Security News This Week: Oh Crap, Kohler’s Toilet Cameras Aren’t Really End-to-End Encrypted

A WIRED security roundup describes several distinct incidents: an AI image-creator startup left a database exposed with over a million user images (many nude, including minors), Kohler's camera-equipped Dekota device falsely claimed end-to-end encryption exposing sensitive imagery, and two large-scale adversarial operations — the Chinese state-linked Salt Typhoon telecom intrusions and the Brickstorm malware campaign — that pose significant espionage and disruption risks, with Brickstorm infections showing an average dwell time of 393 days.