Anthropic's $200M Pentagon Contract at Risk Over Objections to Domestic Surveillance, Autonomous Deployments
EditorDavid / slashdot - Talks "are at a standstill" for Anthropic's potential $200 million contract with America's Defense Department, reports Reuters (citing several people familiar with the discussions.") The two issues? - Using AI to surveil Americans- Safeguards against depl…
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From Clawdbot to Moltbot: How This AI Agent Went Viral, and Changed Identities, in 72 Hours
Macy Meyer / cnet - An AI tool that can text you and use your apps? It blew up online. What came next involved crypto scammers, IP lawyers and more.
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Back to Top / Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 18504 / 16 stories in 5 wks
ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis
Terrence O’Brien / theverge - Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times. The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly violence involving ICE, which has grown increasingly frequent…
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Back to Top / Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 18369 / 39 stories in 5 wks
Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair are vulnerable to new hack
Dean Daley / mobilesyrup - A group of researchers have learned about some faults within Google’s Fast Pair technology. Fast Pair allows users to connect with Bluetooth devices on Android and ChromeOS with a single tap. The researchers, from Belgium’s KU Leuven University, learned t…
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RondoDox botnet exploits HPE OneView vulnerability on a massive scale
Berry Zwets / techzine - Check Point Research has identified a coordinated attack campaign targeting CVE-2025-37164, a critical vulnerability in HPE OneView. The RondoDox botnet is escalating from early reconnaissance to large-scale, automated attacks. Check Point has already blo…
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Sam Altman Offers $555K Salary To Fill Most Daunting Role In AI
BeauHD / slashdot - OpenAI is offering a $555,000 salary (plus equity) to recruit a new "head of preparedness," a high-pressure role tasked with anticipating and mitigating extreme AI risks. "This will be a stressful job, and you'll jump into the deep end pretty much immedia…
Editor: I'm not sure $555K is actually a competitive base if you have to live in the Bay Area. And - I wonder what valuation the equity component of comp is based on - you need to really believe in the upside here.
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Back to Top / Monday, December 29, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 17361 / 13 stories in 2 months
Trust Wallet Confirms $7M Claims Portal After Chrome Exploit Hits
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Trust Wallet has launched a $7 million compensation process for users affected by a Chrome extension security breach. Only version 2.68 of the Trust Wallet Chrome extension was compromised in the incident. Victims are required to submit wallet addres…
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(LEAD) Gov't says poor security of femtocells led to major payment breach at KT
Kang Yoon-seung / co - SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The science ministry said Monday the security breach ...
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ServiceNow to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Armis for About $7.75 Billion
Nicholas G. Miller / wsj - ServiceNow agreed to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for about $7.75 billion in cash in a move intended to take advantage of growing demand for AI security.
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OpenAI admits prompt injection may never be fully solved, casting doubt on the agentic AI vision
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - OpenAI is using automated red teaming to fight prompt injections in ChatGPT Atlas. The company compares the problem to online fraud against humans, a framing that downplays a technical flaw that could slow the rise of the agentic web.The article OpenAI ad…
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FCC Bans Foreign-Made Drones Over National Security, Spying Concerns
BeauHD / slashdot - The FCC has banned approval of new foreign-made drones and components, citing "an unacceptable risk" to national security. The move will most heavily impact DJI but it "does not affect drones or drone components that are currently sold in the United State…
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US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified
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Coupang class action suit focused on fiduciary duties: attorney
Jang Hae-rin / co - While it may be difficult to hold Coupang directly liable for the recent data breach that affected more than 33 million users, the US-listed company can still b
Back to Top / Monday, December 22, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 17193 / 5 stories in 2 months
U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard
Riley Mellen and Anatoly Kurmanaev / nytimes - Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.
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North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $2 Billion in Crypto This Year: Report
Ryan Gladwin / decrypt - Attackers from North Korea have swiped over $2 billion worth of crypto so far this year, accounting for 59% of all stolen funds.
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Italy’s Cybersecurity Firm Exein Raises €100M To Fuel Global Expansion
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Exein, a Rome-based innovator in embedded cybersecurity for connected devices, has announced €100 million in new funding to accelerate product development and international expansion, bringing its total raised in 2025 to €170 million. The round was led by…
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Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / techcrunch - The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking collective stole Pornhub premium users’ data, including email addresses and viewing history.
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No, SoundCloud hasn’t started tuning out VPNs. It’s mopping up after a cyberattack
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Bum note for 20 percent of users whose data leaked Music hosting and streaming service SoundCloud has admitted it suffered a cyberattack.…
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Google is Discontinuing its Dark Web Monitoring Tool
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google is discontinuing its free dark web monitoring tool that warns users when their personal information is circulating on the dark web.The post Google is Discontinuing its Dark Web Monitoring Tool appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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ServiceNow Eyes $7 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Startup Armis
PYMNTS / pymnts - Workflow automation platform ServiceNow is reportedly in advanced discussions to purchase cybersecurity startup Armis. The deal, which could be worth up to $7 billion, could be announced in the coming days and comes in the wake of Armis’ preparations for …
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