Meta, international cops use handcuffs and AI to stop scammers
2026-03-11T19:24:01Z•15aaf59dd9e4020d7f1498419c57175b9304cb018be325308e2a717f92339499
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What happened
Collection of breaking security reports and trends: law enforcement and Meta used AI to disrupt large scam networks (150k accounts removed, 21 arrests); Police Scotland fined £66k for mishandling sensitive victim data; Swiss e‑voting pilot suspended after 2,048 ballots could not be decrypted due to failed USB keys. Multiple active security incidents and compromises include a critical Microsoft Excel zero‑click information disclosure (Copilot‑agent vector), Cisco SD‑WAN vulnerabilities under active exploitation, a ShinyHunters Salesforce/customer data heist, ELECQ ransomware exposing customer P
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- 15aaf59dd9e4020d7f1498419c57175b9304cb018be325308e2a717f92339499
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-11T19:24:01Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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