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200 accounts compromised in Swiss government’s Microsoft SharePoint breach

Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint servers belonging to Switzerland’s Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (BIT), compromising the login credentials of around 200 accounts. On July 28, BIT’s security specialists noticed unusual activity on the SharePoint servers. Once the intrusion was confirmed, BIT blocked internet access to the platform and closed the vulnerabilities being exploited. Three days later, on July 31, security specialists discovered “that the login credentials for several accounts had … More → The post 200 accounts compromised in Swiss government’s Microsoft SharePoint breach appeared first on Help Net Security.
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OpenAI drops ChatGPT text chat limits for free users, adds new safeguards for teens

OpenAI has updated GPT-5.6 Sol, the model behind ChatGPT for Plus and Pro subscribers, and pushed a new model, GPT-5.6 Luna, out to everyone using the free tier. The company is also removing the rate limit on text conversations for free users, allowing them to keep chats going without waiting for the limit to reset. For Plus and Pro accounts, GPT-5.6 Sol now handles both quick replies and longer reasoning through one model instead of … More → The post OpenAI drops ChatGPT text chat limits for free users, adds new safeguards for teens appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Keepit AI Truth Cloud protects the data behind enterprise AI

Keepit announced AI Truth Cloud, transforming backup from a compliance requirement into the strategically valuable data asset an organization can hold. As AI agents take on business-critical decisions, AI Truth Cloud positions Keepit as the sovereign source of truth that enterprise AI can safely build on: data that is verifiable, governed, immutable, and proven. From backup to trusted enterprise operational foundation Keepit holds something AI vendors cannot replicate: a complete, sovereign, immutable, and tamper-proof copy … More → The post Keepit AI Truth Cloud protects the data behind enterprise AI appeared first on Help Net Security.
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August 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: How do we deal with the patch apocalypse?

July 2026 Patch Tuesday was record-setting in so many ways. The sheer volume of security patches for almost every product in the Microsoft portfolio was the highest ever and, of course, well over 600 CVEs were identified in the Security Updates Guide. Interestingly, only two CVEs were reported as exploited zero-days and only one as publicly disclosed, but we’ll get back to that later in this article. There were 405 CVEs reported against Windows 11 … More → The post August 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: How do we deal with the patch apocalypse? appeared first on Help Net Security.
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What the first year of EU AI Act transparency enforcement could look like

In this Help Net Security interview, Edwin Weijdema, Field CTO at Veeam, answers questions on Article 50 of the EU AI Act and what the first year of enforcement might bring. He explains why corrective orders will likely outnumber large fines, when an AI agent working through a ticket queue counts as interacting with a person, and how security teams should handle simulated phishing that uses cloned voices. He also weighs where the first enforcement … More → The post What the first year of EU AI Act transparency enforcement could look like appeared first on Help Net Security.
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US fuel gauge exposure fell by more than half in three months

Every month for the better part of a year, about 4,800 US internet addresses answered a query in the protocol that fuel tank gauges speak. In June the number was 2,354. The count fell across April, May, and June, all three months sit below the previous year’s floor, and the decline holds up against checks for address churn and port hopping. Exposure figures rarely move this way, and almost never this fast. U.S. ATG protocol … More → The post US fuel gauge exposure fell by more than half in three months appeared first on Help Net Security.
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