Sycophantic chatbots and the harms that build over many chats
People use AI chatbots for company, advice, and emotional support, and these systems answer in ways meant to hold their attention. Researchers describe the resulting…
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Mustang Panda Uses Zoho WorkDrive as Command Channel in Indian Government Attacks
Ravie LakshmananJun 29, 2026Threat Intelligence / Malware The China-aligned espionage group Mustang Panda is running two campaigns against the Indian government and hydropower targets, deploying new malware…
India’s Hexaware to add 1,200 UK tech staff
Hexaware is recruiting around 1,200 tech and techno-functional staff in the UK, with the IT services planning to spread its operation north. The company is…
Soaring bills reshape how businesses choose AI models
Silicon Valley’s powerful and pricey AI models have been a necessity for businesses looking to future-proof themselves. But now a growing number of tech CEOs…
Straiker Raises $64 Million for AI Security Platform
Cybersecurity startup Straiker today announced raising $64 million in a Series A funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $85 million.…
WhatsApp Usernames Are Coming. You Can Reserve Yours Right Now.
WhatsApp Usernames Are Coming. You Can Reserve Yours Right Now Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2026 WhatsApp will introduce usernames later this year, letting its 3…
Warner bill would create federally vetted list for secure, trustworthy AI agents
A new Senate draft bill would establish a list of AI agent software providers that people can use to establish human ownership and securely run…
Inside the inbox: Why cybercriminals want to break into your email account
Your inbox is an identity system all of its own: whoever owns it may own a lot more 29 Jun 2026 • , 5 min.…
US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree
Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of a Russian state cyber group…
Bridging the Visibility Gap: A Unified Security Operating Model for Hybrid Cloud Teams
Over the last two decades, the enterprise landscape has undergone a massive transformation. Established organizations migrated to the cloud to capture efficiency gains, while a…
Nissan discloses employee data breach linked to Oracle zero-day attacks
Nissan is warning that it suffered a data breach affecting current and former employees after threat actors exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability in data theft…
Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs
Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta were instructed to pose as minors online and probe how competitor chatbots responded to prompts involving…