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A hacking group known as Handala, believed to be affiliated with Iranian cyberintelligence units, has breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel. The group published photos and emails from the account as proof of the hack, which the FBI and Department of Justice have confirmed involved only historical personal information. The breach follows recent U.S. actions against the group's websites and Patel's public threats to pursue them.

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The European Commission has disclosed a cyber attack that affected its cloud infrastructure hosting the Europa.eu websites. Officials stated that data was taken from the sites, and the incident has been contained while investigations continue. Bleeping Computer reported that hackers accessed over 350GB of data, including employee information.

A hacking technique called DarkSword, used by Russian hackers, can compromise iPhones running iOS 18 simply by visiting infected websites. Discovered in the wild, this tool has been deployed in espionage and cybercriminal campaigns to target thousands of devices indiscriminately. It is now available online in a reusable form, risking a large portion of iPhone users worldwide.

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Japan has joined a list of countries shifting towards offensive cyber operations. This development comes as cyberattacks are said to have a huge impact on people’s lives and economic activities. Offensive cyber operations are becoming the norm.

As cybersecurity agencies warned of risks in the popular open-source AI agent OpenClaw (see prior coverage), China's local governments are pushing ahead with subsidies and development plans, exemplified by Wuxi's comprehensive support program. Central authorities, including the People's Bank of China, urge caution, underscoring tensions between local enthusiasm and national security priorities.

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A cyberattack attributed to the Iran-aligned Handala Hack group has disrupted the Microsoft environment of medical device maker Stryker, paralyzing much of its global operations. The incident, which emerged shortly after US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, involved data wiping across tens of thousands of computers. Stryker confirmed the attack is contained, with no impact on its critical medical devices.