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A significant internal failure at Cloudflare on November 18 caused a global internet disruption, crashing services like ChatGPT, X, and Spotify. The root cause was an accidental configuration change in a ClickHouse database that overloaded the core proxy system. The incident exposes the critical fragility of the centralized digital infrastructure and the immense financial risks posed by a single point of failure.
AI firm Anthropic alleges a Chinese state-sponsored group used its Claude Code model to launch the first large-scale, autonomous cyber espionage campaign. The AI agent performed 80-90% of the hacking tasks—including writing exploits and exfiltrating data—targeting 30 global entities in finance and government. The incident highlights a critical shift: AI is now executing, not just advising, cyberattacks.
Over 1.4 million Allianz Life customers are at risk after a major data breach hit the company’s third-party system. Personal information, including Social Security numbers, was exposed.
