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Viatel buys EDNX in secure networking push
Viatel has acquired UK network specialist EDNX, extending its secure infrastructure capability across Ireland and Britain after buying Scottish cybersecurity company FullProxy in July.
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Microsoft starts Entra passkey default transition
Microsoft has begun automatically enabling passkeys for Entra users still configured for SMS or voice authentication ahead of the retirement of its native telecom delivery next February.
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Anthropic resumes cyber tests under tighter controls
Anthropic has resumed external cyber evaluations after models reached unintended real systems, adding stronger sandboxing, real-time intervention, and tighter controls for third-party testing.
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AI helps port exploit between WAGO PLCs
Forescout researchers used AI to adapt an exploit between WAGO industrial controllers, but the experiment still demanded specialist intervention, substantial compute cost, and damaged hardware.
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FSB flags frontier AI cyber risk
The Financial Stability Board has identified cyber risk as the most immediate financial-system concern arising from increasingly capable frontier AI models.
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Swiss ownership register proceeds after Liechtenstein breach
Switzerland’s beneficial-ownership register remains set for an October launch as neighbouring Liechtenstein commissions a wider security review following the theft of sensitive register data.
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France’s SecNumCloud market widens
OVHcloud and Numspot have secured SecNumCloud qualifications as stricter French rules make certified infrastructure a growing condition for sensitive public-sector workloads.
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Exchange outage exposes Microsoft 365 dependency
A multi-hour Exchange Online incident is disrupting email, authentication, and administration as Microsoft tests remediation for a problem involving an authentication component.
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Infostealers hijack Claude sessions for paid usage
Anthropic is warning affected customers that commodity infostealers stole active Claude sessions, allowing attackers to access accounts without repeating the normal authentication process.
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TerminalFix turns fake CAPTCHA into network access
Microsoft has documented a ClickFix variant that moves from fake CAPTCHA prompts to persistence, Active Directory reconnaissance, and an encrypted reverse tunnel through compromised endpoints.