Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Oracle fixes PeopleSoft flaw exploited by ShinyHunters

 

at 6/12/26 6:22am

A zero-day vulnerability affecting Oracle's PeopleSoft products is being exploited by a ShinyHunters campaign targeting schools and universities.

— Frontier AI models could be an adversary's force multiplier

 

at 6/12/26 4:02am

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt.

— Established enterprise patching models dead in the water, says report

 

at 6/11/26 3:00am

Vulnerability discovery and exploitation was surging dramatically even before Anthropic decided to unleash its frontier Mythos model. As such, an Action1 report finds old approaches to patching are no longer fit for purpose

— AI Summit London: AI’s role in UK defence

 

at 6/11/26 1:00am

AI innovation moves quickly, unlike the speed of innovation in the military. How can AI be used to improve the UK armed forces?

— ICO strips commissioner Edwards of responsibilities in HR inquiry

 

at 6/10/26 6:41am

The UK's information commissioner John Edwards has been temporarily stripped of his responsibilities in the wake of a workplace investigation.

— Mythos is turning up the heat on risk, not rewriting the rules

 

at 6/10/26 5:49am

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt.

— Dutch critical infrastructure lags Europe’s cloud sovereignty divide, SAP executive warns

 

at 6/10/26 5:46am

France has an established sovereign cloud framework and Germany launched one earlier this year, whereas the Netherlands is still just building its policy foundation

— UK government invites experts and industry groups to advise on digital ID plans

 

at 6/10/26 12:36am

After mounting criticism of its digital identity policy, the government is convening an independent advisory group and improving engagement with industry stakeholders in an attempt to improve public trust

— UK government and Cisco unveil AI, digital skills initiative

 

at 6/9/26 10:58pm

Networking giant and UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announce strategic collaboration to help increase AI adoption and widen access to digital skills

— Microsoft smashes record for biggest ever Patch Tuesday update

 

at 6/9/26 10:35am

Microsoft has not only broken but obliterated the record for the largest ever Patch Tuesday drop, with its June 2026 update addressing approximately 200 flaws, and three zero-days.

— Scale of Synnovis breach widens as Essex NHS Trust comes forward

 

at 6/8/26 6:15am

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS body to confirm data on its patients were stolen in a 2024 ransomware attack on lab services partner Synnovis.

— Claude Mythos forces the conversation on defensive AI

 

at 6/8/26 5:45am

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt.

— Infosecurity Europe 2026: AI turbo-charging cyber crime and response

 

at 6/8/26 12:19am

AI is accelerating cyber attacks by criminals and hostile states, with attackers faster, more persistent and increasingly collaborative, say experts speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2026

— UAE launches national cryptography discovery platform to accelerate post-quantum security transition

 

at 6/4/26 10:33pm

Partnership between the UAE Cyber Security Council and QuantumGate aims to provide nationwide visibility of cryptographic assets, helping critical infrastructure operators to prepare for the emerging risks posed by quantum computing

— Property sector plans for digital ID collapse over government policy concerns

 

at 6/4/26 12:40am

A major initiative to introduce a standard digital identity scheme for house buying and selling has been shelved due to political uncertainty and lack of clear benefits

— SIT Committee urges Palantir exit in push to end US cloud grip

 

at 6/3/26 6:41am

A Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report contains recommendations that would radically alter UK public sector IT, procurement and relationship with hyperscalers if adopted

— Subpostmaster federation hit by ransomware attack

 

at 6/3/26 3:10am

National Federation of Subpostmasters suffered a ransomware attack in April after hackers exploited a bug in the web hosting software it uses

— Data dive: Mapping the UK public sector’s hyperscale dependence

 

at 6/2/26 4:40am

UK government and local authorities have built critical infrastructure amid a web of US hyperscaler cloud and other providers, which brings risks of exposure to a narrow set of non-UK suppliers

— Scottish residents granted permission for group action against Capita

 

at 6/2/26 12:07am

People of Scotland given the go-ahead on group proceedings regarding the 2023 Capita cyber breach, in which the personal information of millions of people was stolen from Capita systems after a major cyber attack

— Age verification tech could put children at greater risk, says think tank

 

at 6/1/26 10:30pm

UK proposals for mandatory age verification will not mitigate children’s exposure to harmful content and ‘addictive’ app design, and risks excluding vulnerable groups from online services, says Foundation for Information Policy Research

— AI agents help Cato slash ‘time-to-protect’ from new CVEs

 

at 6/1/26 6:55am

The application of agentic AI to vulnerability management workflows has slashed mitigation times in experimental conditions, claims Sase specialist Cato Networks

As of 6/13/26 10:13pm. Last new 6/11/26 8:36am.