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OpenAI’s Atlas web browser could have security protections bypassed and be tricked into spamming dozens of WhatsApp contacts or making unauthorized purchases on Amazon, according to new research presented today at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. The Atlas findings, from researchers at security firm Zenity, are
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Black Hat USA 2026 – Las Vegas – Using email platforms to target users is nothing new in the world of threat actors. Nor is it revolutionary for defenders who've shored up guardrails when it comes to suspicious attachments, malicious JavaScript, and more. But as these well-known threats take command
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Black Hat USA 2026 – Las Vegas – In bad news for financial institutions, online retailers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and people in the dating pool who rely on identity verification to make sure they're not getting taken for a ride, global fraud gangs are aggressively industrializing their scam efforts. That'
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Gartner has predicted that no enterprise AI workload at scale will run on quantum hardware through 2028, with classical accelerated AI expected to remain the dominant platform for production AI workloads. The research firm said there is currently no peer-reviewed evidence demonstrating a quantum advantage for production AI workloads, adding
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ServiceNow has unveiled Autonomous Security, a unified security platform that combines six AI-powered security solutions designed to help organisations prevent, detect and remediate cyber risks through automated workflows. The platform integrates capabilities across exposure management, vulnerability detection, cyber-physical security, identity and access management, incident response, and cyber risk and compliance.
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TCC Concept Limited has announced plans to expand its data centre business through the proposed development of a 60 MW data centre campus at Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, Pune. The company said its wholly owned subsidiary, NES Data Private Limited, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire
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RiskProfiler has launched KnyX Autonomous Investigations, an AI-powered capability designed to help organisations automate the investigation, validation and response to external cyber threats. The new feature, which is being showcased at Black Hat USA and DEF CON 34, is designed to automate workflows covering threat investigation, verdict generation and policy-based
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The tech streets of Bengaluru and the innovation hubs in Noida are experiencing a profound and quiet shift. The old dream of Indian founders, which consisted of raising millions of dollars in venture capital to hire hundreds of employees in large office parks, is losing its shine. Today, a new
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AdaniConneX has partnered with DE-CIX India to establish a new point of presence (PoP) at its Chennai 1 data centre in Tamil Nadu, expanding interconnection infrastructure for enterprises, cloud providers and telecom operators. The new deployment will provide customers at the Chennai facility with direct access to DE-CIX India’s
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Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text &
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Linux, a free, open-source operating system, runs most of the internet’s servers, yet it remains a niche choice on consumer PCs. For years, Linux’s desktop market share in North America generally hovered in the low single digits. However, reports began popping up earlier this week that Linux’s
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Routers made by the Chinese company Zbtlink are shipped with a built-in backdoor, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm VulnCheck. VulnCheck examined 20 models made by Zbtlink and found an implant on each one’s firmware that automatically communicates with cloud servers in China. The backdoor could give
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* A former FBI counterintelligence supervisor is accused of memorizing seed phrases from bureau systems * The agent moved roughly $1 million out of wallets tied to a foreign adversary without having to resort to any sort of hacking * Investigators recovered ChatGPT conversations in which he asked how to invest the money
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Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text &
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CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW August 5, 2026 07:06 PM ET Models in separate experiments used the channel to exchange exploits as they repeatedly compromised OpenAI systems. * Cyber Threats * Industry LAS VEGAS — OpenAI models created a shared message board inside the company’
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If you like the aesthetic vibes of colonial gothic horror stories such as Jamaica Inn and Wide Sargasso Sea, new Sky TV supernatural thriller Possession is definitely for you. However, a word of warning — the story is going to touch a much more modern nerve. We're set to
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Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday'
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Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games
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Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's
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Let’s cut to the chase: Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off of our current $300 discount for your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing. This flash sale will run all week, up
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* Japan ramps up drone production to reduce dependence on Chinese manufacturers * Defense startups are shifting from civilian projects into military drone manufacturing rapidly * Japan dramatically increases funding for interceptor drones and autonomous defense systems Japan's drive toward large-scale drone manufacturing has gained fresh urgency, as a growing cluster
