High-level government institutions in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan have emerged as the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as SideWinder. "The attackers used spear phishing emails paired with geofenced payloads to ensure that only victims in specific countries received the malicious content," Acronis researchers Santiago Pontiroli, Jozsef Gegeny, and Prakas

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered risky default identity and access management (IAM) roles impacting Amazon Web Services that could open the door for attackers to escalate privileges, manipulate other AWS services, and, in some cases, even fully compromise AWS accounts. "These roles, often created automatically or recommended during setup, grant overly broad permissions, such as full S3

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1. Biden's cancer diagnosis draws sympathy — and suspicion  Axios
2. Biden cancer diagnosis adds to questions about health in office  BBC
3. Joe Biden Had Unrivaled Medical Care. How Did His Cancer Go Undetected?  WSJ
4. Trump suggests without evidence that Biden delayed sharing his cancer diagnosis  NPR
5. Dean Phillips on timing of Biden’s cancer news: ‘I don’t think it’s coincidental’  The Hill

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In the newly released 2025 State of Pentesting Report, Pentera surveyed 500 CISOs from global enterprises (200 from within the USA) to understand the strategies, tactics, and tools they use to cope with the thousands of security alerts, the persisting breaches and the growing cyber risks they have to handle. The findings reveal a complex picture of progress, challenges, and a shifting mindset

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1. Trump visits Capitol to try to mend US House Republican rifts on tax bill  Reuters
2. Trump is on Capitol Hill to push for his budget bill  CNN
3. Trump heads to Capitol Hill to push 'big, beautiful bill'  Fox News
4. Trump administration live updates: President to address House GOP; RFK Jr. testifies on the Hill  NBC News
5. Inside the Republican Factions Dueling Over Trump’s Tax Bill  The New York Times

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