Google Cloud Next proves what we suspected: Everything is AI now

A large set of trending security stories: Google Threat Intelligence Group uncovered a crime group using Microsoft Teams help‑desk impersonation plus custom ‘Snow’ malware to steal data; CISA and UK partners removed a previously unknown ‘Firestarter’ backdoor from a US federal network; ShinyHunters claim 7.5M Carnival-related emails leaked and ~500k UK Biobank volunteer medical records were listed for sale on Alibaba. A 10‑country advisory warns China‑linked actors are co-opting compromised routers and IoT devices as proxy networks. Researchers disclosed FAST16, malware that sabotages physics/