McGraw Hill data breach exposes 13.5 million users following Salesforce misconfiguration
Education publishing giant McGraw Hill has confirmed a significant data breach after an extortion attempt by the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters led to the public leak of 13.5 million user records. The breach, which came to light this week, was traced back to a misconfiguration in the company’s Salesforce environment. This security lapse allowed unauthorized access to a webpage hosted on the platform, enabling attackers to exfiltrate over 100GB of data. Editorial credit: Sun
White House and Anthropic seek "Productive" reset following security fears over Mythos Model
In a high-stakes bid to thaw a months-long standoff, White House officials met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday to discuss the national security implications of the startup’s unprecedented new AI model, Mythos. The meeting, described by the White House as "productive and constructive," included Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. It marks the first significant engagement between the Trump administration and Anthropic since the Pentagon de
Meta to slash 8,000 jobs in May as AI pivot triggers new wave of layoffs
Meta Platforms is preparing to eliminate approximately 8,000 roles on May 20, marking the first phase of a significant workforce reduction that could eventually impact up to 20% of the company’s global staff. The initial cut represents roughly 10% of Meta’s current workforce. Editorial credit: gguy / Shutterstock According to internal sources, these layoffs are a direct result of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s aggressive shift toward artificial intelligence. While the company is in a
Operation masquerade: FBI remotely purges Russian spyware from thousands of U.S. routers
In a rare and high-stakes digital intervention, the FBI and the Department of Justice announced on April 7, 2026, that they had successfully executed a court-authorized operation to remotely neutralize a router hijacking campaign led by Russian hackers. The operation, dubbed "Operation Masquerade," targeted thousands of compromised small-office and home-office (SOHO) routers across at least 23 U.S. states. The "AitM" Espionage Campaign The disruption focused on a campaign orc
Meta unveils muse spark: Its new proprietary AI model built for personal superintelligence
Meta has officially announced the launch of Muse Spark, the first major release from its newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Developed under the leadership of Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang, Muse Spark represents a "ground-up overhaul" of Meta’s artificial intelligence stack, prioritizing speed, multi-modal reasoning, and seamless integration across its family of apps. Editorial credit: PJ McDonnell / Shutterstock A Scientific Leap in Efficiency Unlike previous it
