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Abbott investigates two separate cyber incidents, says no operations affected
18+ hour, 7+ min ago (191+ words) July 17 (Reuters) – Abbott Laboratories is investigating two cyber incidents involving unauthorized access to some internal systems at its cancer diagnostics business and its LabCentral portal, the company said on Friday, adding that its operations were not affected. No other businesses,…...
Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke joins Anthropic’s AI oversight trust
1+ week, 2+ day ago (227+ words) July 9 (Reuters) – Anthropic said on Thursday it has appointed former U.S. Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke to its Long-Term Benefit Trust, an oversight body responsible for ensuring the AI startup remains committed to its public mission. A Nobel laureate in…...
US Department of Homeland Security says it is probing a cyber breach at information-sharing network
2+ week, 1+ day ago (114+ words) WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) – The Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday it was investigating a breach in an unnamed information-sharing network. In a statement, DHS said there had been a “recent cyber incident” involving an “unclassified legacy information sharing environment…...
Suspected member of “Scattered Spider” hacking group extradited to US from Finland, DOJ says
2+ week, 2+ day ago (309+ words) July 1 (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man accused of being a member of the criminal hacking group “Scattered Spider” was extradited to the U.S. from Finland to face federal conspiracy charges in Illinois, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. Peter Stokes,…...
Austria urges Europe to host Anthropic following US curbs on AI access
2+ week, 6+ day ago (243+ words) VIENNA, June 28 (Reuters) – Austria has proposed that the European Union should consider hosting Anthropic within the bloc’s borders in order to counter efforts by the United States to block foreigners from using the AI company’s most advanced models. In a…...
US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (231+ words) June 27 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the situation. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. Anthropic and the White House…...
Anthropic to brief global financial watchdog on cyber flaws exposed by Mythos, FT reports
2+ mon, 14+ hour ago (292+ words) May 18 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is set to brief the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on cyber vulnerabilities in the global financial system identified by its latest AI model, Mythos, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with…...
Swiss-based Terra Quantum lands US Air Force deal ahead of Nasdaq listing
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (207+ words) ZURICH, May 7 (Reuters) – Swiss-German firm Terra Quantum said on Thursday it had won a U.S. Air Force contract to supply software that simulates secure military communications in contested battlefield conditions, ahead of a Nasdaq listing valuing it at $3.25 billion. The quantum…...
Factbox-What we know about US stress tests of Google, xAI and Microsoft AI models
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (455+ words) By Courtney Rozen and Jody Godoy WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it had expanded a program to give U.S. government scientists access to unreleased artificial intelligence models to conduct risk assessments to include Google’s DeepMind, xAI…...
India’s markets regulator sets up task force to tackle AI-driven cyber threats | 102.7 WBOW | The Valley's Greatest Hits | Terre Haute, IN
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (37+ words) May 5 (Reuters) - India's markets regulator on Tuesday issued an advisory on emerging AI-driven vulnerability detection tools, warning that their use could introduce new cybersecurity risks for regulated entities. Here are some details: • The Secu......