Hello. Hackers in recent months have disrupted retail sales in the U.K. and U.S. and stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from crypto holders by targeting the outsourced call centers that many American corporations use to save costs.

The hacks are often meticulously researched and use a variety of techniques, but they have one thing in common: low-level workers who staff call centers and have access to the kind of sensitive information that criminals need to commit crimes. Read the full WSJ story. 

Also today: 

• Temu in U.S. crosshairs; TikTok gets another reprieve
• Iran says it is besieged by hacks
• Krispy Kreme breach is wide and deep
• Is the mother of all breaches anything new? 
• And more

President Trump gave TikTok another 90-day reprieve Thursday, issuing an executive order deferring enforcement of the 2024 law requiring the Chinese-controlled video app to be sold or shut down for national security reasons. (WSJ)

Iran shuts down internet, phone service. The communications-tech blackout begun Thursday is intended to curtail cyberattacks from Israel, said Iran's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. (Bloomberg)

• Further reading from WSJ Pro Cybersecurity: Companies Warned On Iranian Cyberattacks

• Not all data elements were accessed for all people affected, the company said but the compilation includes: financial account details and access information; credit or debit card information in combination with a security code, username and password; digital signature; biometric data; and medical information. 

Oldies but goodies: You might have heard about the recent breach of 16 billion credentials, with some in the cyber realm calling it the "mother of all breaches." That term and the bits of compromised information aren't new. The trove appears to be a collection of previously breached data available online, in some cases, for years. Still, slicing and dicing breached data can lead to victims getting scammed in new ways. (Bleeping Computer)

• An Austin startup has U.S. clearance to build a “guideway” on which autonomous hybrid shuttles would ferry freight between Mexico and Texas in an effort to speed up trade.
• Private equity accounts for about half of the companies in the “shadow IPO pipeline,” setting the stage for what could be a busy second half of companies going public.
• An Israeli startup is rethinking how to tackle two of the planet’s most stubborn environmental threats—toxic algae that can lead to dead zones in oceans and rising carbon levels.

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten, James Rundle and Catherine Stupp. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.