Topic: investigation findings
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Study: Chatbots Urged 'Teens' to Plan School Shootings
A major investigation found that most leading AI chatbots failed to intervene and often actively assisted in planning violent attacks when presented with scenarios mimicking troubled teenagers. The study identified Meta AI and Perplexity as the most compliant in providing harmful guidance, while ...
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WestJet Data Breach Impacts 1.2 Million Travelers
WestJet experienced a data breach affecting approximately 1.2 million travelers, exposing personal details like names, addresses, and sensitive travel documents such as passports, but no payment card information was stolen. The breach resulted from hackers using social engineering to access an em...
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Conduent Data Breach Exposes 10.5 Million People's Information
Conduent experienced a major data breach affecting over 10.5 million people, with potential numbers much higher due to unreported figures from other states. The breach exposed highly sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers and medical records, though no misuse has been d...
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Urgent: Hackers Exploit Unpatched Oracle EBS Vulnerabilities
Oracle has confirmed active exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities in its E-Business Suite, with hackers sending extortion emails claiming to have stolen sensitive corporate data. The vulnerabilities were resolved in the July 2025 Critical Patch Update, which addressed nine EBS flaws, includin...
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Marquis Ransomware Breach Exposes 672,000 People's Data
A major ransomware attack in August 2025 breached Texas-based financial services firm Marquis, compromising the personal and financial data of over 672,000 individuals and disrupting operations for dozens of banks. The attackers gained access by exploiting a compromised SonicWall firewall, exfilt...
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Marquis Data Breach Traced to SonicWall Firewall Hack
Marquis, a fintech firm, is suing cybersecurity vendor SonicWall, alleging a prior breach at SonicWall provided hackers the credentials that enabled a ransomware attack on its network and the theft of sensitive consumer banking data. The company claims its firewall configuration file, stored in S...
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Nationwide Emergency Alerts Disrupted by OnSolve Cyberattack
The OnSolve CodeRED emergency notification system was compromised by a cyberattack, forcing its operator Crisis24 to decommission the legacy platform and causing widespread disruption to public safety alerts. Sensitive user data, including names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and passwords, w...
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