Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation

A public spat between Microsoft and an independent security researcher reopens a long-running debate over who is responsible for securing software.

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EU to talk with Anthropic over access to Mythos AI Model

The European Commission is sending representatives to San Francisco to talk about using Mythos.

Security teams can’t keep up with how fast AI is cracking cloud security

Businesses are aware of AI-powered attacks, but their infrastructure can’t keep up with the speed of change.

Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks

A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages.