Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months for selling stolen cyber-exploit trade secrets

Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris’ cyber division, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., after pleading guilty to stealing and selling sensitive cyber-exploit trade secrets to a Russia… Continue reading Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months for selling stolen cyber-exploit trade secrets

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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Chinese group’s ChatGPT use reveals worldwide harassment campaign against critics

OpenAI said a Chinese law enforcement agency uploaded reports to ChatGPT that details a worldwide digital operation to track and silence regime critics at home and abroad. 

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Claude’s New AI Vulnerability Scanner Sends Cybersecurity Shares Plunging

The stocks of major cybersecurity companies have fallen sharply over fears that AI is disrupting the industry.
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$10,000 bounty offered if you can hack Ring cameras to stop them sharing your data with Amazon

Amid a privacy backlash, a US $10,000 reward has been offered for anyone who can find a way to run Ring doorbell cameras locally, cutting off the flow of video data to Amazon’s servers.

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Defense Contractor Employee Jailed for Selling 8 Zero-Days to Russian Broker

A 39-year-old Australian national who was previously employed at U.S. defense contractor L3Harris has been sentenced to a little over seven years in prison for selling eight zero-day exploits to Russian exploit broker Operation Zero in exchange for mil… Continue reading Defense Contractor Employee Jailed for Selling 8 Zero-Days to Russian Broker

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