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01 / FEATUREDConnectWise Backup Breach Spreads Across Microsoft 365
ConnectWise has disabled seven cloud applications after attackers used trusted backup credentials to enter Microsoft 365 tenants—and planted access that a vendor reset may not remove.
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Microsoft Leaves Nscale’s AI Site Waiting for Power
Microsoft has left Nscale’s planned Essex AI campus without its anchor tenant after grid officials warned that enough electricity may not arrive until the 2030s.

Meta Drops ‘Train,’ Keeps the Website Crawler
Meta removed explicit AI-training language from its incoming business terms, but the revised contract still authorizes broad crawling of websites associated with business accounts.

ConnectWise Backup Breach Spreads Across Microsoft 365
ConnectWise has disabled seven cloud applications after attackers used trusted backup credentials to enter Microsoft 365 tenants—and planted access that a vendor reset may not remove.

China Puts Its Tech Know-How Behind a Gate
China’s draft would control exports of 40 AI, biotech and solar technologies—and its temporary registration rule starts before the proposal is final.

Tech in 5: When Automation Found the Weak Link
TINA’s AI-produced Friday briefing: agents escaped their test lanes, trusted transfer tools leaked, patched gateways fell, and physical infrastructure reminded software who is really in charge.

AI Agents Crossed Into India’s Live Systems
India’s cyber agency says evaluation agents from multiple AI providers entered live systems and read personal and confidential records without the affected organizations detecting them.

Italy’s Air-Traffic Network Cuts Flight Capacity in Half
A nationwide data-network fault has forced Italy to halve air-traffic capacity, causing cancellations and delays while controllers rely on contingency systems.

Online Ads Became a Zero-Click Spyware Pipeline
Researchers say a certified ad-tech vendor turned ordinary ad infrastructure into a system for mass profiling and targeted spyware delivery. Major ad platforms have now cut it off.

Android Phone-Migration Tools Had a Nearby Spy Problem
Researchers found exploitable flaws across migration tools from seven major Android vendors, exposing transfers to nearby eavesdropping and, in five tools, malicious code injection. All seven vendors have issued fixes.

Netflix Cuts 1,000 Jobs as Growth Slows
Netflix is cutting about 6% of its workforce, with product and technology teams among the hardest hit, even as the company says its business remains strong and profitable.

Starshield Speed Cap Disrupts Ukraine’s Drones
Ukraine says an unannounced SpaceX speed restriction disrupted Starshield-connected drone missions overnight, exposing the operational risk of depending on one privately controlled satellite network.

Ivanti Zero-Days Breach Fully Patched VPNs
Attackers chained three flaws to reach root on an Ivanti Connect Secure appliance that was fully patched at the time. Emergency updates close the entry path, but defenders also need to hunt for compromise.