AI-Driven Identity Attacks Are Surging, PwC Warns
2026-06-30T08:51:53Z•c35f96daec2667a4237e5dd66805a3d0351285848893e59659618be29bc0ffd2
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What happened
This TechRepublic feed highlights an uptick in AI-enabled and identity-focused attacks—fueling prompt-injection abuse against enterprise AI and malware analysis (notably macOS.Gaslight, linked to North Korea, using prompt injection and Telegram C2). Google released Chrome 149 fixing 18 vulnerabilities (including four critical flaws); organizations should patch immediately. Multiple large-scale breaches and leaks were reported (Madison Square Garden 26M visitor records, Xsolis ~1.4M healthcare records, Tata Electronics leak, LastPass vendor-exposed CRM data) alongside a major Europol/Microsoft
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