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Aug 29, 2025 Kathleen Peters, Chief Innovation Officer at Experian North America, joins the discussion on the paradox of AI in fraud. She explains how AI is both accelerating fraudulent activities and helping to mitigate them. The conversation touches on a ransomware attack impacting Swedish municipalities and rising threats in cybersecurity. Peters also highlights the evolving landscape of fraud tactics and the importance of innovative strategies for detection. Law enforcement's efforts against identity fraud and emerging scams are also key points of interest.
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Supplier Breach Disrupts Hundreds Of Towns
- A suspected ransomware attack on Miljodata disrupted HR systems across nearly 200 Swedish municipalities.
- The incident highlights national-scale impact from IT-supplier compromises and pushes for stricter cybersecurity laws.
AI Tools Weaponized In Supply-Chain Attack
- Attackers hijacked AI developer tools and CLI tokens in an NPM supply chain attack to steal secrets and repos.
- This marks a new class of supply-chain theft weaponizing AI tooling and developer tokens for persistence.
Ransomware Fragmentation Fuels New Gangs
- Law enforcement takedowns have fragmented major ransomware groups and spawned many smaller gangs.
- Fragmentation plus leaked code and commoditized tools has increased total active ransomware groups and attacks.