Friday Wrap Up: 13 June 2025
This week’s Friday Wrap-Up brings a dense mix of cyber drama and tech evolution: from state-sponsored exploits and zero-click spyware to novel threats using smartwatches.
Big tech players like Meta and Google are making AI splashes, while law enforcement cracks down on massive malware networks. Catch the highlights, breaches, patches, and pivots in one place—because your inbox deserves clarity. Click through for the full update!
Cyber Espionage & Nation-State Activity
🚫 OpenAI bans ChatGPT accounts tied to nation-state actors using AI for espionage and fraud (Published on 6/9/2025, Dark Reading). Read More
🕵️♂️ China-linked hackers hit 70+ global organizations in major espionage campaign (Published on 6/9/2025, The Hacker News). Read More
🔐 SentinelOne reveals supply-chain breach attempt by Chinese threat actors (Published on 6/9/2025, BleepingComputer). Read More
Malware Campaigns & Infostealer Takedowns
🎮 Rust-based Myth Stealer malware spreads via fake gaming websites (Published on 6/10/2025, The Hacker News). Read More
🌐 INTERPOL dismantles over 20,000 malicious IPs tied to 69 malware strains in global sweep (Published on 6/11/2025, The Hacker News). Read More
🛰️ Global infostealer ring busted with arrests and 117 C&C servers seized (Published on 6/11/2025, Dark Reading). Read More
Advanced Threats & Exploits
📸 Graphite spyware used in iOS zero-click attacks on European journalists (Published on 6/12/2025, BleepingComputer). Read More
🧨 Apple patches exploited zero-click flaw in Messages app targeting civil society (Published on 6/13/2025, The Hacker News). Read More
🤖 EchoLeak zero-click flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot exposes user data silently (Published on 6/12/2025, The Hacker News). Read More
Ransomware & Social Engineering Tactics
⚙️ Former Black Basta members use Teams phishing and Python scripts in attacks (Published on 6/11/2025, The Hacker News). Read More
🕳️ TeamFiltration abused in mass Entra ID account takeovers targeting 80,000+ users (Published on 6/13/2025, Dark Reading). Read More
Vulnerabilities & System Risks
☁️ Salesforce Industry Cloud plagued by five zero-days and 15 major misconfigurations (Published on 6/10/2025, SecurityWeek). Read More
🖥️ Microsoft releases Windows 11 24H2 update variant for unsupported PCs (Published on 6/11/2025, BleepingComputer). Read More
⌚ Smartwatches used to steal air-gapped data via ultrasonic “SmartAttack” method (Published on 6/12/2025, SecurityWeek). Read More
AI Innovations & Industry Moves
🧠 Meta pivots to undefined “superintelligence” amid AI strategy reset (Published on 6/10/2025, Ars Technica). Read More
📄 Google’s Gemini AI now summarizes PDFs instantly in Workspace apps (Published on 6/13/2025, The Verge). Read More
🔌 Cloudflare confirms outage wasn’t a security incident; all data remains intact (Published on 6/13/2025, BleepingComputer). Read More
Stay informed and secure in the tech and cybersecurity world. Have a great weekend, and remember to patch and protect your systems!