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* Researchers demonstrated a “sleeper agent” AI attack by modifying a handful of dormant neurons inside an LLM * The backdoor remains hidden until a specific trigger appears, then executes attacker-defined actions * Defenders are urged to verify model integrity, audit weights, and tightly restrict AI agent permissions It sounds like an idea
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The cybercrime group Qilin has emerged as the world’s most active ransomware affiliate program, claiming at least 365 victim organizations in the past three months alone. But even top Russian hackers make operational security mistakes, and the administrator of Qilin has made a few key missteps over the last
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* Researchers found Grok Build apps were widely exposed due to insecure default sharing settings and discoverable URLs * Thousands of accessible apps leaked sensitive business data, healthcare records, passwords, and internal documents * SpaceXSI remediated the issue after disclosure, highlighting security risks in AI-generated application platforms Grok Build, an AI-powered coding agent
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Frontier AI labs have warned that their technology could help develop dangerous bioweapons. Now, a startup says it has developed a defense. On Wednesday, Radical Numerics announced that it has developed a new edge model called Omnii Defense that is designed to flag natural and AI-engineered pathogens using a laptop
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Recent procurement records reveal that a Chinese university heavily tied to military research had acquired restricted NVIDIA H200 AI processors, exposing vulnerabilities in current Washington export controls as much as possible Chinese spy operation against NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), a Xi'an-based institution and, more
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* Attackers exploited a zero-day in Railway’s build infrastructure to steal customer AI API keys and cloud credentials * Stolen keys fueled roughly $740,000 in unauthorized AI usage, likely supporting large-scale model training and automation * Railway spent 26 hours battling AI-assisted attackers before containing the intrusion and rotating credentials US-based
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* Nitori discloses cyberattack that may have exposed data from up to 37.6 million customer records * Stolen information included personal and business customer details, though passwords and payment data were unaffected * Company remediated the intrusion, continues investigating the breach, and warned users about phishing attempts Japan’s largest furniture chain
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Product security firm Finite State announced on Tuesday that it raised $27 million in a Series C funding round to grow its international presence and make its connected device security platform more autonomous. Private funds managed by The O.H.I.O. Fund led the round, with participation from CIBC
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Cloud application recovery startup Dreeze announced on Tuesday that it raised $33 million in a seed funding round as it emerged from stealth mode with a platform built to bring back whole cloud applications instead of only the data behind them. The round was led by Norwest and Bessemer Venture
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AI infrastructure has entered a new phase. The central constraint is no longer whether governments and firms can raise enough capital, secure accelerators or announce sufficiently large data-centre projects. It is whether they can obtain electricity, connect to the grid, absorb local water and land pressures, protect ratepayers and preserve
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Google wants the EU court to put on hold an order that would force it to hand search data to OpenAI and other rivals, saying the move would put Europeans’ privacy at risk. The Alphabet-owned company made the request to the General Court in Luxembourg on Tuesday, September 29, Reuters
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Fortinet®, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced the FortiLink SASE Service, giving organizations a simpler way to secure small branch office, remote facilities, and other distributed locations without requiring a dedicated on-site firewall. By connecting local networks to FortiSASE, organizations can protect and
