‘A sophisticated threat that is quietly reshaping the economics of digital fraud’: How hackers are employing virtual cloud phones to power major scams

Cloud phones are the latest tool to be used against banking app users and the security community should take notice.
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Conntour raises $7M from General Catalyst, YC to build an AI search engine for security video systems

Conntour uses AI models to let security teams query camera feeds using natural language to find any object, person, or situation.

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

US lawmakers are pressing Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether using a VPN that connects to overseas servers can strip Americans of their constitutional protections against warrantless surveillance.

Ajax suffers major own goal as data breach hits personal info of 300,000 fans

A bug in an app allowed a hacker to view and tamper with the data, but a fix has since been implemented.

Anduril’s Real War Is With Itself

From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned.

Silicon Valley’s two biggest dramas have intersected: LiteLLM and Delve

LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware.

‘AI is becoming THE line item’: OpenAI and Anthropic are big winners in the doubling of AI spend as legacy SaaS face an existential crisis

Enterprise AI spend is booming, with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cursor dominating budgets while legacy SaaS loses relevance and influence.
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Convicted spyware chief hints that Greece’s government was behind dozens of phone hacks

The spyware founder’s comments are the most direct suggestion yet from anyone inside Intellexa that the Mitsotakis government authorized the hacking of dozens of phones belonging to senior Greek government ministers, opposition leaders, military offici…

‘A critical point’: Nearly 80% of UK firms have adopted AI — but barely any are seeing a positive ROI so far

UK businesses widely adopt AI tools, yet weak planning, unclear goals, and inconsistent tracking continue to limit measurable returns and outcomes.
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