New Ransomware Actor Spirals Completes Full Intrusion in Under 24 Hours

A new ransomware actor called Spirals completed a full intrusion in under 24 hours, as US prosecutors unsealed charges against bulletproof hosting providers tied to $62 million in ransomware damages. Combined with Blackfield’s $2 million demand from Nidec and Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ransomware attack, here’s this week’s ransomware roundup.

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Flaw in Claude for Chrome Could Let Malicious Extensions Hijack AI Actions

A flaw in Claude for Chrome could let malicious extensions simulate clicks to hijack AI actions across connected services like Gmail and Salesforce, while Coca-Cola’s Fairlife subsidiary halted production after a ransomware attack. Combined with a DigiCert certificate theft attributed to a Chinese cybercrime group, here’s this week’s cybersecurity landscape.

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Mortgage Rates Hit a Nearly Year-Long High as Pending Home Sales Plunge

Mortgage rates have risen to their highest level in nearly a year, causing pending home sales to plunge in June, while developer Richard LeFrak argues New York’s housing market needs an attitude change in Albany more than any specific policy fix. Here’s what both developments reveal about housing right now.

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