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* Identity and data security themes at Black Hat 2025Read about the identity and data security happenings at Black Hat 2025, including advancements that enable AI adoption and products that help prepare for a post-quantum world. Read Now Editor's note Black Hat USA 2026 returns for its 29th year,
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Google DeepMind today released three new proprietary AI models it says are among its most token-efficient yet: Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber. The models aim to make AI agents faster, smarter, and cheaper at scale. Google is pricing Gemini 3.6
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AI and ML AI's cheatin' heart will make you weep Trust but verify doesn't work when verification is difficult AI models will do just about anything to complete the task you ask, including cheating to get there, according to new cybersecurity evaluations from the UK
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Google released three new AI models on Tuesday, all built on Gemini 3.5 Flash. The new models are more token-efficient, faster and more reliable across the board. The tech giant also provided an update on the much-anticipated Gemini 3.5 Pro and what’s to come after. A new
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TL;DR Eight NATO allies launched HALO at the Ankara summit to network their military satellites into a mega-constellation for comms and missile tracking. Eight NATO allies have launched an initiative to connect their military satellites into a single networked mega-constellation, marking the Alliance’s most ambitious move yet to
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In the PC building community there’s a certain kind of sicko who gets a kick out of building computers that operate as quietly as possible and will even pay extra bucks for specialty fans from companies such as Noctua or beQuiet. However, some in this niche are willing to
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Apple is reportedly teaming up with deferred payment processor Klarna to launch a new lease-to-own program for its devices. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the program — dubbed Apple Upgrade — is set to launch next Tuesday. It will allow consumers to pay for their purchases over multi-year periods, including iPhones, iPads, Macs,
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring the Department of War to develop new rules for mapping and securing critical defense supply chains, including the software, services and technology used in national security systems. While primarily focused on domestic sourcing of critical materials, the executive order contains several
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* Zhejiang University researchers warned GPU workloads could destabilize local grids and cause blackouts * Attackers could exploit ~1,000 GPUs to drain current and generate excess heat in systems * Theoretical attack dubbed Bit2Watt; mitigations include detecting malicious patterns and energy buffering systems Whenever an AI data center thinks really, really hard,
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On Tuesday, Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber. Gemini 3.6 Flash is Google’s “workhorse model” that promises improved capabilities in coding, knowledge work, and multimodal performance while reducing token usage by up to 17%, making it cheaper than its
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Kratos phishing-as-a-service kit loses its battle with international law enforcement Alleged developer arrested in Indonesia after more than 200 servers slain German authorities say they have neutralized the main infrastructure supporting the Kratos phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kit following an operation supported by the US and Indonesia. Officers from Frankfurt am Main&
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* Group‑IB discovers HollowGraph malware targeting Israeli entities, exfiltrating files via Microsoft Graph API * Operators hide instructions in future calendar entries, then attach encrypted stolen data to events * At least 12 systems were compromised; overlaps with Lyceum noted but attribution remains low‑confidence Cybercriminals have found a way to communicate
