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A massive search-hijacking campaign involving 319 Chrome extensions with a combined 13.4 million reported installations redirected users' searches through tracking servers to generate advertising revenue from Bing and Yahoo. [...]
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity
As Microsoft Threat Intelligence continues to track how threat actors operationalize AI to increase the speed and efficiency of attacks, we’ve identified North Korean threat actors expanding their use of AI with varying levels of adoption. This blog breaks down how North Korean threat actors are utilizing AI across their operations, reflecting a broader trend of threat actors incorporating AI into their attack chains. The post Tracking AI adoption in North Korean threat actor tradecraft appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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The battle over data centers is hitting the ballot box. Brookings scholar Darrell West talks about how the backlash against the AI boom, flock cameras and tech companies is crossing party lines.
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Using AI for roles from executive assistants to chiefs of staff, companies are boasting about doing more with less, creating tension with their human workers On an average workday, Dhruv Amin chats with dozens of colleagues to get things done at his AI startup Anything. He might ask Gwen, his executive assistant, to schedule a meeting, then troubleshoot a technical problem with Cody, his coding partner. Then he might check in with Betsy for search engine optimization, or Juno for onboarding customers. If the office runs out of snacks, he sends a Slack message to Justin, the office manager cha…
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A new startup called &Truth is joining the race to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses math to prove software works as intended.
A trade publication for the printing industry has published a piece on why AI governance matters for that sector. The piece appears to address how print businesses should think about managing and overseeing AI tools.
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Shoppers subjected to facial recognition in retail settings are reportedly being left without recourse when the technology flags them incorrectly, with stores and technology vendors pointing to each other when things go wrong.
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Representative Greg Casar has signaled that Democrats, if they retake the House, should summon AI company executives to Congress to face questioning about the risks their products create. The statement reflects a broader progressive appetite for direct legislative oversight of the AI industry.
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Unsealed criminal information charges former FBI Director James Comey under the Espionage Act, relating to an alleged leak that occurred in 2016. The charge marks a significant legal escalation against a former senior intelligence official.
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AI agents can control authenticated browsers, interact with corporate applications, and access sensitive data while appearing to act as legitimate employees. Keep Aware examines three ways agents operate inside browsers and why traditional security tools may struggle to distinguish their activity from human users. [...]
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Phishing remained the leading initial access technique, while percentage of ransomware and pre-ransomware cases increased. Finance and public administration tied as the top-targeted industries.
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Former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, removed from his position by the Trump administration, has warned that the current administration lacks the readiness to manage the financial risks that could follow an AI market bubble.
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French AI lab Mistral has released a new open-weight model called Le Chonk, claiming it matches or beats leading Chinese models from DeepSeek and Z.ai on coding and cybersecurity benchmarks.
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The Federal Trade Commission ordered nine food delivery, airline and ride-sharing companies to turn over detailed information on how they harness personal data to set individual consumer prices and employee compensation.
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A court has apparently rebuked government agencies for misuse of FISA Section 702 surveillance authority, and the Trump administration is reportedly withholding that ruling from the public. The details of the misconduct and the court's findings remain hidden.
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A federal court has granted preliminary approval to a revised $32 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over data privacy claims against GoodRx and advertising technology company Criteo. The case centers on alleged improper sharing of users' personal health and medication data.
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A Ukrainian national who participated in the Nefilim and Hive ransomware operations, targeting hospitals, government agencies, and businesses over roughly three years, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison. The case represents one of the more concrete criminal accountability outcomes tied to ransomware groups that specifically hit healthcare infrastructure.
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AI-powered chatbots are now offering psychic readings, complete with generated personas and personalized predictions. Human practitioners in the divination industry argue these tools lack the genuine empathy and interpersonal connection that define their work.
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France's data protection authority fined electronics retailer Fnac Darty €7 million for running third-party trackers on its mobile app without user consent. The penalty follows a 2023 complaint filed by privacy advocacy group noyb.
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Cisco Talos observed a new AI-integrated command-and-control (C2) framework in the wild called “NIK C2.”
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A journalist spent a month using Death Clock, an AI-powered app that claims to predict a user's lifespan and offer advice to extend it, and came away feeling the experience was more draining than helpful.
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87% of Indian CEOs confident of growth over next 3 years, AI ethics emerge as key hurdle: KPMG Storyboard18
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France's data protection authority CNIL fined Fnac Darty entities a combined 7 million euros over violations related to cookies and a mobile application. The penalty targets two separate legal entities within the retail and electronics group.
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Industry groups are organizing to address AI governance, according to reporting from New Private Markets. The nature of their specific proposals or which sectors are involved is not detailed in available information.
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