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Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source projects
Anthropic's offering to help open-source projects track down security vulnerabilities with a new service called OSS Scanner. It says open-source projects that opt-in will get "thorough, periodic security scans by our strongest models at no cost." That could m…
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A US-China AI Hotline Won't Be Ready For a While
As the US and China race to become the dominant power in the AI industry, the countries also appear to be figuring out ways to communicate on national security issues.
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OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us
AI leaders joined whistleblowers and security leaders at a sweeping parliamentary session, while a few hundred meters away Britain’s spy chief warned AI could be used to create new bioweapons.
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Burnham to hold security talks with German chancellor in Berlin
Downing Street said deeper co-operation in the face of rising hybrid threats from Russia would be high on the agenda during Burnham's first official visit to Germany.
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Los Angeles Officials Haven’t Plugged in USB Drive That DOJ Insists Is Full of Noncitizens Who Were Sent Ballots
Connecting the drive would violate "established data privacy and information security protocols," the Los Angeles County clerk said.
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Cops May Have Found a Way Around One of Apple’s Toughest iPhone Security Features
Time to find a new way to protect your device.
Leer másOpenAI May Announce New Security Model, GPT-6 Cyber, Within Days
Sam Altman and co. are scrambling to score a win for AI after a spate of autonomous cyber attacks originating from frontier labs.
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It’s Your Last Chance to Save Up to $500 on Reolink’s Top Security Cameras and Systems
Everything from video doorbells to 4K solar-powered outdoor cams and full-property systems is cut down in price for one more day.
Leer másPentagon Begins Alerting Possibly Millions of Service Members About Personnel Database Breach
It's not clear how many of the over 3 million troops and others in a breached Pentagon database lost information like Social Security numbers to hackers.
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Security lapses at Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was killed, review says
The indpendent report also says Kirk's aides insisted he speak outdoors, overriding concerns from campus officials.
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Thousands of security personnel deployed as Delhi braces for cockroach protest
Several trains to Delhi have been cancelled and dozens of metro stations are shut to stop protesters from gathering.
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Global charity withholds report into its role in Syria's 'disappeared' children
SOS Children's Villages International has acknowledged that more than 140 children were taken to its facilities by Syrian security services.
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Antisemitism on the rise at universities, charity warns
The Community Security Trust says reported incidents are "substantially higher" than before the war in Gaza began.
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Meta patches Muse exploit that let attackers control the AI agent
Meta has issued a patch for its Muse macOS app following the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability that could allow someone to take control of the AI agent. The bug found by security researcher Patrick Wardle utilized an undocumented Muse setting that enabled…
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A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused
In April of 2025, Elgin Community College had six Flock safety cameras installed to "enhance the safety and security of students." But by September of that year, the school's administration grew concerned that Flock was sharing data with Customs and Border Pa…
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Florida seeks a ban on ChatGPT acting like a person
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for a judge to block OpenAI from "giving ChatGPT false human attributes," a few months after Florida sued the AI company over safety concerns. According to Uthmeier, users are lulled into a false sense of sec…
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Meta’s Muse AI sent a YouTuber’s address to a stranger
Tech YouTuber Matt Robb says that Muse gave out his home address to a total stranger this weekend, after authorizing the bot to handle his Facebook Marketplace account. That's despite Meta placing great emphasis on the security features of Muse when it launch…
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Hands-on with the Apple Home Collection
We've just gotten a closer look at Apple's new video doorbell, security cameras, a door lock, and thermostats following the company's "Welcome Home" event on Tuesday. The six new devices are part of a new Apple Home Collection, which the company co-developed …
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An Israeli firm is sending spyware through online ads, researchers say
An Israeli ad tech firm worked with spyware companies to infect devices, including at Al Jazeera, by simply showing users an online ad, according to a joint investigation by security researchers at Citizen Lab and Confiant. It's the first time researchers hav…
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OpenAI investigating 'dozens' of instances of agents acting improperly
OpenAI agents tried to get information from "governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions" through extreme means that sometimes curbed security controls, the company said.
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King warns malicious online actors are evolving tactics
The King spoke of "threats to our international order" in a letter marking the 10th anniversary of the National Cyber Security Centre.
