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Also: US Cyber Grants Are Dwindling; Hybrid Threats Renew Focus on OT ResilienceIn this week’s update, four ISMG editors examined the voice phishing attacks linked to the Google and Cisco breaches, the funding gap in U.S. cybersecurity support for local governments and the implications of hybrid warfare on operational technology resilience.

In 2024, it was Snowflake. In 2025, it's Salesforce. ShinyHunters is back, with low-tech hacks that nonetheless manage to bring down international megaliths like Google, Cisco, and Adidas.

Voice Phishing Attacks on Salesforce Users Remains Repeat ShinyHunters TacticTechnology giants Google and Cisco separately said they've both suffered recent data breaches after attackers socially engineered their employees via voice phishing attacks, leading to a breach of their customer relationship management software, exposing customer data.

Psst, wanna steal someone's biometrics? black hat Critical security flaws in Broadcom chips used in more than 100 models of Dell computers could allow attackers to take over tens of millions of users' devices, steal passwords, and access sensitive data, including fingerprint information, according to Cisco Talos.…

The networking giant said this week that an employee suffered a voice phishing attack that resulted in the compromise of select user data, including email addresses and phone numbers.

Cisco has disclosed that cybercriminals stole the basic profile information of users registered on Cisco.com following a voice phishing (vishing) attack that targeted a company representative. [...]