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Laying the groundwork to spread disinformation

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📰 Headline Highlights

• UnitedHealth updates number of data breach victims to 190 million

• Hundreds of fake Reddit sites push Lumma Stealer malware

• Google takes action after coder reports 'most sophisticated attack I've ever seen'

• Chinese and Iranian Hackers Are Using U.S. AI Products to Bolster Cyberattacks

• North Koreans clone open source projects to plant backdoors, steal credentials

• New York Blood Center Enterprises Cybersecurity Incident Update

• New Syncjacking attack hijacks devices using Chrome extensions

• DeepSeek Blames Disruption on Cyberattack as Vulnerabilities Emerge

• US blood donation giant warns of disruption after ransomware attack

• US healthcare provider data breach impacts 1 million patients

In other news, House bill aims to better protect financial institutions from ransomware attacks

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It is quite a challenge to shorten our Headline Highlights list that is worth a week of news. Despite that, we are impressed to share something that is not in any headlines this week. Something that troubles us immensely. You might have noticed that.

Always be vigilant. Seek facts. Appreciate truth.

Inside Hexagon

As we navigate a new landscape, Hexagon Center is building another layer of national security that is so much more important than ever before. There are influential people out there laying the groundwork for disinformation just to benefit themselves later. It is more imperative than ever that we seek truth.

HOUSEKEEPING

Glossary/Legend:

• Legacy MFA - Legacy multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an older method of MFA that uses one-time passwords (OTPs) via SMS or mobile apps. It's considered outdated and inadequate to protect against modern cyber threats

• Malware - A software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

• Cyberattack - A malicious attempt to gain unauthorized access to a computer system, network, or device. The goal of a cyberattack is to disrupt or damage the target, or to steal data, intellectual property, or money.

• Ransomware - A type of malware that locks or encrypts a victim's files and demands a ransom payment to unlock and decrypt them. Ransomware can infect a variety of devices, including computers, smartphones, printers, and more.

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