AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack

Days after reporting an incident affecting a number of its customers, enterprise data giant Alation on Thursday confirmed a cyberattack. Alation makes data software that its enterprise customers use to search for files and data using natural language queries. In recent years, the company has expanded into AI, allowing customers to turn large amounts of…

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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators

An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification alerting them to suspected spyware attacks targeting their devices, according to experts who investigate these types of incidents.  Several people publicly and privately reported receiving Apple’s spyware alerts over the weekend, after Apple sent out a new wave of notifications on Friday…

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After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug

A security researcher has published details of a new vulnerability in the latest versions of Windows that allows hackers to gain system-wide access to the user’s device and data, despite facing a legal threat from Microsoft weeks earlier over the release of previously unknown software flaws. The new bug, dubbed ShieldBreak, is the latest disclosure…

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The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

Over the past few months, AI agents undergoing cybersecurity evaluations have escaped their boundaries, accessed the internet, and, in some cases, hacked into real-world systems. The incidents have involved models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and most recently, Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI, with testing conducted by several different organizations including a cyber evaluation startup called…

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