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Schneier on Security · Sep 04, 2026 · International

Security Vulnerability in a Voting System

It’s a vulnerability that allows someone to recover the order of ballots cast, newly exploited with AI tools. Nearly four years since the original vulnerability was disclosed, I was still able to use it to analyze voter behavior in Georgia (one of the 21 states that uses affected scanners) in the recent May 2026 primary. Notably, I never touched a voting machine, exploited a network, examined source code, or accessed anything non-public. After pointing a coding agent to the original vulnerability paper, I supplied it with two data sources highlighted in the paper: the early-voting list for ea…

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HIPAA Journal · Sep 04, 2026 · US Federal

Resource Center of Dallas Notifies 12,500 Patients About Cyber Incident

Resource Center of Dallas has notified approximately 12,500 patients that their information was exposed in a cyber incident, joining several other healthcare organizations — including Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center and The Asthma Center — in recently disclosing breaches.

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Schneier on Security · Sep 04, 2026 · International

AI Coding Agents Are Installing Unknown/Untrusted Code on Corporate Networks

Researchers scanned thousands of live domains belonging to defense contractors, Fortune 500, and major tech companies and found that over 120 sites had llms.txt files pointing to unregistered code packages or domains. When they registered a sample of those unclaimed names and hosted test packages, AI coding agents processed the files and pulled in that code automatically.

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HIPAA Journal · Sep 04, 2026 · US Federal

Midwest Spine and Brain Institute Impacted by Vendor Ransomware Attack

Midwest Spine and Brain Institute, along with Brookhaven ENT Allergy and Facial Surgery and Digestive Disease Center, have disclosed data breaches stemming from a ransomware attack on a shared vendor. The incidents follow a pattern of healthcare providers being exposed through third-party service relationships.

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CyberScoop · Sep 04, 2026 · US Federal

Why judgment is emerging as cybersecurity’s defining skill

AI is getting better at much of what security teams have long spent time on: analyzing information, identifying patterns, and providing technically sound recommendations quickly. As those capabilities become more routine, they are changing what security practitioners spend their time on. Reaching a technically sound recommendation is also getting easier, which puts more weight on […] The post Why judgment is emerging as cybersecurity’s defining skill appeared first on CyberScoop.

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WIRED — AI · Sep 04, 2026 · International

AI Use in the Job Market Is Creating an Infinite Doom Loop

Job seekers are increasingly using AI tools to optimize or automate their job applications, but the strategy appears to be backfiring. The dynamic is creating a cycle where both applicants and employers deploy AI against each other, degrading the process for everyone.

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EU tech chief: AI guardrails inevitable for U.S.

The EU's technology chief has stated that AI regulation is an eventual certainty for the United States, suggesting that guardrails on artificial intelligence are a matter of when, not if, even for a country that has so far resisted binding rules.

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A taxing week: Why the tax community can't wait for AI regulation

Tax professionals are signaling that they cannot afford to wait for formal AI regulation before AI tools reshape their field. The push reflects growing urgency in specialized industries facing AI adoption without clear legal guardrails.

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What Transactive Energy Already Knows About AI Governance

A piece published by the American Enterprise Institute draws a parallel between governance frameworks developed for transactive energy systems and the challenges now facing AI governance.

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Mirbud-Torpol appeal over Poland's biggest rail tender dismissed by Warsaw court

Mirbud-Torpol appeal over Poland's biggest rail tender dismissed by Warsaw court Reuters

HIPAA Journal · Sep 04, 2026 · US Federal

Healthcare Data Breach Statistics – Updated for 2026

The HIPAA Journal has published an updated compilation of healthcare data breach statistics drawing on records from the Department of Health and Human Services dating back to October 2009. The report tracks the scale and trend of reported breaches across the U.S. healthcare sector over more than fifteen years.

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AI Governance Shaped by Indigenous Peoples

The United Nations University has published work examining how Indigenous peoples are shaping the governance of artificial intelligence. The piece centers Indigenous voices and frameworks as active contributors to how AI policy and oversight are being defined.

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Data privacy concerns prompts Flock camera pushback

Communities are pushing back against Flock Safety license plate reader cameras over data privacy concerns. The opposition reflects growing unease about how footage and vehicle data collected by these systems is stored, shared, and used.

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California Privacy Protection Agency issues advisory on data broker fines

The California Privacy Protection Agency has issued an advisory addressing fines for data brokers operating in the state. The advisory signals the agency is moving to enforce financial penalties against brokers who fail to comply with California's data broker rules.

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Data privacy concerns prompted Flock camera pushback before EPPD canceled contract

The El Paso Police Department canceled a contract with Flock Safety, a license plate reader camera company, after data privacy concerns prompted public pushback against the surveillance program.

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UMich seeks community feedback on AI policy draft

The University of Michigan has released a draft AI policy and is asking its campus community to weigh in before the policy is finalized. The move suggests the university is working to set formal rules around how AI is used across the institution.

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BBC — Tech · Sep 04, 2026 · International

Could robots be the future of theme parks?

A large robot-themed park in South Korea called Galaxy Robot Park spans 16,500 square meters and features humanoid robots performing K-pop dances among its attractions. The venue represents an early commercial experiment in using robots as the main entertainment draw rather than traditional rides or characters.

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AI Regulation Showdown: Zuckerberg Wants Speed, Sanders Calls for a Pause

Mark Zuckerberg and Senator Bernie Sanders have taken opposing public positions on AI regulation, with Zuckerberg pushing for faster development and Sanders calling for a slowdown. The clash reflects a broader tension in Washington over how quickly to govern AI systems.

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New York Times — Tech · Sep 04, 2026 · International

Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.

A group of AI agents built on OpenAI's technology reportedly carried out an attack on Hugging Face, a major platform for sharing AI models and tools. The incident involved autonomous agents coordinating with each other, raising concerns about AI systems acting without direct human direction.

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Exclusive: New bill cracks down on AI agents after Hugging Face breach

A new congressional bill targeting AI agents is in the works, reportedly prompted in part by a security breach at Hugging Face. The legislation appears aimed at tightening oversight or regulation of autonomous AI systems.

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DataBreaches.net · Sep 03, 2026 · International

CNIL: Health data breach: €500,000 fine imposed on the Loire Private Hospital

France's data protection authority, the CNIL, fined the Loire Private Hospital €500,000 after an attacker gained unauthorized access to its electronic patient record system during the summer of 2025, exposing data belonging to patients and some of their family members.

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Politico — Tech · Sep 03, 2026 · International

‘Someone has to go out on a limb’: What to know about Bernie Sanders’ newest AI pitch

Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed banning artificial superintelligence, extending his recent push on AI policy that also includes a call for a nationwide moratorium on new data center construction, amid a backdrop of rising AI-linked cyberattacks.

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Protecting Data Privacy

A local outlet, the Milford-Orange Times, published a piece on protecting data privacy. No specific details about the content, policy, incident, or subject of the coverage are available from the excerpt provided.

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The Guardian — Tech · Sep 03, 2026 · International

Serbians targeted with spyware in country’s ‘largest documented wave of surveillance’

At least 14 members of Serbian civil society, including student protesters, were infected with advanced spyware in what digital rights group Share Foundation calls the largest documented surveillance wave in Serbia. The infections came to light in August after Apple alerted probable spyware victims across 110 countries.

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