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Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records
Palantir lobbied a health minister via WhatsApp to extend its AI technology into NHS GP records, despite government assurances that such data would remain outside the company’s contract scope.
The French fridge hacks were relatively unsophisticated. An AI-enabled attack would raise the stakes
France has attributed cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators to Iranian state-backed hackers, causing food spoilage and fires. Experts warn that AI-enabled attacks could significantly escalate the threat level.
Vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices is under active exploitation
A critical OpenSSH vulnerability called *sshole is being actively exploited to gain unauthorized access to Linux systems, with multiple hacker groups conducting intrusions within days of its public disclosure.
PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently
PHP maintainers announced two critical vulnerabilities with severity ratings of 9.2 out of 10, planning emergency patches within hours to address widespread security risks affecting millions of websites.
Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
An official Anthropic Claude extension for Cursor was compromised for nearly 12 hours, potentially affecting up to 5,000 developers with a persistent SSH backdoor installed on their machines.
VMware releases vSphere Express for virtualization on up to 128 cores
VMware unveiled vSphere Express, a lower-cost virtualization product for small and medium-sized businesses supporting up to 128 cores, representing an effort to recapture customers alienated by pricier enterprise-focused offerings.
Hackers exploited iOS and Android flaws to infect phones
Researchers attributed a hacking campaign exploiting patched iOS and Android vulnerabilities to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, targeting diplomatic sites and visitors including a U.S. independence celebration website.
Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk
Google, Meta, and TikTok filed lawsuits challenging a California law designed to restrict social media features that could addict children under 16, citing free speech concerns.
Meet *sshole, the vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices
A critical vulnerability dubbed *sshole affects Alpine Linux and potentially other systems, allowing password-free SSH access to certain device configurations under specific conditions.
Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
Researchers confirmed mercenary spyware was delivered through targeted ads via zero-click exploits on mobile devices, infecting 45 Al Jazeera devices without user interaction.
Sadiq Khan calls for cap on numbers of robotaxis on London streets
London’s mayor calls for limits on robotaxis as the UK government prepares to allow fully driverless vehicles in the capital, citing concerns over job losses and congestion.
Chainalysis says hackers stole credentials and tokens for all of its customers
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis disclosed that hackers obtained sensitive data including names, usernames, password hashes, and live tokens for all of its customers following a cyberattack involving AI-assisted techniques.
Apple is racing to make Siri more agentic
Apple is accelerating Siri’s development to compete with AI agents from OpenAI and Meta, with expanded app integration and agentic capabilities expected over the coming months.
UK to deploy facial recognition in biggest-ever immigration crackdown
The UK Home Office is deploying facial recognition technology at transport hubs and public events to identify undocumented immigrants and enforce immigration violations, expanding what enforcement officials call the largest immigration crackdown in British history.
EU charges TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health
The European Commission charged TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health by exposing them to algorithm-driven content that risks worsening eating disorders and anxiety among vulnerable users.
How AI broke cybersecurity
Cybersecurity experts warn that AI-enabled attacks are overwhelming defenses, with recent major breaches affecting AI companies, cryptocurrency platforms, and thousands of downstream targets through compromised software supply chains.
The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China
The US Commerce Department and Nvidia face scrutiny over vetting practices after approving an empty office in China as an authorized chip purchaser, raising concerns about oversight of AI chip sales.
‘AI clog’: UK public bodies battle onslaught of chatbot-generated complaints
UK public bodies report being overwhelmed by AI-generated complaints and correspondence, with average complaint lengths increasing tenfold, straining already limited resources across local authorities and courts.
Meta Muse exposes users’ personal and business secrets when they share conversations
Meta suspended Muse’s sharing feature after researchers discovered users’ sensitive personal and business information could be easily exposed through shared conversation links.
Google says there’s no way to use Search without using artificial intelligence
Google announced that schools blocking AI features will lose access to Google Search entirely, as the company says search and AI are now deeply integrated.
French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe
France’s national blood service reports hackers accessed cold storage systems and raised temperatures at three facilities stocking blood products, part of a broader wave of refrigeration cyber-attacks across Europe.
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