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Large-scale data theft

Hackers publish Allianz Life data from Salesforce attacks

14. August, 2025 - 10:41

The US insurer Allianz Life was the target of a cyber attack in mid-July. Unknown hackers have now published sensitive data from around 2.8 million data records containing information on customers and business partners.

Perplexity controls interface

Telekom launches AI-Powered smartphone without visible apps

14. August, 2025 - 09:26

Deutsche Telekom has launched a smartphone that eliminates visible apps through an AI-powered voice assistant.

Roskomnadzor

Russia restricts calls on WhatsApp and Telegram

14. August, 2025 - 08:42

Russia restricts calls with the foreign messenger services WhatsApp and Telegram to allegedly ward off terrorists and fraudsters.

Hackers penetrate booking systems

Criminal hacker group steals hotel guest data from Italian resorts

13. August, 2025 - 13:44

A criminal hacker group has obtained the personal data of tens of thousands of vacationers from Italian hotels through the identification documents that guests must provide during registration.

New attack technique discovered

FIDO authentication vulnerability: New downgrade attack bypasses passkey security

13. August, 2025 - 12:37

Passkeys and FIDO authentication are designed to provide robust protection against phishing attacks. However, researchers have now discovered a critical loophole that can undermine even strong passkey authentication. Attackers can exploit a targeted downgrade technique to force users into using insecure login methods. This risk grows as FIDO adoption

Security patch

SAP closes critical code injection gap in SAP S/4HANA

13. August, 2025 - 09:44

Just in time for the monthly Patch Day, SAP has published 26 security advisories, including four reports classified as particularly critical. The most serious vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.9 and affects S/4HANA installations.

Data leak

Google: Salesforce hack affected contact details of advertising customers

12. August, 2025 - 11:49

Following the attack by the hacker group ShinyHunters on a Salesforce instance, Google has clarified that its own systems were spared, only the business contacts of potential Ads customers were affected.

Hallucinations and paranoia

ChatGPT advice leads to poisoning from the 19th century

12. August, 2025 - 11:12

A 60-year-old man developed bromine poisoning three months after blindly following the AI’s dietary recommendations.

Complete shutdown possible

Axis vulnerabilities: Hackers gain access to camera feeds

12. August, 2025 - 08:25

Researchers from the cyber security team Team82 have discovered serious vulnerabilities in Axis Communications products. In combination, these vulnerabilities not only allow attackers to watch live broadcasts, but also to switch off cameras and execute malicious code. Axis has now released updates and urges users to install them quickly.

Integration into CoreAI team

GitHub CEO leaves – Microsoft fully integrates platform

11. August, 2025 - 19:38

After nearly four years at the helm, Thomas Dohmke is leaving GitHub to “become a startup founder again”. Microsoft is using the change in leadership to completely realign the developer platform.