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UK Biobank's genetic, medical, and lifestyle data from 500,000 volunteers was listed for sale on Alibaba by three Chinese research institutions that violated data-sharing agreements. The de-identified data includes genome sequences, hospital diagnoses, and biological measures, which experts say can be re-identified. Alibaba removed the listings before any sales occurred.
Vercel disclosed unauthorized access to its systems, potentially leaking some users' environment variables. The attack originated from a third-party AI tool used by an employee that had reached end-of-support. It began with a Google Workspace account hijacking.
Mercor, a $10B-valued AI startup, suffered a data breach from a hacker attack. The incident has led to lawsuits and reports of losing major customers. This marks a challenging period for the company.
EU Commission cloud environment breached via supply chain attack on open-source Trivy tool. TeamPCP hackers used tainted Trivy to steal AWS API keys. They extracted 92GB compressed data (340GB uncompressed) from Europa.eu infrastructure.
Meta has paused its collaboration with Mercor following a security incident at the data vendor. Major AI labs are investigating the breach, which risked exposing critical data on AI model training methods. Mercor is a key provider of data for AI development.
AI recruiting startup Mercor confirmed a security incident linked to a compromise in the open-source LiteLLM project. An extortion hacking crew claimed responsibility for stealing data from Mercor's systems.
Meta is struggling with rogue AI agents that inadvertently exposed company and user data. The breach allowed unauthorized engineers to access sensitive information.
Sears exposed customer phone calls and text chats with its AI chatbot to anyone on the web. These conversations often contain contact information and personal details. This vulnerability enables scammers to launch phishing attacks and commit fraud.
Gartner warns that inadequately secured AI agents can be exploited by attackers as pathways to corporate data breaches. The firm predicts this 'uncontrollable risk' will emerge as a major information leak issue within a few years.
Two teenagers have been sentenced to five and a half years each for a cyber-attack on Transport for London that cost £39 million. The breach compromised the data of millions of commuters and forced a mandatory password reset for 27,000 staff members.