5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (987+ words) AI is becoming an important determinant in the contest for vulnerabilities between defenders, governments, and even threat actors. Image: ChatGPT AI could accelerate vulnerability discovery, shrinking the pool of exploits governments rely on while speeding up the race between attackers…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (957+ words) OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra. Image: OpenAI OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra with advanced computer-use capabilities as Greg Brockman declared the “AGI era” has arrived, though major questions remain. OpenAI is making one of its boldest claims yet about where artificial intelligence…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (857+ words) Instagram is introducing a new “AI-generated profile” label and limiting recommendation reach for synthetic influencers that fail to disclose their AI identities. Image: Unsplash/Alexander Shatov Instagram will limit recommendations for AI-generated influencer profiles that fail to disclose their synthetic…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (665+ words) NFL technology executives share how AI-driven social engineering makes attacks faster and more convincing, offering practical strategies for IT leaders to build non-punitive, multi-channel defenses. Every security team has a version of the same nightmare: an employee receives a message…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (771+ words) Apollo Global just confirmed what financial firms have been fearing. Image:ChatGPT Apollo Global Management confirmed a social-engineering breach exposing sensitive personal data amid a wider hacking campaign targeting financial firms. Apollo Global Management has confirmed a data breach in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (516+ words) The database’s exposure duration is unknown. Signs of infostealer malware were found, but no confirmed breach or misuse of user data, says cybersecurity researcher. A leaked 47GB database has exposed more than 184 million records, potentially placing affected individuals at high risk…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (694+ words) Microsoft will stop providing security updates for Windows 11 version 24H2 Home and Pro in two months. Image: Unsplash/BoliviaInteligente Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro support ends Oct. 13, 2026. Here’s what users and IT teams should know about upgrading to Windows 11 25H2. Windows 11 24H2 users on…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (331+ words) OpenAI is holding a major frontier AI training run as it strengthens safeguards following the Hugging Face breach and other model testing incidents. In December 2023, OpenAI published the Preparedness framework, which describes a structured way to assess frontier model capabilities....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (613+ words) Meta AI Incognito Chat is designed to keep AI conversations private while using Meta’s server-side Private Processing system. Image generated by ChatGPT/OpenAI Meta says Incognito Chat keeps AI conversations private. Here’s what it protects, what it doesn’t, and the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (622+ words) Apple recommends Lockdown Mode for users who receive mercenary spyware threat notifications, adding stricter protections for people facing highly targeted attacks. Image: Apple Apple sent a new wave of mercenary spyware threat notifications to targeted users in 110 countries, while making…...