CTO at NCSC Summary: week ending August 2nd

Ravie LakshmananJul 20, 2026AI Security / Vulnerability In an ironic twist, open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform Hugging Face revealed that it was the victim of a hack perpetrated by an autonomous AI agent system. The company said it detected and responded to the incident targeting its production infrastructure earlier last week. “We identified unauthorized access…

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It usually starts with a small, uneasy moment.  A password reset email you don’t remember requesting. A login alert that doesn’t make sense. Strange comments showing up under your username that you swear you didn’t write.  Sometimes you don’t notice at all…until someone messages you asking why you’re suddenly promoting crypto giveaways, posting spam links, or commenting across random subreddits.  A hacked Reddit account isn’t just embarrassing. It can be a real…

Security The Colonel stops taking online orders and may close stores after logistics partner’s systems go down The crippling high-consequence attack on vital infrastructure that cybersecurity experts have warned about for years is upon us, in the form of an incident that may force KFC to close some stores in Japan. Colonel Sanders himself is…

Memorial Day weekend officially kicks off summer, and for millions of Americans, that means road trips, flights, cookouts, and a little online shopping for the deals.  Unfortunately, scammers know this. They count on the fact that you’re distracted, you’re moving fast, and you’re probably connected to a network you don’t own.  Here are five scams surging this holiday…

By Garry West · July 30, 2026, 5:33 PM AEST Court Services Victoria has disclosed a second data breach in over two and a half years, revealing the latest incident involved unauthorised access to data including email addresses in the Magistrates’… To view the full article, register now.