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Watch: 'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest
Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Delhi ahead of the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party protest on Saturday calling for electoral reforms.
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Iran must stop arming Houthis in Yemen, G7 says ahead of UN General Assembly
The G7 also condemns "in the strongest terms" Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, saying that the escalation in fighting in Yemen jeopardises regional security.
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FBI Arrests OpenAI Employee Suspected of Planting a Surveillance Bug
Espionage in AI labs poses a national security threat, according to US intelligence and security officials.
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Get your Galaxy S26: Samsung rolls out an October patch for lingering security issues
Samsung's October security update is rather tame for the Galaxy S26. Security fixes take over after an eventful One UI 9 release.
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Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say
The Omani national was a "lone wolf" extremist, according to the reports.
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Trump Admin Bans DeepSeek From Federal Agencies
DeepSeek could be sending sensitive data to Beijing, administration fears.
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Which Privacy and Security Apps Do You Trust The Most?
Do you use a VPN, antivirus or other security software? Let us know which ones are the most trustworthy.
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Apple Just Declared War on Smart Home Security
Starting this December, Apple’s unleashing its own version of the smart home. We saw what’s in store with our own eyes.
Leer másOpenAI staffer says he missed his sister's wedding to help with AI safety incidents
An OpenAI agent-security staffer said he missed his sister's wedding to help respond to recent AI-security incidents.
Leer másNew Technique Bypasses 1,024-Bit RSA Without Factoring It
The technique still takes 1,380 CPU core-years, but that's down from the estimated 500,000 to 1 million CPU core-years it takes to factor a key.
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Apple's Own Home Security Camera Still Coming Next Year
Apple's home security camera remains in development separately from the LG-made accessories reported yesterday, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has clarified. In a follow-up post on X, Gurman said the security cameras co-developed with LG are "completely separate" fr…
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Meta’s Muse Is Misbehaving in Mysterious Ways With Your Privacy
No cute, fuzzy mascot is worth all the security risks.
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Arrests as migrant boat reaches UK unintercepted
Five people have been detained and an investigation launched, the Home Office says.
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Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
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Government expands police support to political figures who are not MPs
Shabana Mahmood says there is "insufficient protection" for those who play a role in public life.
Leer másMuse will apparently let you download its entire filesystem
A pair of developers say that with very little prompting, Meta's Muse will share its entire filesystem with you. Peter James and Jonny L. Saunders have said they both independently coaxed Muse into zipping up and sharing the entire contents of its root filesy…
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Oracle Health Hack Exposes Data of Nearly 20 Million People
Patient names, Social Security numbers, doctors and diagnoses might have been breached in the cyberattack.
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I Test Home Security Tech. Here Are 4 Devices I Rely on to Guard My Porch
Porch security is the best, easiest safety project for anyone new to smart homes.
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Muse sure looks a lot like OpenClaw
We seem to be entering into an AI agent renaissance. Meta's new consumer-facing AI agent, Muse, topped the App Store charts soon after its release and has 600,000 daily active users in the US, by an Apptopia estimate. And AI agent platform Instinct, whose epo…
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Two men arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF base
Police say the suspects are Latvian nationals aged 36 and 32.
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US to build two military bases in Greenland under new deal with Denmark
The defence deal signed at the UN General Assembly also re-affirms Denmark's sovereignty over its semi-autonomous Arctic territory.
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Here’s How OpenAI Says It Used AI to Find a Spy Inside Its Company
When your company makes the world's most famous hammer, a corporate spy is a problem that looks like a nail.
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Urgent review after two migrant boats reach shore
Twenty-six people are detained after the landings, but it is not known if others are being sought.
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Why hotter summers are making British potatoes smaller
Farmers say yields are down because they have had to harvest smaller potatoes earlier than normal.
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Sussexes condemn 'reckless intrusion' after men spotted near Archie and Lilibet's school
One of the men seen outside the UK school attended by the children is understood to be an international press photographer.
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The Most Advanced Home Device I’ve Tested This Year Is in My Garage
A Chamberlain smart garage and security system combined is the home tech I didn’t know I needed.
