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Nvidia, Microsoft launch open AI security alliance – without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic
Nvidia on Monday said it is joining forces with Microsoft, SpaceX, IBM, and other tech companies to build and share open-source AI security tools. The new Open Secure AI Alliance said open tools are required to effectively defend against attacks from frontier…
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Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All
Two security researchers bought cheap domains—including noreply.net and deleteduser.com—and set up email listening services. Hundreds of companies are sending them corporate secrets.
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One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Broken Containment
Security researchers say that Kimi K3, an open-weight model from China, wandered off to the internet in an attempt to cheat on a test it was given.
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Do declassified files support Trump's election security claims?
BBC Verify has reviewed these documents, although some of them have been heavily redacted.
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OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree
At the Black Hat security conference, the AI giant revealed new details about how its agents went rogue, hacked several other companies—and did it all right under the company’s nose.
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Trump’s Robot Vacuum Ban Sucks for Everyone
An FCC ban focuses on manufacturing instead of actual security, and consumers might pay the price.
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OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Was a Human Mistake
If the generative AI giant had followed well-known security best practices, it’s likely that its AI agent would never have escaped to the open internet and hacked multiple companies.
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Pentagon Says Drones Can Hide in Wind Farms, Freezing 155 Wind Projects
The Trump administration claims wind turbines pose a national security threat. The industry says it's pure politics.
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Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting
The two Chrome updates in June patched more bugs than the 23 updates before them. Now, Google is ramping up its patching schedule thanks to AI-assisted vulnerability discovery.
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Man charged with assisting Iran's intelligence service
Vahid Aberi, of Liverpool, is accused of the National Security Act offence.
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Trump alleges 'shocking vulnerabilities' in US election security ahead of midterms
The president accuses China of meddling in the 2020 election, directly contradicting past findings from US intelligence.
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Jewish school heads spend more time on security than education, review finds
It's one of the findings from an independent review into antisemitism in schools and colleges.
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OpenAI says it accidentally hacked Hugging Face with a new AI system
OpenAI says its AI models mistakenly breached open-source AI platform Hugging Face during internal testing. In a blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI writes that GPT-5.6 Sol and "an even more capable pre-release model" discovered vulnerabilities within their sandboxe…
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Trump blames Tim Walz for water hacks even though it’s probably Iran
The FBI, the EPA, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have stopped short of officially blaming Iran for a spate of cyberattacks on Minnesota's water systems, but consensus is that Iran is likely behind them. That, of course, hasn't…
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A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call
Researchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.
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Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt
Yet more rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught attempting to hack real targets online without permission. The discoveries add to a growing list of previously unknown incidents that have alarmed AI safety experts and intensified pressure f…
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Anthropic releases Opus 5 with ‘close’ to Fable 5’s capabilities
Weeks after Anthropic's latest toe-to-toe with the US government, and days after an OpenAI security incident that dominated tech industry discussions, Anthropic on Thursday released its newest model, Claude Opus 5. The company said in a release that Opus 5 "c…
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Antisemitic incident reports rise by a fifth in first half of 2026
The Community Security Trust said it is the second highest total of antisemitic incidents on record for the first half of any year.
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Greens leader renews call for extra security after Ann Widdecombe death
Zack Polanski says he "hasn't been offered anything" despite concerns over he and other politicians' safety.
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The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
OpenAI’s rogue agent hack was a watershed moment for AI safety and cybersecurity. It also sparked internal questions about the culture that led to it.
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Apple Releases watchOS 26.6 With Security Updates
Apple today released watchOS 26.6, the sixth update to the watchOS 26 operating system that came out in September. watchOS 26.6 comes over two months after Apple released watchOS 26.5. watchOS 26.6 can be downloaded for free on an iPhone running iOS 26.6…
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The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret
The Trump administration shared the details of its plan with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs on Tuesday. For now, the public remains in the dark.
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Google now lets you sign in to your account using a selfie video
Google announced yet another way to gain access to your account if you get locked out, forget your password, or don't have access to the phone, computer, or two-factor authentication apps you typically use. As the name implies, selfie video lets you capture a…
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Google is working on Chrome updates that don’t require restarts
Google is working on a way to apply Chrome updates without requiring you to restart your browser. In a post on Thursday, Google outlines its approach to bug fixes in the age of AI, while noting that it's trying to make updates less disruptive by "investing in…
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Sunbird relaunched its iMessage app for Android users after three years away
Sunbird Messaging is back on the Google Play Store, offering Android users blue bubble privileges in iMessage complete with reactions and high quality videos for $2.99 a month. Apple and Google have made cross platform messaging better in recent years with su…
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Drought could cause shortage of certain foods, head of farmers' union says
NFU President Tom Bradshaw calls on the government to take action to prevent extreme weather impacting UK food supply.
