1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1175+ words) AI agents are used by people every day to simplify their lives, but several recent cases of digital hacking have occurred as a result of AI agents working independently. We explain what they are, how that could happen, and what…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (383+ words) Personal and medical information — including physical and mental health records — is increasingly being compromised in cyberattacks, with an average of 136,300 people affected per breach. Sensitive health information from healthcare providers, such as physical and mental health conditions, has been leaked…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (265+ words) Meta has rolled back its new AI image tool, Muse Image, after an overwhelmingly negative reaction to the announcement. The tool allowed users to create AI-generated images inspired by public Instagram profiles. Below is an earlier version of our story…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (432+ words) Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial intelligence to deceive people online and mount cyberattacks against the United States, according to new research from Microsoft. This July, the company identified more than 200 instances of…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (625+ words) Two former employees of cybersecurity firms that sold services helping companies combat hackers have been indicted and accused of participating in a conspiracy, outside of their day jobs, to hack multiple U.S. firms and extort them for millions of dollars. Related…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (491+ words) An unidentified hacker stole sensitive data from Customs and Border Protection and Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in a “widespread” breach this summer that lasted several weeks, according to an internal FEMA assessment reviewed by CNN. The incident led to…...