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CISA Lauded for Fast Response, Transparency and Detailing Security RecommendationsSecure developers' use of public code repositories, monitor them for secrets and if they get exposed, have a well-tested incident response playbook at the ready. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has shared these and other lessons learned after suffering a data leak.

Also, 23andMe Breach Settlement, GitHub AI Flaw, Ubiquiti Patches Critical BugsThis week, hidden breaches, researchers exposed a GitHub AI agent flaw, an Ubiquiti critical flaw, a ColdFusion flaw, a growing Chinese ORB, U.K. government FortiBleed exposure, 23andMe victims get $46.75 million, 3.8 million affected by Medtronic breach and Cerner's 2025 victim count went up.

Researchers Urge Organizations to Rotate Credentials and Review Audit LogsThreat actor 888 claims it stole Accenture source code and cloud credentials, prompting researchers to warn that any exposed Azure tokens, encryption keys or DevOps secrets could enable follow-on intrusions and downstream supply-chain attacks even as Accenture says operations remain unaffected.

Richard Horne Seeks to Reframe Discussion of Cyber ExposureBritain's top cybersecurity official sought Wednesday to reframe digital defense as a contest against a constantly shifting opponent rather than a risk to be managed, calling today's spate of breaches and hacking incidents the opening salvos of a future war.

World Cup 2026 Bug Exposed World Cup Camera Feeds, Stream KeysA white-hat hacker discovered a now-fixed authorization flaw in a FIFA World Cup 2026 platform that allowed users to access a World Cup camera feed and other restricted resources. "An attacker could have rickrolled the entire FIFA World Cup," wrote Bobdahacker.

Investigators Found Months of Unchecked Database Scraping ActivitySouth Korea's privacy regulator fined Coupang a record 624.7 billion won after concluding that weak authentication controls, insider access abuse, evidence destruction and unauthorized data collection contributed to the exposure of personal information belonging to 33.7 million people.

UCL's Melanie Garson on Anti-Fragility, Supply Chain Risk and AI AdoptionGeopolitical exposure has quietly moved to the front of the security agenda, and most organizations are only now realizing how little they understand about where their risks originate, says Melanie Garson, associate professor of international security at UCL.

Also: Zcash Patches Flaw, $32M Humanity Protocol HackThis week, a key player in a $97M laundering scheme got prison time, Humanity Protocol suffered $32M in losses, Zcash patched a flaw, the EU targeted crypto platforms tied to Russia, authorities froze $3.8M in illicit funds and researchers exposed a Trezor chip weakness.

IBM False Claims Act Plaintiff Alleges Years of Hidden Security FailuresA former IBM vice president of threat intelligence alleged IBM and AT&T failed to implement basic security controls and obtained major government contracts despite unresolved cybersecurity deficiencies that potentially exposed sensitive federal data.

Funding at $1B Valuation Will Expand Controls Across Developer and AI EcosystemsSocket raised $60 million in a Thrive Capital-led Series C at a $1 billion valuation to expand its supply-chain security platform beyond package managers as AI coding tools increase enterprise exposure to malicious dependencies, browser extensions and developer tooling.

Also: Rethinking SASE and AI's Impact on the Cyber WorkforceIn this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed what the Musk vs. Altman trial exposed about OpenAI's governance program, how AI is reshaping the way enterprises think about security and why Cisco, Cloudflare, Arctic Wolf and other firms are redesigning their workforces for the AI era.

Is the Vulnerability Exposed and Easily Exploitable?Not all supply chain vulnerabilities are alike. Between the exploding volume of new CVEs and the number of actual mass attacks, there lies a sweet spot of just dozens of vulnerabilities to quickly patch to head off risk. No company is able to address every new vulnerability.

Driftnet Acquisition Adds Real-Time Visibility Into Exposed Assets and AI RisksSecurityScorecard acquired internet reconnaissance startup Driftnet to expand real-time visibility into hidden infrastructure, exposed assets and AI-driven third-party risks while strengthening threat hunting, attribution and internet-scale intelligence capabilities.

Akamai Says Startup LayerX's Browser Telemetry Will Strengthen Access DecisionsAkamai said its proposed $205 million acquisition of LayerX will add enterprise browser security and AI usage controls to its zero trust portfolio as enterprises grapple with generative AI data exposure, autonomous AI agents and growing demand for browser-level visibility.

Chuck Robbins Warns Customers Face Growing Exposure From Equipment Past SupportCisco is embedding Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview into internal security operations to test code, accelerate patching and push infrastructure upgrades, even as it lays off 4,000 employees to redirect spending toward AI, silicon, optics and security.

An On Demand video from ID DatawebScattered Spider continues to evolve, and organizations across financial services, healthcare, insurance, telecommunications, and other sectors are strengthening defenses against increasingly sophisticated identity-driven threats.

ICO Warns Key Security Gaps Led to Exposed Data of Over 630,000 PeopleA British regulator said a major water sector organization failed to use establish cybersecurity safeguards to secure sensitive data, allowing hackers to use a phishing campaign to gain persistence, steal records and expose more than 630,000 sensitive records.

Also, Taiwan Rail Hack, Massive DDoS Attack and Karakurt Jail SentenceThis week, Microsoft Edge exposed passwords, Taiwan police make arrests in high-speed rail hack and a 2.45 billion-request DDoS attack. A Karakurt negotiator jailed, North Korean IT worker scams led to prison terms and France detained a teen over a government data breach. Another Ivanti zero-day.

Blackbaud's Attorneys Jon Olson and Ron Raether on Legal Risk, Trust and RecoveryIn part three of the Anatomy of a Breach series, attorneys Jon W. Olson and Ron Raether examine what happens in the aftermath of a breach crisis. The experts discuss legal exposure, regulatory scrutiny and how early decisions can shape long-term trust, litigation outcomes and recovery.

Allianz Retains Risk Exposure While Outsourcing Cyber Insurance OperationsAllianz will transition operational control of its standalone commercial cyber insurance business to Coalition, combining the insurer's global distribution and balance sheet with Coalition's cyber underwriting, monitoring and incident response capabilities in a long-term strategic partnership.