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OK, Well, There Are Even More AI Agent Hacking Incidents
Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.
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iOS 26.6 with Scores of iPhone Security Updates Now Available
The next major iOS 27 release is coming in the fall, but in the meantime, install this update to keep your devices safe.
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Massive Debian 13 Linux Kernel Security Update Patches 68 Vulnerabilities
Slashdot reader prisoninmate shares this report from 9to5Linux: Coming ten days after the previous Linux kernel security update, which only fixed 12 vulnerabilities that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service, or information leaks, the new Deb…
Leer másWall Street banks' newest investment focus: American economic security
Bank of America is the latest Wall Street firm to announce an investment in American infrastructure.
Leer másThe security guard shortage is giving robots an opening
Asylon's robot dogs and drones are patrolling large facilities as the security industry faces a retention problem.
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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to psychiatric hospital
Rudakubana was jailed for 52 years in 2025 for the murder of three young girls at a dance class.
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How to make your Android safer without changing how you use it
A practical guide to reducing Android security risks with minimal effort
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Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites
Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank.
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The FBI reportedly won’t investigate ICE anymore
According to the New York Times, federal agents have been told that the FBI will no longer be investigating confrontations involving ICE agents. The DHS and DOJ denied the change in policy to The Times. The reported change in guidance follows renewed scrutiny…
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The Secret of Local Video Storage for Security Cams: No Fees, No Cloud Data
Ditch cloud storage and dodge monthly fees with this DIY security camera solution for your privacy.
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I’ve Tried These College Dorm Devices At Home. Here’s What I Recommend
Dorms deserve these smart upgrades for lights, security, sound and more.
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Malwarebytes Offers US College Students 2 Years of Free Antivirus Protection
The security suite’s new Student Protection Program covers three devices for eligible students at US universities.
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OpenAI helps address a terrible AI security flaw following Hugging Face incident
OpenAI and Hugging Face addressed a terrible AI security incident that involved several models breaching isolation and gaining internet access.
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Apple Faces Lawsuit Over iCloud Private Relay Vulnerability
The firm behind a $250 million Apple settlement is suing the company again, alleging it misrepresented a key security feature.
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No evidence of data breach after Chinese-made component found in Navy drones, MoD says
The Royal Navy's new sea drones were found to include a Chinese-made component which sent communication to a Chinese IP address.
Leer másTrump calls for new election security measures
In a primetime address to the nation President Trump castigated the security of the U.S. election system. Critics called out his speech for lacking new evide...
Leer másWhat smart people are saying about Trump's ban on new Chinese humanoid robots
Government authorities deemed that the robots pose "unacceptable safety risks" to national security.
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Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You
Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.
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Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act
Election deniers have spent years promoting the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. They believe Donald Trump’s speech finally proves them right.
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ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’
A newly renewed, $25 million-per-year contract with a subsidiary of Thompson Reuters further expands the power of ICE under the Trump administration.
Leer másI was laid off at 50. Instead of looking for another corporate job, I decided to pursue what scared me most.
After getting laid off from Netflix, Edgar Tang stopped chasing job security and started building something of his own.
Leer másThis 'have-not' New Yorker eats at a soup kitchen to afford life in the city. Here's why he'll never move away.
76-year-old Lisbon Black struggles with NYC's costs, balancing Social Security with side jobs, highlighting challenges in urban affordability.
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Most Smart Fitness Devices Lack Essential Data Protection, EFF Warns
Health trackers collect some of our most private information, but data security is spotty among leading smartwatches, smart rings and other devices.
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Trump declares 100 percent tariffs on many drones and all aircraft parts
The United States has already banned future foreign drones from entering the United States unless their companies kiss the ring - as well as routers, robots, and Roombas. Now, President Donald Trump is targeting existing drone imports and aircraft parts, too.…
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AI Transforms Silicon Valley, Some Tech Workers Face Evaporating Financial Security
The Washington Post describes a mid-tier executive at Meta as one of Silicon Valley's "winners" whose financial security suddenly "evaporated" as their workforce "pushed headlong into AI and heavy job cuts," creating a transformed job market. "Her ex-husband,…
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Uber Eats Owed This Restaurant Owner $40,000. It Took 8 Months and a News Story to Get Her Paid.
