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Cybersecurity researchers discovered a vulnerability in McHire, McDonald’s chatbot job application platform, that exposed the chats of more than 64 million job applicants across the United States. The flaw was discovered by security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry, who found that the ChatBot’s admin panel utilized a test franchise that was protected by weak credentials of a login name “123456” and a password of “123456”. McHire, powered by Paradox.ai and used by about 90% of McDonald’s franchisees, accepts job applications through a chatbot named Olivia. Applicants can submit names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, and availability, and are…

Trellix reveals how the India-linked DoNot APT group launched a sophisticated spear-phishing attack on a European foreign affairs ministry. Learn about their tactics, the LoptikMod malware, and why this cyber espionage campaign matters for global diplomacy. A sophisticated campaign by the notorious DoNot APT group, also known by names like APT-C-35 and Mint Tempest, has recently targeted a European foreign affairs ministry. This attack, uncovered by the Trellix Advanced Research Centre, highlights the group’s expanding reach beyond its traditional focus on South Asia. Active since at least 2016, the DoNot APT group is a persistent threat, primarily known for targeting…

Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused in U.S. ransomware case Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2025 Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ties to a ransomware group accused of targeting U.S. firms and federal institutions. Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin (26) was arrested in France in June at the request of the U.S. over alleged ties to a ransomware group targeting hundreds of U.S. companies and federal entities. He was detained at Charles de Gaulle Airport and is now in extradition custody. Kasatkin, who once studied and played at Penn State, faces a U.S. arrest warrant for “conspiracy…

Recognized for our prevention-first network security platform across hybrid environments. The 2025 Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Platforms, Q3 2025, has named Check Point a Leader. For us, this recognition reflects the maturity of our Zero Trust capabilities and the focus we’ve placed on unifying control, automating defenses, and enabling secure operations at scale. As Zero Trust moves from a framework to an operational mandate, enterprise security leaders are asking a simple question: which platforms can actually deliver across cloud, network, users, and workloads? Check Point stands out not just for our vision, but for our ability to put that vision…

Token Security announced two transformative innovations that redefine how enterprises discover, govern, and secure expanding universe of AI agents and machine identities. The company has launched an AI Discovery Engine for NHIs and introduced the Token AI Agent, a powerful new conversational interface that enables real-time, natural language interaction with the Token Security platform. These advancements come at a pivotal moment as organizations accelerate into the age of Agentic AI, deploying autonomous agents and complex workflows at scale. Traditional tools fall short in delivering the visibility and responsiveness security teams now require, and Token’s AI-native capabilities are purpose-built to meet…

In March, the White House handed down an executive order mandating that the federal government will stop issuing paper checks for disbursements, effective Sept. 30, and will stop accepting them for payments “as soon as practicable.” Through the past several months, PYMNTS Intelligence, alongside Ingo Payments, has found that government disbursements have been commonplace and are ripe for a continued shift away from paper checks toward digital channels. About half of the individuals we queried said they had received at least one government disbursement in the previous year. A separate study found that government disbursements accounted for an average of…

An analysis of cyberattacks shared this week by Watchguard Technologies finds there was a 171% increase in total unique network malware detections and a 712% increase in endpoint detections in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter. At the same time, the number of ransomware attacks declined 85% from the previous quarter,.. The post Watchguard Analysis Surfaces Major Spike in Malware Detections appeared first on Security Boulevard.

What if interacting with blockchain’s underlying mechanics could not only educate you but also reward your engagement, while simultaneously making a vital decentralized system more efficient? This is among the core questions addressed by Gas Network’s innovative “Capture the Gap” game, a novel approach to improving the transparency and efficiency of gas markets within the decentralized ecosystem. This initiative moves beyond traditional market dynamics, inviting regular users to become active participants in shaping a more robust and responsive onchain environment. The concept of gas in the blockchain world often presents a barrier to entry for many users, appearing as an…

hype surrounding AI, some ill-informed ideas about the nature of LLM intelligence are floating around, and I’d like to address some of these. I will provide sources—most of them preprints—and welcome your thoughts on the matter. Why do I think this topic matters? First, I feel we are creating a new intelligence that in many ways competes with us. Therefore, we should aim to judge it fairly. Second, the topic of AI is deeply introspective. It raises questions about our thinking processes, our uniqueness, and our feelings of superiority over other beings. Millière and Buckner write [1]: In particular, we…