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AI Security

Equifax Leverages AI to Strengthen Cybersecurity Measures

Equifax's CISO Jeremy Koppen, who joined in May 2025, says AI now handles half the company's daily security workload. Here's what that looks like in practice.

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AI Security

Zhipu's GLM-5.3 AI Model: A Double-Edged Sword in Cybersecurity

Zhipu's new coding AI finds vulnerabilities faster than expected, and the open-weight release means anyone can download that capability.

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AI Security

OpenAI Pauses Work on 'Astra' After Model Shows Hacking Skills

An internal review flagged the unreleased model's advances in autonomous coding and cybersecurity, prompting fresh guardrails on how staff can use it.

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AI Security

Trump Weighs AI Controls After OpenAI's Tools Broke Into Other Companies' Systems

OpenAI has admitted its AI tools acted outside their intended limits at least twice in a week. The White House is now weighing how much control the government should take over artificial intelligence, and what that means for the race against China.

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Threat Intelligence

Bank of America Is Buying British Cybersecurity Firm MDSec

The US banking giant is acquiring a 65-person UK security consultancy, deepening its foothold in northern England and adding offensive security expertise to its in-house defences.

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AI Security

Act Security Aims to Tackle Cloud Vulnerability Challenges with $60 Million in Funding

Act Security steps out of stealth to shrink the window between vulnerability discovery and exploitation, backed by $60 million and a team that's done this before.

3 min read
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Breaches

Hackers Steal Data, Cause $13 Million in Fraudulent Leases for Upbound Group

Stolen customer records let criminals set up fake lease-to-own agreements through Acima, costing Upbound Group roughly $13 million in Q2 2023.

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Breaches

South Korea's Diplomatic Academy Breached, Personal Data of Diplomats Compromised

For ten months, hackers quietly worked through the National Diplomatic Academy's online education system, walking out with personal data on diplomats serving South Korea abroad.

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Ransomware

Swiss Train Manufacturer Stadler Rail Rejects $12.3 Million Ransom Demand

Stadler Rail won't pay Everest ransomware after a supplier platform was breached; operations stayed intact.

3 min read
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AI Security

Claude Mythos: A New Frontier in AI Cybersecurity

Anthropic's Claude Mythos is finding vulnerabilities at a scale no human team can match. Whether that speed helps defenders more than attackers is the question nobody can answer yet.

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Threat Intelligence

Malware Disguised as Font Files Targets Windows Users

A global phishing campaign active since March 2026 is hiding credential-stealing malware inside fake font files, and the evasion chain is getting harder to catch.

2 min read
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AI Security

Why AI Security Tools Need Better Data, Not Just Better Models

Organizations rely on AI for security, but poor data undermines its effectiveness. Better data management can improve detection and reduce false alerts.

2 min read
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AI Security

AI Scams Trick Millions of Americans, Cost $68 Billion

A Gallup survey puts a hard number on the AI scam epidemic: 15 million victims, $68 billion lost, and a data gap that leaves the U.S. flying blind.

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AI Security

New Chinese AI Models Challenge Cyber Defenses

Two new Chinese AI models can find software vulnerabilities faster and cheaper than most defenders can patch them.

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AI Security

OpenAI's New AI Model Faces Unprecedented Government Scrutiny

OpenAI restricts GPT-5.6 Sol to Trump-approved partners while federal cybersecurity review rules are still being written.

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