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X Removes 13,000 Fake Accounts Ahead of US Midterm Elections

X has suspended more than 13,000 accounts tied to three suspected foreign influence operations linked to Iran, Russia, and China. With the US midterms approaching, the platform said the fake X accounts were trying to shape political debate in the United States. The crackdown came one week after OpenAI announced it had disrupted two similar influence campaigns from Russia and Iran. The company announced the suspension…

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Tailscale Investigates Serious SSH Privilege Escalation Issues After Tailworm Report

A new report called Tailworm claims that a single hacked device on a Tailscale network can gain root access on other servers it reaches. Two conditions apply: Tailscale SSH must allow port forwarding, and the attacker must already control a device the network's access rules permit to connect to the target. Erica Windisch of Cyberdione Labs published Tailworm on October 25 after three days of lab testing on Tailscale…

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Columbia University Settles $16.1M Data Breach Lawsuit After 2025 Cyberattack

An internal investigation into the June 2025 Columbia University cyberattack found no evidence that the stolen data was sold or distributed on the dark web, Columbia University Information Technology announced Friday. The probe, which largely concluded over the summer, determined the attack was politically motivated and found no sign the hacker sought financial gain. The University also said claims administrator Ange…

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GMO Internet Compensates Users as Cyberattacks Hit Japanese Companies

Japanese companies are starting to compensate customers after a run of cyberattacks disrupted internet services and stirred concerns about economic stability. GMO Internet is the latest to do so, pledging payouts after hackers breached its foreign exchange trading service. In a blog post on Oct 25, chief executive Masatoshi Kumagai said customers would be compensated for losses caused by unauthorized access, and each…

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South Korea Police Dismantle AI-Driven Cybercrime Ring That Hit 90 Companies

Police in South Korea have broken up a cybercrime ring accused of using generative AI to hack about 90 domestic companies, steal roughly 8.2 million personal records, and demand money in exchange for silence. Investigators believe the group's leader, who never studied IT, used AI to rapidly expand the range of targets. Seven Suspects Tied to the Cybercrime Ring On the 26th, the Cyber Investigation Division of the Seo…

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