Anthropic says it blocked state-sponsored attempts to use Claude for bioweapons research
Rogue actors were bypassing restrictions to study lethal viruses and toxins
Android adds built-in password and passkey transfers, supporting Google, 1Password, Bitwarden, and Dashlane
New transfer feature moves your security credentials without downloading a risky text file
Norway spent 40 minutes convincing a helicopter's GPS it was flying into the sea
GPS spoofing is getting harder to ignore, so Norway is testing what happens when satellite navigation lies to you
OpenAI faces Senate probe over Hugging Face breach as more rogue AI activity is uncovered
Sam Altman has until October 1 to answer 16 questions about the breach
Microsoft is using AI to review the flood of AI-coded Edge extensions
Automation is good for the add-on ecosystem, if you're lucky enough to avoid malware
LG accused of tracking its smart TV users, scanning home networks, and recording conversations
LG strongly denies claims that its smart TVs record ambient audio or secretly harvest user data
WTF?! An investigation by YouTube channel Gamers Nexus has found that LG's smart OLED TVs track users' viewing patterns across streaming platforms, cable, and local media. The televisions also reportedly scan users' home Wi-Fi network, collect information about connected devices without permission, and transmit the data to LG Ad Solutions to push targeted advertising.
Old School RuneScape developer sentenced for stealing and selling in-game virtual gold
Hacking a free MMORPG does not grant virtual immunity against real justice
CERN is moving more than 2,200 specialized computers from RHEL to Debian
IBM's Linux subsidiary is taking a direction the European research center could not follow
Researchers uncovered AI agents that hijacked a German wiki to discuss how to escape their sandbox
Turns out AI agents just wanted somewhere to hang out and swap notes for six weeks
Microsoft Defender briefly decided Google Search was malware
The false positive blocked Google links in Office 365 and Teams for about 8 hours
Microsoft warns fake CAPTCHA is tricking Windows users into running malware
Victims are directed to paste malicious commands into PowerShell or Command Prompt
A dark-web site claimed to sell 153 million driver's licenses, then vanished
ID scanning provider used by Hertz and GameStop is now under FBI investigation
A hot potato: A dark-web service that claimed to sell scans of more than 153 million US and Canadian driver's licenses has gone offline after Krebs on Security identified it. Before disappearing, the site offered ID images that appeared to include standard scans as well as infrared and ultraviolet versions used in document-verification systems. This development points to a potentially far-reaching compromise of the systems businesses use to verify physical IDs.
Utah just became the first state to target VPN users for age verification
Websites must verify users even when they connect through a VPN, despite having no reliable way to determine their true location
Police want Axon's cameras redesigned so they don't get mistaken for Flock's
Company also exploring streetlight-mounted cameras to keep them out of reach
AI is finding thousands of bugs in Linux, and maintainers can barely keep up
Thankfully, most of the vulnerabilities are low-priority or tied to old deprecated code
Microsoft will soon enable memory integrity by default on eligible Windows 11 PCs
Users will sacrifice full performance for improved security
Popular Chrome extensions were quietly weaponized to steal crypto from 80,000 users
Some extensions worked as advertised for months before hackers slipped in malicious code
Anthropic explains how its AI models escaped their sandbox and hacked real systems
The AI agents stole credentials, published malware, and scanned thousands of targets after a test mistake left the door to the internet open
California exempts Linux and open-source software from new age verification law
Lawmakers amended the original age-check law
A federal court just ruled Kalshi's sports markets are basically sports betting
The decision could strengthen similar challenges across Western states
Cities are dropping Flock's surveillance cameras at a record pace
Flock says new city contracts still outpace cancellations by roughly 10 to one, however
Ring rolls out new encryption system that could limit what it can hand over to police
New encryption deletes its own keys after 24 hours to limit access to your video footage
Florida police used a fake Flock camera in a sting, then charged a man with three felonies for destroying it
The mayor said she was unaware of the operation and admitted the charges are controversial
Interpol's latest crackdown targeted the global network behind West African cyber-scams
The eight-month operation led to 58 arrests and identified 263 suspects across 22 countries
Four former police employees arrested over alleged misuse of Flock license plate cameras
Flock has few supporters, but Darth Vader is apparently one of them