be Hacked by Email Alone?

No clicks. No downloads. Just one well-crafted email, and your Microsoft 365 Copilot could start leaking sensitive data.

In this week’s episode of Cyberside Chats, @sherridavidoff and @MDurrin discuss EchoLeak, a zero-click exploit that turns your AI into an unintentional insider threat. They also reveal a real-world case from LMG Security’s pen testing team where prompt injection let attackers extract hidden system prompts and override chatbot behavior in a live environment.

We’ll also share:

• How EchoLeak exposes a new class of AI vulnerabilities
• Prompt injection attacks that fooled real corporate systems
• Security strategies every organization should adopt now
• Why AI inputs need to be treated like code

🎧 Listen to the podcast: chatcyberside.com/e/unmasking-
🎥 Watch the video: youtu.be/sFP25yH0sf4

East Africa: Malawi Holds Risk and Gender Training With Support From AU, Comesa and International Idea - Malawi Electoral Commission: [MEC Malawi] The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) held a three-day capacity-building workshop in Lilongwe, supported by the African Union (AU), COMESA, and International IDEA, aimed at strengthening electoral risk management and addressing gender-based… newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLX4 #ElectoralReform #GenderEquality #MalawiElections #RiskManagement #CapacityBuilding

Non-Human Identities: The Hidden Risk in Your Stack

Non-human identities (NHIs)—like API keys, service accounts, and OAuth tokens—now outnumber human accounts in many enterprises. But are you managing them securely? With 46% of organizations reporting compromises of NHI credentials just this year, it’s clear: these powerful, often-overlooked accounts are the next cybersecurity frontier.

Read The Hacker News article for more details: thehackernews.com/2025/06/the-

Dust particles are small. But they can pose a big danger. That's why we're studying how and why they move through the Critical Zone.

And also why these aerospace engineers are testing new airplane engines to see how they handle dust.

bit.ly/4mVvwOg

Aviation A2Z · Largest Engine in the World to Power 777X will Undergo Dust-Ingestion TestGE announced on May 28 that it has completed the second round of GE9X dust-ingestion tests, building upon the initial 2022 evaluations.

So I’m reading a document on risk management and I’ll admit it’s not going in that well.

It is mentioning the mid 17th Century clever-clogs Blaise Pascal. And I just mis-read a quote of his as “fear of ham ought to be proportional to the gravity of the ham and also the probability of event.” And I thought WTA, then re-read it and realised it was harm not ham.

Think I either need more coffee or better glasses