Joy Kim, owner of Seattle's Kyoto Teriyaki, says she followed every step Uber Eats asked of her. The company says it was a security issue.
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Apple Testing iOS 26.6.1 Update for iPhones
Apple's software engineers are internally testing iOS 26.6.1, according to the MacRumors visitor logs. Apple already released macOS 26.6.1 yesterday with a fix for a security vulnerability affecting the Screen Sharing app. iOS 26.6.1 would likely include b…
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OpenAI Announces It's Enhancing Security Controls, Pausing Some Work for New AI Model Astra
OpenAI announced Friday it's pausing work on its Astra AI model because of security concerns. The Guardian reports: The company had evaluated the agent, Astra, and found "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity", which had moved to a "c…
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Trump Declares the Few Drones You Can Still Buy Will Cost Way More
The U.S. is determined to keep you from buying a consumer drone.
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FLOSS Weekly Episode 877: RCE As a Service
This week Jonathan chats with Francois Proulx about SmokedMeat! That’s the third in a trio of Open Source security tools from Boost Security, and this one is the red team tool to demonstrate …
Leer másTODAY’s Craig Melvin Speaks Out on Security Incident
TODAY’s Craig Melvin is speaking out following an incident Thursday in which an intruder made his way into an unauthorized area in Studio 1A and shouted a ra...
Leer másDemocrats slam Social Security boss over 'politicized' email praising Trump
Senate Democrats condemn Social Security Administration commissioner for “politicized” email to benefits recipients
Leer másPrince Harry cost Canadian taxpayers $539M for security: Report
They spent more to cover the ginger prince over five years than any other internationally protected person over the same period.
Leer másHere’s when you’ll get your Social Security check in August
No separate SSI check goes out in August since it landed early — the next payment for SSI recipients won't go out until Sept. 1.
Leer másHow Congress' inaction on Social Security could tarnish your retirement
Social Security and Medicare funds are running dry. See how potential benefit cuts could impact your retirement.
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The 9 P.M. Security Routine
In The Safety Trap by security expert Spencer Coursen, he describes a case where a wealthy client of his kept the key fobs for his luxury vehicles near the front door. A thief was able to quietly enter this man’s home, grab a fob, and drive off with a car. T…
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Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia wins the 2026 Tour de France, his fifth victory in the race
The route for the iconic cycling race's final stage was shortened because security and police were reassigned to assist with wildfires in southwest France.
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Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb
That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Hundreds of migrants swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta
The territory's leader said the influx is overwhelming resources and urged the Spanish government to intervene.
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Eurovision Song Contest 2027 to be held in Burgas, Bulgaria
The Black Sea location has been selected after Bulgarian singer Dara won this year's contest.
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After a Rogue OpenAI Model Hacked Another Company, Nvidia, Microsoft and Space X Are Responding With ‘Systems for Self-Defense’
The new Open Secure AI Alliance argues that open AI models can catch and fix security threats faster than closed systems.
Leer másWhite House Correspondents’ Dinner Returns Under High Security
President Donald Trump is gearing up to attend the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner Friday night, after the initial event back in April was targ...
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Irish government jet leaves for UAE for Kinahan extradition
Daniel Kinahan was arrested in Dubai under a warrant issued by the Irish courts in April but has fought attempts to extradite him.
Leer másWhy am I getting a second Social Security check this month?
Why are you getting two Social Security checks this July?
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Security Is Hard, Y'all
It started innocently enough. I saw a tweet about a new product offering from one of my favorite companies, Cloudflare. Neat! I clicked through to the site and there it is: And huzzah!, my preferre…
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Inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The BBC is the first media organisation to gain access to the city and speak to people on the ground in Rawalakot.
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U.S. nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia faces criticism in Israel
The nuclear power deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia was met with alarm in Israel as it deepened concerns that Israel, a major American ally, and Trump are increasingly diverging on foreign policy and security.
Leer más$4 billion Vanta has a new CMO who wants to make security compliance marketing 'a little zingier'
Vanta's new CMO, Sarah Scharf, says she wants to build on its brand positioning as a "trust company."
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