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Municipalities in California, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Texas are recovering from disruptive cyberattacks that have shut down government operations. The attacks have affected services in these local governments.
Cloudflare reported a significant surge in DDoS attacks exceeding 1 Tbps, with over 800 such attacks mitigated in the second quarter. This represents a fivefold increase compared to previous periods.
Young people have embraced AI for various tasks, but the technology also enables more convincing scams. A survey found that 70% of 18-to-22-year-olds experienced an AI-related scam, creating a new safety burden.
The Kids Online Safety Act has seen recent progress, but proponents admit it may be difficult to pass this session. The legislation faces a long road ahead despite mounting political pressure.
CISA confirmed that ransomware groups are exploiting a high-severity Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution vulnerability. The flaw has been actively exploited since early July and poses a significant threat.
Researchers demonstrated that a malicious SIM card can order a cellular IoT device to run attacker code. They tested 26 phones and modules, finding 9 vulnerable, including commercial EV chargers and industrial routers.