Maduro is gone, but his surveillance state has a Chinese AI upgrade on order
Casual observers of Venezuelan politics might have assumed that the US capture and removal of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro...
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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
Muse, Meta’s New Personal AI Agent, Needs You to Trust It
Meta announced Tuesday the release of Muse, a personal AI agent that people can message to automate digital tasks in...
US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology
The US government has accused Chinese artificial intelligence companies of maliciously copying technology from American AI firms, potentially complicating relations...
Fed gov targets social media algorithms
Australia proposed giving social media users the option to select the content they see on their feeds, marking the next...
ANU names new CIO
Key points William Confalonieri has been appointed as the Australian National University's new chief information officer, replacing acting CIO Sajid...
The US military just turned off ad tracking on its phones. Maybe you should too
Branches of the US military have reportedly disabled ad-tracking on government-issued phones and computers, following concerns that commercially-available location data...
AIs as Modern Genies
AIs as Modern Genies This essay was written with Barath Raghavan, and originally appeared in Lawfare. In April, an artificial...
Slim Spider Steals Crypto Custody Secrets From Brazilian Financial Institution
A previously undocumented financially motivated threat actor has been linked to attacks targeting Brazilian financial institutions since at least March...
Liquid Hackers Return 3,400 Bitcoin Taken via Elements Bug, Still Holding $47M in BTC
Ravie LakshmananSep 08, 2026Cryptocurrency / Vulnerability Whoever took nearly 4,000 bitcoin from the Liquid Network on Sunday, September 6, returned 3,400...
ChatGPT Flaw Let a Planted Prompt Send a Victim’s Gmail Data to Another Account
Check Point Research said in a report published today that a single instruction planted in a ChatGPT conversation could cause ChatGPT to...
Autonomous AI Agents Compromise Thousands of Credentials in Under Six Hours
Threat actors are continuing to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline their operations, with one financially motivated hacking group employing...
WeChat Zero-Click Worm Took Over Accounts on iPhone and Android via Incoming Calls
Swati KhandelwalSep 08, 2026Vulnerability / Mobile Security Researchers at the security firm Calif have built a worm that takes over...
This $30 Tool Helps You Spot Scams Before You Click
TL;DR: Be savvy about spam with this lifetime subscription to IsThisSpam Ultimate Personal Plan, which is on sale now for...
Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of imagery depicting child sexual abuse. Reader discretion is strongly advised.Early last month, Meta...
Massive Vietnam-Linked APIS Database Exposes Passport and Flight Data
Massive Vietnam-Linked APIS Database Exposes Passport and Flight Data Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2026 An exposed Vietnam-linked APIS database contained...