Iran-Linked Hackers Take Aim at US and Other Targets, Raising Risk of Cyberattacks During War

Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American defense contractors, power stations and water plants.
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Pentagon’s Chief Tech Officer Says He Clashed With AI Company Anthropic Over Autonomous Warfare

Pentagon CTO Emil Michael said the military is developing procedures for enabling different levels of autonomy in warfare depending on the risk posed.
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FBI Investigating ‘Suspicious’ Cyber Activity on System Holding Sensitive Surveillance Information

The bureau is working to determine the scope and impact of the problem, according to a notification sent to members of Congress.
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FBI Investigating ‘Suspicious’ Cyber Activity on System Holding Sensitive Surveillance Information

The bureau is working to determine the scope and impact of the problem, according to a notification sent to members of Congress.
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Iranian Strikes on Amazon Data Centers Highlight Industry’s Vulnerability to Physical Disasters

Two AWS data centers in the United Arab Emirates were “directly struck” and another facility in Bahrain was also damaged after a drone landed nearby.
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Trump Orders All Federal Agencies to Phase Out Use of Anthropic Technology

OpenAI and Google, along with Elon Musk’s xAI, also have contracts to supply their AI models to the military.
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Anthropic Refuses to Bend to Pentagon on AI Safeguards as Dispute Nears Deadline

Anthropic said it sought narrow assurances from the Pentagon that Claude won’t be used for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons.
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Reddit Hit With $20 Million UK Data Privacy Fine Over Child Safety Failings

Britain’s data privacy watchdog slapped online forum Reddit on Tuesday with a fine worth nearly $20 million for failures involving children’s personal information.
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Mississippi Hospital System Closes All Clinics After Ransomware Attack

A ransomware attack forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all of its roughly three dozen clinics around the state and cancel elective procedures.
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Amazon Scraps Partnership With Surveillance Company After Super Bowl Ad Backlash

Amazon’s smart doorbell maker Ring has terminated a partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety.
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