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The AssuranceAmerica Breach Affected Nearly Seven Million People

A breach reported by AssuranceAmerica affected 6,998,886 people and included driver-licence information. The long-term risk is identity abuse, not only an immediate phishing campaign. US motor insurer AssuranceAmerica began notifying people after an incident affecting 6,998,886 individuals. Public notices and…

JADEPUFFER Compresses a Ransomware Intrusion into Minutes

Sysdig describes JADEPUFFER as the first documented end-to-end agentic ransomware operation. Its speed changes how defenders should think about containment and AI infrastructure exposure. Sysdig reported an operation it calls JADEPUFFER on 1 July. The attacker exploited an internet-facing Langflow…

When a Government Can Switch Off Your AI

When a Government Can Switch Off Your AI

Claude, export controls and the case for keeping local models within reach On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5. Three days later, neither model was available to anyone. The reason was not a…

Malicious JetBrains AI Plugins Stole Developer API Keys

At least 15 JetBrains plugins posed as AI assistants while stealing provider credentials. The campaign shows why developer tooling needs central governance and short-lived secrets. Security company Aikido reported a coordinated set of malicious plugins in the JetBrains Marketplace. The…