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New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn’t know about passkeys
A researcher demonstrated attacks on passkeys stored in Google Password Manager for Windows, revealing differences in how passkey implementations vary across operating systems and security assumptions.
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google Chrome has introduced device-bound session credentials, a security feature that stores encryption keys in hardware to prevent attackers from stealing session cookies and gaining unauthorized account access.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Passengers aboard a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly created a fake Wi-Fi hotspot to phish credentials, prompting an FBI investigation. The incident occurred one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on the LiteLLM AI tool exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco, compromising sensitive access secrets across major enterprises.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
OpenAI and Anthropic have slashed prices for mid-tier AI models as competition from cheaper Chinese alternatives intensifies, pressuring US labs facing trillion-dollar valuations.
Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
Researchers discovered that Microsoft 365 Copilot could be manipulated through strategic questioning to reveal a secret parameter allowing hackers to steal passwords when users clicked malicious links.
Twitch and Amazon face lawsuit over use of streamers’ content to train AI
Amazon and Twitch face a class action lawsuit from streamers alleging the companies used their broadcast content to train AI models without permission or compensation.
Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules
A US federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully blacklisted AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk for refusing to allow its technology for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
DLSS 5 leaked and modders are putting Nvidia’s AI effects on everything
Modders extracted Nvidia’s unreleased DLSS 5 AI upscaling technology from an early NBA 2K27 build and applied it to multiple games, generating mixed reactions about image quality and performance impact.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A PBS affiliate filed suit against a data center provider after its cloud storage company went defunct, putting 50TB of irreplaceable archival content at risk.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A critical macOS screen-sharing vulnerability allowing unauthenticated remote access is under active exploitation, with attackers installing cryptocurrency miners on affected systems.
Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber
Waymo has more than doubled its federal lobbying spending to over $1 million quarterly, intensifying competition with Uber over the future of autonomous taxi services and regulatory approval.
Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
AliExpress was caught using an outdated audio fingerprinting technique to track browser visitors, which inadvertently disrupted a researcher’s Bluetooth headphones connection.
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Meta created a plan to reduce workforce by up to 60 percent using AI agents, but canceled it after systems caused major technical incidents and failed to boost productivity as expected.
Nvidia’s quarterly revenue doubles to nearly $100bn as CEO declares ‘golden age’
Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, doubling year-over-year, with CEO Jensen Huang declaring that artificial intelligence has reached a ‘golden age’ and become commercially productive.
Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks
Researchers discovered over 220 installation commands in AI-readable files across corporate websites pointing to non-existent code packages, with major companies unknowingly executing potentially harmful code through AI agents.
Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville call for law on AI voice clones
Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville, and over 80 performers have written to the UK government requesting legislation to protect their voices from unauthorized AI cloning and replication.
Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
Australian authorities arrested two men accused of participation in TeamPCP, a hacking group responsible for supply-chain attacks affecting over 1,000 organizations worldwide.
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
The EPA plans to eliminate federal public participation requirements for certain industrial air permits, potentially allowing data centers to obtain approvals without notifying nearby communities.
Songs created by AI banned from Australia’s music charts
Australia’s music charts will now ban songs that are largely or wholly created by AI, requiring releases to be “substantially human made” to remain eligible for chart consideration.
Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign
Meta is implementing a software update to its smart glasses that prevents users from disabling the camera indicator light during active recordings, addressing privacy concerns about unauthorized recording.
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