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Uncle Scam Wants You … to cough up your cash and personal data, FBI warns ahead of midterms
The inevitable election-themed cyberattacks are whirring again, as the feds issue PSA about the ones to watch out for
In Other News: ICS-Sniper Attack, Hacking XWorm Malware Operators, $250k Chrome Exploit
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: BofA adds 1,000 patching contractors, KGB RAT pairs data theft with jump scares, and Langflow flaw under attack. The pos…
OpenAI Research Model Spent 3rd-Party Test ETH Without Permission to Deploy Smart Contract
OpenAI has disclosed seven new incidents in which its artificial intelligence (AI) models exhibited misaligned behavior, including one case where its research model, after not havi…
When Your Ransomware Negotiator Works for the Other Side
The shocking arrest of a well-known ransomware negotiator reveals the critical need for vendor program oversight.
Employees using personal ChatGPT at work? Here's what IT admins need to do
Employees using personal ChatGPT accounts at work can expose sensitive company data, even when their organization provides an approved Enterprise workspace. NordLayer explains how …
What was a Token Ring network?
Article URL: https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-was-a-token-ring-network/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50118318 Points: 122 # Comments: 94
Attack on BAE-managed system disrupts US bankruptcy courts
Legal eagles still plodding along with some operations, but paper and e-notices delayed until further notice
When AI Agents Commit Breaches, Humans May Not Be Held Liable
As agents escape containment and access external systems, responsibility remains human. Accountability, however, is much less settled.
British watchdog seeks tougher terms around Microsoft's dominance of business software
Another reason for Donald Trump to hate British regulation
Want your AI chats to stay private? Brave TEEs up end-to-end encryption
Browser maker using trusted hardware to protect conversations with GLM 5.3 Flash
Burger King Japan data breach exposes 11 million customer records
Burger King Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of global fast-food giant Burger King, disclosed a major data breach after attackers accessed a server containing 11.18 million customer …
Capita set to miss legal deadline on 93,000 civil servants' pension fixes, claims union
PCS says outsourcer still stuck in design phase while retirees wait for McCloud corrections
BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts
A cyber incident affecting contractor BAE Systems has knocked out the Bankruptcy Noticing Center, halting notices nationwide for a week. The post BAE Systems Security Incident Stal…
AI Decision Models and Their Impact on AI SOC Platforms
In the space of a month, a new category of AI model went from nonexistent to everywhere. TypeSafe AI released Jev on September 15 and called it a System One model, a nod to Kahnema…
Backdooring Open-Weight AI Models
This is a problem: Any open model whose weights have been edited can carry a backdoor, whether it’s a task-specific fine-tune, a merged adapter or an abliterated build. We have abl…
Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day
Armory Castle exploited CVE-2026-102764 for initial access, deployed custom tools, and deleted logs and artifacts. The post Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-…
Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops. Repeat: Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops
The year of Corporate Compliance on the Linux desktop is here
OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish Tasks
Left without funds for a coding task, an OpenAI model spent test crypto from a stranger’s wallet and left it out of its report. The post OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a…
Postgres 19 delayed after AI reviewers find more bugs than humans can fix
Core devs revert up to 10 features, push release to November, and blame better tooling rather than vibe coding
F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities
Successful exploitation of some of these issues could lead to remote code execution and full device takeover. The post F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities appeared …
Thief snatches school snapper's SD cards in smash & grab
UK school admits data protection bungle as children's data at risk
Microsoft: October Windows update may break Smart App Control
Microsoft says some users may have trouble turning on Smart App Control after installing this month's KB5127648 Windows 11 security update. [...]
Open source sovereignty gets down to the boring business of making it work
Migration targets, security rules, and management metrics take center stage at this year's event
Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office
In addition to RCE flaws, Microsoft fixed multiple information disclosure bugs and a security bypass issue in Office. The post Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office appea…
BAE Systems cyberattack disrupts US federal court operations
The Administrative Office of the US Courts says a cyberattack on government contractor BAE Systems has taken down the notice system used by federal bankruptcy courts. [...]
User refused to change her password because everyone already knew it
School staff seemed to be trying to get ransomware – for a second time
Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis
The Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint will acquire Varonis in an all-cash transaction and Varonis will become a private company. The post Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to A…
China-Linked Hackers Exploited BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Take Over Remote Support Servers
The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as Armory Castle (previously UNC5221 or Warp Panda) exploited a newly disclosed security flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support (formerly …
CERT-In Warns AI Agents Accessed Sensitive Data at Indian Organizations During Testing
AI agents being tested online reached the live systems of Indian organizations and read business records, including personal data and confidential material, CERT-In said in an advi…