Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

This week, the shadows moved faster than the patches

Turns out the real problem is not AI but staff still clicking on dodgy emails from 'IT support' Nearly half of UK businesses are still getting breached, and in many cases, the attacker's big breakthrough is an employee clicking "sure, why not" on a fake login page.…

Also, Colt Services Outage Persists, Finland Charges Americans in Vastaamo HackThis week, Microsoft hit RaccoonO365, Colt Technology Services, Finland charged a U.S. citizen in Vastaamo hack. RevengeHotels hackers used AI, Meta can't overturn a privacy case verdict. Chinese hackers unleashed spear phishing emails. Prosper confirmed a data breach, as did Kering fashion houses.

The threat actor known as TA558 has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks delivering various remote access trojans (RATs) like Venom RAT to breach hotels in Brazil and Spanish-speaking markets

What happens when cybercriminals no longer need deep skills to breach your defenses? Today’s attackers are armed with powerful tools that do the heavy lifting — from AI-powered phishing kits to large botnets ready to strike. And they’re not just after big corporations. Anyone can be a target when fake identities, hijacked infrastructure, and insider tricks are used to slip past security

Also: Patch Tuesday, Equalize Scandal Figure Dies and Polymorphic Extension AttackThis week, Ivanti EPM customers should patch, Patch Tuesday, fake extensions mimic legitimate add-ons, a key figure in Italy's Equalize scandal dead of heart attack, and convincing fake browser extensions. Also, Apache Camel flaw, OpenAI's agent automates phishing and Apple patched another zero day.