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Critical Cybersecurity Intelligence Roundup

June 5–11, 2025

This week, enterprise defenses face rising disruption from Shadow AI, post-EDR fragility, and new hybrid threats breaching both digital and physical systems.

⤷ Chaos RAT spreads cross-platform via spoofed IT tools, infecting Windows and Linux environments
⤷ Shadow AI tools like unsanctioned note-takers leak sensitive enterprise data outside IT control
⤷ MDR and XDR platforms suffer outages, leaving gaps in core detection and response capabilities
⤷ Russia’s GRU Unit 29155 blends sabotage, criminal outsourcing, and psyops into a unified campaign
⤷ EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) challenges CVE dominance with faster exploit visibility
⤷ Full briefing includes CISO actions, red flag alerts, and technical leader recommendations

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