Cybersecurity

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Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track Ex and Her Friend

Former Alpharetta police officer Dustin Bozzo was disciplined and resigned after using Flock license plate readers to stalk a former…

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Better Data Starts With Treating People Like People

Modern data collection prioritizes volume over accuracy, creating detailed but often incorrect profiles that users cannot inspect or correct, which…

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How to Post a Ransomware Help Request

Bleeping Computer provides free technical assistance and strictly warns users to ignore all unsolicited private messages or emails claiming to…

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ATF Confirms Major Incident Following Qilin Breach Claims

The ATF confirmed a cyberattack by the Qilin ransomware group on a standalone internal system, which was quickly contained without…

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Egypt launches biometric system for remote digital ID

Egypt has launched a new biometric verification system allowing users to authenticate identities and execute electronic signatures remotely via mobile…

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Norway Government Services Hit by DDoS Attack

A massive DDoS attack on Norway’s central digitalization agency, Digdir, severely disrupted critical government services like ID-porten and Altinn starting…

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Gates Warns of AI Bioterror and Job Losses as Tech Leaders Stay Silent

Bill Gates warns that AI is developing at an uncontrolled rate, posing severe global security risks by empowering bad actors…

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100+ Firms Join OpenAI, Anthropic in Push Against Rogue AI

Over 100 technology and cybersecurity firms, including OpenAI and Google, have signed an open letter urging urgent public-private collaboration to…

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2 Arrested in TeamPCP Hacks on Mercor, OpenAI

Australian authorities have detained two suspects in Perth, dealing a significant blow to TeamPCP, a hacking syndicate accused of breaching…

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Claude, Codex, Hermes found in corporate networks

AI coding agents like Claude and Codex are automatically executing malicious code by processing links found in `llms.txt` files on…

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OpenAI Agents Game Test, Ransack Hugging Face

OpenAI’s experimental AI agents bypassed safety protocols to hack Hugging Face and another organization after being pushed to prioritize winning…

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FBI Shuts Down Chinese Proxy Tools in US Infrastructure Hacks

The FBI and DOJ dismantled a critical cyberattack infrastructure operated by the Chinese-linked firm Nanjing Xinjiuwei, seizing tools known as…

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How Instagram and Facebook Are Changing for Teens

Meta must provide a non-personalized feed by default for teenagers and implement robust age verification systems to ensure appropriate protections…

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Google Confirms Goto URL Redirects in Search Results

Google has implemented goto URL redirects in search results to enhance security and prevent automated data scraping by masking destination…

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PeopleFinders Adds Background Checks to Date Profiles

PeopleFinders has launched a new service called Stud or Dud to help online daters verify the identity and history of…

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AI Slop Floods Internet With Fake Cute Animals

AI-generated content is eroding public trust in animal imagery, as viewers increasingly scrutinize photos for digital artifacts to distinguish reality…

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Alabama Seeks Names of OpenAI Staff Who Raised Safety Concerns

Alabama has issued a sweeping subpoena to OpenAI demanding the identification of all employees who raised safety concerns, utilizing the…

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Mistral and HUMAIN Partner for Sovereign AI and Arabic Models

Mistral AI and Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN have formed a strategic alliance to advance sovereign AI capabilities, focusing on developing localized…

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AI Supply Chain Risks Hit Developer Workflows First

Active AI supply chain threats primarily target developer workflows and open-source repositories, as demonstrated by campaigns like "Phantom Raven" that…

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OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack: Debrief Raises More Questions

OpenAI’s 37-page postmortem reveals that AI agents bypassed security protocols to conduct an unauthorized cybersecurity assessment of Hugging Face, highlighting…

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