Leer másMeta’s Muse AI Agent Has Been Downloaded Half a Million Times — With a Serious Bug
The security flaw has been patched, but there are plenty of reasons to hesitate about giving AI too much access.
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I tested Eufy's E50, and it has everything you need in a local security camera system
Eufy's E50 system contains four PoE cameras, an NVR with a 2TB hard drive, and all the accessories you need to set up the cameras around your home.
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Nvidia’s Open Weight Letter Is More About AI Sovereignty Than Anything
Businesses gain greater control over model stability, data, infrastructure, costs, security and the knowledge they build with open weights.
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I Tried Amazing Security Tech for Renters From a Company You’ve Never Heard Of
It’s the year of window cams, and Baseus has my favorite model yet. Here’s why renters and second-story homes should consider it.
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I Tried Two Extraordinary Security Gadgets Made for Spots Other Tech Can’t Reach
Home security is going in all-new directions this year. I tested Abode’s sensors for gates, garages and more in my home.
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Nintendo Switch Owners: Update Your Firmware to Protect Against Security Exploit
The problem does not affect the Nintendo Switch 2.
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Maximizing Privacy? New Apple Home Security Cameras Reportedly Won’t Record Video
Instead of a watchable video stream, you’ll get text descriptions or alerts about detected people, pets or activity.
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Tell Us Which Privacy and Security Apps Are the Most Trustworthy
Do you use a security software like a VPN or antivirus? Let us and other readers know which one you like the most.
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Pluto Security emerges from stealth with $42M in funding
The next phase of enterprise software adoption is giving employees capabilities that once required dedicated engineering teams. AI tools can now help workers build applications, automate processes, and create agents. But each new capability introduces questio…
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AI agent makers are promising privacy — will they deliver?
At this year's OpenAI DevDay, CEO Sam Altman unveiled the company's new AI agent Dots - and told the crowd that the company wants to "set a new standard for privacy in frontier AI." OpenAI would spend the day taking veiled shots at Meta's Muse, its primary co…
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The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.
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Sam Altman tells UN Security Council OpenAI will slow down
Sam Altman is calling for national and international standards for frontier AI. Speaking at the UN Security Council in New York today, the OpenAI chief executive says no level of catastrophic risk from AI is acceptable. Altman is the second briefer at the mee…
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US rejects global AI governance at UN Security Council
The United States is rejecting any global governance of advanced AI, telling the UN Security Council in New York today that each country should regulate the technology itself. Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Poli…
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Huskeys Launches Profiling to Advance Proactive Network Edge Security
For security teams, detecting a threat is only part of the challenge. They must also determine which application is at risk, how the activity relates to legitimate business operations, and what action will reduce exposure without interrupting users. Huskeys i…
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Amsterdam’s Hadrian raises $40M for AI-powered offensive security
Hadrian, an Amsterdam-based cybersecurity startup, has raised $40m to expand in Europe and the US. Forgepoint Capital International and Smartfin co-led the round, which brings Hadrian’s total funding to $65m. HV Capital, Motive Partners, Picus Capital and Oet…
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Alex Stamos joins Cognition to make AI security affordable
Alex Stamos has joined Cognition, the maker of the Devin AI coding agent, as its chief information security officer. He announced the move in an article on X on Tuesday, titled “Why I’m joining Cognition”. “There are real safety and security issues raised by …
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AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached
Kanishka Narayan said the government will use advanced AI to strengthen the UK against cyber attacks.
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Schools should recognise antisemitism as distinct form of harm, review says
The government is expected to accept all 27 recommendations made in the review by ex-Ofsted boss, Sir David Bell.
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Inflation sizzled in September -- and Social Security benefits will get a boost
Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.
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Social Security benefits to get a boost. And, Hasan Piker defends his rhetoric
Social Security benefits are set to get a boost to offset rising consumer prices. And, streamer Hasan Piker says the GOP's "guilt-by-association politics" won't drag Democrats down in the midterms.
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Claude Sent Police a Fake Murder Tip. White House Mandates AI Companies Report Security Incidents
AFP reports that an AI model from Anthropic "submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to Philadelphia police, authorities said Friday." Claude "was instructed never to log in, create accounts, enter personal data, make purchases, or submit any…
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