UK rail cops’ £320K face-scanning spree nets zero matches
British Transport Police’s six-month facial recognition pilot produced one alert, and it was a false positive Continue reading UK rail cops’ £320K face-scanning spree nets zero matches
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Spectre bug is back, this time to haunt JIT engines
Researchers find a way to recover stale indirect branch prediction entries Continue reading Spectre bug is back, this time to haunt JIT engines
Add one more AI worry to the nightmare scenario: self-replicating prompt injections
It’s a worm attack, AI-style Continue reading Add one more AI worry to the nightmare scenario: self-replicating prompt injections
FBI to ShinyHunters: ‘We know how to find you’
Federal cops have ‘a very particular set of skills’ Continue reading FBI to ShinyHunters: ‘We know how to find you’
Custom malware used in Citrix 0-day attacks targeting govt, banks, professional services
Two questions remain: who is abusing the CVEs? And why did Citrix take so long to disclose? Continue reading Custom malware used in Citrix 0-day attacks targeting govt, banks, professional services
AI models keep posting screenshots showing sensitive data from inside tech companies
Glow Security finds more than 13,000 publicly accessible images that expose corporate development work Continue reading AI models keep posting screenshots showing sensitive data from inside tech companies
Apple patches CoreGraphics zero-day already exploited in targeted attacks
Meta-spotted flaw could hand attackers arbitrary code execution via a maliciously crafted file Continue reading Apple patches CoreGraphics zero-day already exploited in targeted attacks
OpenAI benches GPT-6.1 Astra for overstepping the mark
Turns out teaching an AI to keep going can make it rather bad at knowing when to stop Continue reading OpenAI benches GPT-6.1 Astra for overstepping the mark
Former X-Force hackers chase the offensive cyber gold rush
RemoteThreat launches with $7M, 1,000 attack tools, and ambitions to equip enterprises and Uncle Sam for AI-speed operations Continue reading Former X-Force hackers chase the offensive cyber gold rush
OpenAI’s dirty deeds Down Under included security bypass attempts, using exposed keys, source code siphon
Admits its agents side-swiped four Australian government sites Continue reading OpenAI’s dirty deeds Down Under included security bypass attempts, using exposed keys, source code siphon