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Amazon Issuing $2.5B in Refunds to Eligible Prime Customers to Settle FTC Suit

Amazon is paying out $2.5 billion to eligible Prime customers to settle an FTC lawsuit that alleged it enrolled people without their consent.

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Salesforce Confirms New Breach Linked to Gainsight Apps

Salesforce is probing unusual activity in Gainsight apps that may have exposed customer data, while ShinyHunters claims a new OAuth-based attack.

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‘Largest Data Leak in History’: WhatsApp Flaw Exposed Billions of Users

Austrian researchers used a WhatsApp contact-lookup flaw to map 3.5 billion phone numbers, revealing how basic metadata can build a directory of accounts.

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Microsoft Azure Fends Off ‘Largest DDoS Attack Ever Observed in the Cloud’

Microsoft confirmed that Azure blocked a denial-of-service attack that involved more than 500,000 IP addresses spread across multiple regions.

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DoorDash Hit by Cybersecurity Breach, Millions of Users Potentially Exposed

DoorDash has disclosed a social engineering-driven data breach exposing user contact details in four countries, raising concerns about delayed notification.

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Anthropic: China-Based Hackers Used Claude to Automate Global Cyberattack

Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked Anthropic’s Claude AI to run an autonomous global cyberattack, marking a major shift in AI-driven cyberwarfare.

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Google Sues ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millions

Google is suing a Chinese phishing network behind $1B in global scams, aiming to shut down its Lighthouse platform and boost security with AI and passkeys.

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