CIMB refutes claims of data breach involving 1.2 million records
The financial services provider said its security teams have verified that all systems are secure and that customer data remains fully safeguarded.
Are password managers safe? Not as much as you think, research shows
Keeping track of password requirements such as a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers, special characters and more – not only to be remembered but to be changed every few months – is a tall order, not least as platforms urge users to ensure each password is unique.
French programmer says accidentally hacked 7,000 robot vacuums
All he wanted was to move his robot vacuum cleaner around with a PlayStation controller. But programmer Sammy Azdoufal claims he unwittingly gained remote access to 7,000 other devices.
Hacker used Anthropic’s Claude to steal Mexican data trove
A hacker exploited Anthropic PBC's artificial intelligence chatbot to carry out a series of attacks against Mexican government agencies, resulting in the theft of a huge trove of sensitive tax and voter information, according to cybersecurity researchers.
Anthropic drops hallmark safety pledge in race with AI peers
Anthropic PBC, which for years billed itself as a safer alternative to artificial intelligence rivals, has loosened its commitment to maintaining its guardrails, one of the most dramatic policy shifts in the AI industry yet as startups once focused on helping humanity turn their attention to profit and success.
Hackers used AI to breach 600 firewalls in weeks, Amazon says
Over the last five weeks, a limited number of hackers broke into more than 600 firewalls across dozens of countries with the help of widely available artificial intelligence tools, according to security research from Amazon.com Inc.
UAE says it foiled a wave of cyberattacks on vital sectors
The United Arab Emirates said it thwarted a series of AI-backed cyberattacks and warned of a "qualitative shift" in the methods used by terrorist groups it didn't identify.
Global summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI'
Dozens of nations including the United States and China called for "secure, trustworthy and robust" artificial intelligence, in a summit declaration on Saturday criticised for being too generic to protect the public.
Dinner is being recorded, whether you know it or not
To be in public is to risk being filmed. And these days, there's a good chance it's happening surreptitiously with smart glasses.
These students in the US tricked teachers with phishing emails – for a good cause
School district data can be a big score for cybercriminals, who can sell student and staff social security numbers and other sensitive information. The personal data of young children is particularly prized.
