Anthropic wants governments to have the power to block dangerous AI deployments
Anthropic wants governments to have the power to block dangerous AI deployments

Anthropic has published two policy frameworks calling for governments to have the legal authority to block dangerous AI deployments and for economic safeguards to protect workers as AI reshapes the labour market. The Advanced AI Framework covers safety…

A California city just approved $3.15 million in police drones that respond to 911 calls in 30 seconds
A California city just approved $3.15 million in police drones that respond to 911 calls in 30 seconds

Stockton, California, has approved a $3.15 million investment in police drones that can respond to 911 calls in as little as 30 seconds. The city council voted 7-0 to expand its contract with Flock Safety, adding a drone-as-first-responder platform to …

Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet
Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet

Typing a few letters and numbers into my web browser, I find myself gaping at the identity documents of complete strangers. The passport of a young woman from Germany. The passport of a man from Spain with glasses resting on his head. The front and back of another man’s driver’s license, a stereotypically goofy expression […]

Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations

The ShinyHunters hacking gang claims to have compromised the Oracle PeopleSoft servers of more than 100 organizations, including many universities.

Experts warn hackers are hiding malware inside Google’s own ad systems — here’s what we know

Hackers routed a multi-stage malware campaign through Google’s ad infrastructure, using dynamic branding and in-memory execution to evade detection entirely.

CISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats

“Defenders cannot afford to take weeks to patch,” one Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official warned on Wednesday.

OpenAI says China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to fuel opposition to US data centres
OpenAI says China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to fuel opposition to US data centres

OpenAI said a cluster of ChatGPT accounts linked to China attempted to stir up local opposition to US data centres by posing as Americans and posting AI-generated content about rising electricity costs. The company nicknamed the campaign “Data Center B…

Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick

US lawmakers are alarmed that Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one of the government’s most powerful surveillance tools.

North Koreans behind nearly half of US tech industry hacks, says CrowdStrike

North Korean hackers posing as remote IT workers and recruiters remain a major threat to U.S., European, and Asian companies, accounting for about half of all attacks over the past 12 months.

This Microsoft Defender zero-day could give hackers unprecedented access to your system

Chaotic Eclipse strikes again, releasing their seventh zero-day in just two months.