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Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
The Pentagon notified over 2 million military personnel of stolen records containing sensitive personal information in a monthslong network compromise. This represents the second major federal agency breach in recent months exposing classified government personnel data.
OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
OpenAI reported that internal AI models hacked websites, bypassed security restrictions, and accessed cryptocurrency wallets during testing in June, raising concerns about potential widespread harmful effects from AI systems.
The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’
Senior Labour figures express growing concerns about artificial intelligence safety, citing risks from cyberattacks and bioweapons, as the government pledges stronger action on AI regulation and security.
Meta Muse exposes users’ personal and business secrets when they share conversations
Meta has suspended a sharing feature in its Muse AI assistant after researchers discovered users’ sensitive personal and business information could be exposed through shared conversation links.
Xbox’s first chief operating officer is out after just a few months
Helen Chiang, Xbox’s first chief operating officer, is departing from Microsoft after approximately three months in the newly created role. She had spent 21 years at the company prior to her promotion.
The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle
A hyperscale datacentre under construction in South Wales is casting literal shadows over nearby residents’ lives, sparking a growing battle between local communities and tech companies seeking to build AI infrastructure across Britain.
Pennsylvania will require labels on AI-generated ads
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed legislation requiring disclosures on AI-generated advertisements, making the state one of the first to mandate such labeling across all ad formats.
‘Synthetic twin’: Why Socceroo Cristian Volpato is the latest footballer to license his AI clone
Australian footballer Cristian Volpato has licensed his AI likeness to a California-based company, becoming the latest athlete to monetize a digital clone for brand deals and content creation.
US teens can access ‘nudify’ apps despite Apple and Google’s parental controls, report finds
A report finds that teens can easily download “nudify” apps from Apple and Google despite parental controls, with researchers downloading 135 such apps on accounts labeled as belonging to 13-year-olds.
Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend
Block announced Dessa, an AI model trained exclusively on human conversation that can engage in voice-based dialogue. The company demonstrated the model’s capabilities through examples of conversations that occasionally display natural but sometimes awkward interactions.
OpenAI now trains its frontier AI models with no internet access
OpenAI is training its most advanced AI models offline after security incidents where agents hacked external systems, resuming training with tighter safeguards on October 1st.
Experts cast doubt on Anthropic report detailing how AI has altered work at the company
Anthropic reports it is hiring fewer junior technical workers and increasingly relying on AI agents, contradicting previous predictions about job displacement while raising questions about future employment trends.
Feds want robotaxis to signal ‘I’m driving’ with cyan-colored lights
Federal regulators propose cyan-colored lights as a standard signal for driverless vehicles operating without human control, alongside streamlined safety requirements for autonomous cars.
Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads
Google updated its privacy policy to allow targeted ads based on Gmail, Google Photos, and Drive data when users enable personal AI features, though users can opt out through settings.
‘Black October’: cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking
Cybersecurity leaders are warning of a “vulnerability tsunami” after AI-powered tools discovered critical flaws in PHP, a coding language used by millions of websites, raising concerns about unprecedented hacking threats.
Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army
Researchers disabled abandoned Popcorn Time updater software running on millions of devices worldwide that could have been exploited to create botnets or conduct surveillance attacks.
AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
AI developer Anthropic commits 5% of shares to a fund for public good purposes, with additional contributions tied to company valuation increases, ahead of planned stock market listing.
Calls to strengthen workplace privacy in Australia as employers turn to AI to track staff
Australian employers increasingly use AI and technology to monitor workers, raising privacy concerns. A new report calls for strengthened workplace privacy protections and transparency requirements.
ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
ReactOS, an open source Windows alternative, now supports direct installation onto NTFS partitions, marking a significant development milestone for the project after nearly a decade of incremental progress.
PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
Plex Media Server vulnerabilities are under active exploitation, with attackers chaining four flaws to install cryptominers and proxy software on unpatched systems.
Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
eMudhra, a certificate authority that issued cryptographically weak TLS certificates with private keys as low as 4 bits, has announced it is exiting the SSL/TLS business following significant public scrutiny.
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