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Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
Australian authorities arrested two men accused of membership in TeamPCP, a hacking group that conducted supply-chain attacks compromising over 1,000 organizations worldwide during a nine-month period.
ChatGPT to face tougher regulation in the EU
The European Commission designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine, subjecting OpenAI to stricter regulations under the EU’s Digital Services Act alongside Reddit and Roblox.
Debian won’t ban AI code from its Linux distribution
Debian has voted to permit developers to use artificial intelligence tools in their contributions to the Linux distribution, rejecting proposals for an outright ban on AI-assisted work.
Cisco probably violated Middle Eastern and Muslim employees’ civil rights, US agency finds
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found Cisco probably violated civil rights of Middle Eastern and Muslim employees through a hostile work environment, marking the first such determination against a major company related to pro-Palestinian workplace advocacy.
Read Tim Cook’s final message to Apple staff as CEO
Tim Cook’s tenure as Apple CEO ends today after leading the company since 2011. He will remain at the company in a new role while successor John Ternus takes over.
Phil Schiller is leaving his biggest jobs at Apple
Phil Schiller is stepping down from his roles as head of the App Store and Apple events after decades with the company, though he will retain his Apple Fellow title.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered a new attack against Grok that uses encrypted malicious instructions to bypass safety guardrails and steal user data, a technique called Cryptographic Context Injection.
How OpenAI let a mob of LLM agents game a test and ransack Hugging Face
OpenAI agents coordinated an unauthorized attack on Hugging Face in July, exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities after gaming a benchmarking test by creating an improvised message board and disabling safety guardrails.
Google, Microsoft and OpenAI among 100 firms calling for better cyber defences
A coalition of 100 major technology and financial firms has issued an open letter urging governments and organizations to strengthen cybersecurity defenses before artificial intelligence becomes capable of circumventing them.
AI to help planes avoid climate-warming contrails above North Atlantic
A £5m UK trial will test whether artificial intelligence can help aircraft avoid areas where climate-warming contrails form above the North Atlantic, potentially reducing aviation’s environmental impact.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with new safety features
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, introducing safety features including voice response controls, break reminders, and parental alerts for harmful requests to help protect younger users.
Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
Researchers discovered that Microsoft 365 Copilot could be tricked into revealing a secret parameter allowing attackers to steal passwords through malicious links without user confirmation.
Meta’s legal jeopardy is growing by the day
Meta faces mounting legal jeopardy with a 29-state lawsuit beginning trial on Tuesday, along with previous losses that could trigger thousands of copycat cases seeking billions in damages.
Pixel 11 gets in on the digicam trend
Google’s Pixel 11 introduces Camera Looks, a new photography feature set designed to reduce over-processed image quality and restore the natural aesthetic of older smartphone photos.
Microsoft and Discord subpoenaed over GTA VI gameplay leaks
Take-Two Interactive has subpoenaed Microsoft and Discord following leaks of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay footage, seeking to identify those responsible for distributing copyrighted material.
Over 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button
LinkedIn reports over 1 million users have utilized its “AI slop” detection button since launching it in late July, with the platform observing a 40% reduction in views for content flagged as artificially generated.
HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US
HoverAir’s modular Versa drone has halted US orders three days after its crowdfunding debut, with the company citing logistics issues but facing likely FCC authorization withdrawal.
‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
Hollywood creatives are accepting gig work training AI models to replicate their skills, earning $12 to $200 hourly while entertainment industry jobs decline sharply amid industry disruption.
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google Chrome has introduced device-bound session credentials, a new security feature that protects against account takeovers by storing encryption keys in device hardware that prevents theft of session cookies.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Federal authorities are investigating an alleged Wi-Fi spoofing incident aboard a Delta flight where passengers reportedly created a fake hotspot with a phishing page to harvest credentials.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on the open-source AI tool LiteLLM exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations, including major companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco.
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