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Do you really know who it is?

🤷‍♀️ What now?: Even if you think it’s your mom, double check with a Personal Identifier.

Meanwhile … Grok Exposes Underlying Prompts for Its AI Personas: ‘EVEN PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR ASS’

📰 Headline Highlights

• Colt Telecom attack claimed by WarLock ransomware, data up for sale

• HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach

• Casino gaming company Bragg says hackers accessed ‘internal computer environment’

• Massive Allianz Life data breach impacts 1.1 million people

• Speed cameras knocked out after cyber attack

• iPhone users may finally be able to send encrypted texts to Android friends with iOS 26

• Pharmaceutical Company Inotiv Confirms Ransomware Attack

• Major Belgian telecom firm says cyberattack compromised data on 850,000 accounts

• Highly Sensitive Medical Cannabis Patient Data Exposed by Unsecured Database

In other news, Executives Warned About Celebrity Podcast Scams

GOOD READ: Scammers turn to ‘ghost-tapping’ retail fraud to launder funds

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Glossary/Legend:

• LLM (Large Language Model) - a type of artificial intelligence that uses deep learning to understand, generate, and respond to human language by processing massive amounts of text data from the internet and other sources.

• Personal Identifier - A unique word or phrase shared exclusively with an individual or a group, serving as a means of identification and affirmation within the established relationship. It is recommended that 2 or more Personal Identifiers be established per person.

• 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.

• Malware (short for malicious software) - refers to any intrusive software developed by cybercriminals (often called hackers) to steal data and damage or destroy computers and computer systems.

• 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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