News
Acting CDC chief says White House and Kennedy getting daily hantavirus updates
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (41+ words) By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The White House and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are receiving daily briefings on the U. S. response to an Andes hantavirus outbreak that "killed three people aboard a luxury. .....
Germany's finance watchdog to make targeted inspections amid "substantial' AI risks
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (231+ words) FRANKFURT, May 12 (Reuters) " Germany's banking regulator Ba Fin warned on Tuesday that cyber risks were "growing" and "substantial" due to advances in "artificial intelligence, and announced a new "division will conduct targeted inspections at financial firms. The emergence of Anthropic's…...
Canvas app restored at local colleges and universities
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (162+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " The education app Canvas, used by schools, colleges and universities across the country, was hacked on Thursday. The application is used for posting grades, class materials, assignments and exams. WMBD Radio News reached out to Bradley University and Illinois…...
Exclusive-US officials weigh cutting deadlines to fix digital flaws amid worries over AI-powered hacking, sources say
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (400+ words) WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) " U. S. cybersecurity officials are considering sharply shorter deadlines for fixing critical flaws in government IT systems, amid concerns hackers could exploit them using artificial'intelligence tools such as Anthropic's Mythos, people familiar with the matter said. The move, which…...
Anthropic touts AI cybersecurity project with Big Tech partners
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (325+ words) April 7 (Reuters) " Anthropic on Tuesday announced an initiative with major technology companies, including Amazon. com, Microsoft and Apple, that lets partners preview an advanced model with cybersecurity capabilities "developed by the AI startup. Under its "Project Glasswing, select "organizations will…...
Germany intelligence agency warns of Russian APT28 cyber spying
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (152+ words) BERLIN, April 7 (Reuters) " Germany's domestic intelligence agency warned on Tuesday "of cyberattacks by the "Russian state-linked hacker group APT28, saying it had compromised vulnerable TP-Link internet routers to spy on "military, "government and "critical infrastructure targets. The "Federal Office for the…...
North Korea-linked hack hits largely invisible software that powers online services
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) March 31 (Reuters) " Hackers linked to North Korea breached behind-the-scenes software that runs many common online functions in an effort to steal login information that could enable further cyber operations, Google said on "Tuesday. "Every time you load a website, check…...