DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’
The Department of Homeland Security’s top numbers-cruncher has resigned, citing the Trump administration’s “war on immigrants” on his way out. DHS has been a hub…
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Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results
What happens between you and an AI chatbot does not always stay between you and a chatbot. Just ask Google. Over the weekend, people were…
The OpenAI Models That Hacked Hugging Face Were ‘Active on the Internet’ for Days
Two of OpenAI’s cybersecurity-focused models broke out of a testing sandbox this week and went on to hack the AI research platform Hugging Face in…
Satellite Images Reveal How Suspected Scam Compounds Appear Out of Nowhere
More than two dozen suspected new scam compounds in war-torn Myanmar have been built or expanded significantly in the past six months, according to satellite…
For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark
Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan has insisted that the face-recognition system and array of surveillance cameras deployed at his venues is “very, very useful…
States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces. The Trump Administration Is Blocking Them
The Trump administration has sued at least five states and the city of Philadelphia over laws that supporters say would hold law enforcement—including Immigration and…
OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI disclosed on Tuesday that it lost control of two AI models during a security test that ended in a breach of the AI research…
A Sneaky Hacking Tool Targeting AI Infrastructure Is Lurking in Victims’ Blind Spots
As AI tools proliferate and become deeply ingrained in software development around the world, new research from the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike shows how attackers are…
A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now
As modern cars have evolved into multi-ton computers on wheels, drivers are beginning to learn they need to install security updates for their vehicles’ code,…
Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code
A recent examination of hundreds of mobile apps marketed toward US military personnel found more than one in eight contained software built by companies in…
The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts says it’s releasing an online toolkit this week for criminal defense attorneys designed to uncover whether police used…
Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You
Hours of San Francisco Police Department drone video footage exposed on the open web illustrates a new era of incredibly granular—and consequential—urban surveillance. Meanwhile, the…