Breach Roundup: I'm Lovin' McDonald's '123456' Password

Also, US Sanctions North Korean IT Worker Scammers and More Paraguay Hacks Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • July 10, 2025

Every week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. This week, a McDonald chat bot had poor password security, the United States sanctioned two individuals for participating in North Korean remote IT worker scam, Microsoft patched a wormable flaw, and nearly six million affected by Qantas cybersecurity incident. Monzo fined 21 million pounds in the United Kingdom. Flutter Entertainment flustered by a data breach. "CyberTeam" continued to target the Paraguayan government. The Anatsa Trojan reappeared on Google Play, the Indian hacking group DoNot targeted a European ministry. And, computer science academics have been sneaking in prompt injection attacks into papers to garner good reviews.

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