Five Eyes spooks warn AI means infosec incidents can become ‘major operational and financial crises’
2026-06-23T07:24:00Z•686e6956b4b595118637a06f57d8acd2cebd3d2f8c46b1a15fc9b94828043926
BootROMCisco SD-WANFortinetai-riskdata-breachiPhone A12/A13incident-responsemalwarenation-state-espionagephishingrepo-poisoningsupply-chainvulnerabilitieszero-day
What happened
Compilation of mid‑June 2026 infosec stories pointing to rising systemic risk: Five Eyes warns AI-driven attacks can turn routine incidents into major operational and financial crises. Multiple actively exploited vulnerabilities and zero‑days were reported (Cisco SD‑WAN make‑me‑root, several Fortinet sandbox flaws and a massive password‑stealing campaign affecting ~75k Fortinet devices). A checkm8‑style BootROM exploit was released for A12/A13 iPhones. Large data‑theft and extortion incidents continued (Klue, Council of Europe, Novo Nordisk, Texas hunting/licenses), PRC‑linked espionage hit医疗/
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- 2026-06-23T07:24:00Z
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