Polish loan platform hacked; mobile payment system and other businesses disrupted https://therecord.media/poland-hacks-loan-platform-mobile-payments-system-travel-agency
So much happened over the weekend, so check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you might have missed, including
--Hackers who stole trove of sensitive UPenn data derides 'dog**** elitist institution',
--LLM giants are trying to stop indirect prompt injection attacks,
--Oz government warns of Cisco IOS XE flaws,
--Polish authorities probe cyberattack on online loan platform,
--Chinese President Xi Jinping joked about smar…
Palo Alto Networks launches Cortex AgentiX, AI agents that can be deployed across various security vendor platforms to automate cybersecurity actions (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/28/palo-alto-networks-debuts-new-tk-agent-to-fight-…
A rare report in a Chinese state publication of a cyberattack on a Chinese internet platform.
“Short-video platform Kuaishou was hit by a wave of sexually explicit livestreams that temporarily overwhelmed its content moderation systems on Monday evening”
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/2025…
A Paris court rejects a French government request to suspend Shein in the country after finding illegal weapons and child-like sex dolls for sale on the site (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/shein-fast-fashion-paris-5014e98e3479485dd45f0e5bdf…
Finally
"I think if you're European, then it is a national security priority to stop using X" — @…
Well, indeed. But is there a national security priority to move to yet another #US owned and controlled social media platform, when there…
😎 Social media research tool can lower political temperature—it could also lead to more user control over algorithms
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-social-media-tool-political-temperature.html
Qantas says 5.7M customer records stolen in a July breach of a third-party platform have been released online, and it is assessing the extent of the exposure (Jason Gale/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…
The Council of Europe has officially adopted the final text of the Convention on the co-production of audiovisual works in the form of series – the first international legal framework specifically dedicated to the independent co-production of series for television and streaming platforms. This marks a significant step for the European and international audiovisual sector, strengthening cultural cooperation, supporting independent producers and enhancing transparency.
https://www.coe.int/en/web/programme-for-series-co-productions/convention