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Google Says AI Agent Thwarted Exploitation of Critical Vulnerability

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Google Says AI Agent Thwarted Exploitation of Critical Vulnerability 2025-07-16 at 14:47 By Eduard Kovacs Google refused to share any details on how its Big Sleep AI foiled efforts to exploit a SQLite vulnerability in the wild. The post Google Says AI Agent Thwarted Exploitation of Critical Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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Grok-4 Falls to a Jailbreak Two days After Its Release

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Grok-4 Falls to a Jailbreak Two days After Its Release 2025-07-12 at 17:57 By Kevin Townsend The latest release of the xAI LLM, Grok-4, has already fallen to a sophisticated jailbreak. The post Grok-4 Falls to a Jailbreak Two days After Its Release appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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What Can Businesses Do About Ethical Dilemmas Posed by AI?

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What Can Businesses Do About Ethical Dilemmas Posed by AI? 2025-07-10 at 14:06 By Stu Sjouwerman AI-made decisions are in many ways shaping and governing human lives. Companies have a moral, social, and fiduciary duty to responsibly lead its take-up. The post What Can Businesses Do About Ethical Dilemmas Posed by AI? appeared first on

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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Block Chinese AI From Federal Agencies

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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Block Chinese AI From Federal Agencies 2025-06-26 at 19:46 By Associated Press The proposal seeks to ban all use of the technology in the U.S. government, with exceptions for use in research and counterterrorism efforts. The post Bipartisan Bill Aims to Block Chinese AI From Federal Agencies appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Bonfy.AI Raises $9.5 Million for Adaptive Content Security Platform

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Bonfy.AI Raises $9.5 Million for Adaptive Content Security Platform 2025-06-26 at 15:15 By Eduard Kovacs Bonfy.AI has emerged from stealth mode to help organizations prevent cybersecurity, privacy and compliance risks. The post Bonfy.AI Raises $9.5 Million for Adaptive Content Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Identity Is the New Perimeter: Why Proofing and Verification Are Business Imperatives

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Identity Is the New Perimeter: Why Proofing and Verification Are Business Imperatives 2025-06-24 at 14:10 By Torsten George The future of secure digital engagement depends on continuous identity verification and proofing that can scale with risk. The post Identity Is the New Perimeter: Why Proofing and Verification Are Business Imperatives appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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New AI Jailbreak Bypasses Guardrails With Ease

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New AI Jailbreak Bypasses Guardrails With Ease 2025-06-23 at 17:02 By Kevin Townsend New “Echo Chamber” attack bypasses advanced LLM safeguards by subtly manipulating conversational context, proving highly effective across leading AI models. The post New AI Jailbreak Bypasses Guardrails With Ease appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Choosing a Clear Direction in the Face of Growing Cybersecurity Demands

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Choosing a Clear Direction in the Face of Growing Cybersecurity Demands 2025-06-19 at 13:05 By Marc Solomon In a rapidly changing AI environment, CISOs are worried about investing in the wrong solution or simply not investing because they can’t decide what the best option is. The post Choosing a Clear Direction in the Face of

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OpenAI to Help DoD With Cyber Defense Under New $200 Million Contract

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OpenAI to Help DoD With Cyber Defense Under New $200 Million Contract 2025-06-18 at 14:01 By Eduard Kovacs OpenAI has been awarded a $200 million contract for AI capabilities to help the Defense Department address national security challenges. The post OpenAI to Help DoD With Cyber Defense Under New $200 Million Contract appeared first on

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Recent Langflow Vulnerability Exploited by Flodrix Botnet

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Recent Langflow Vulnerability Exploited by Flodrix Botnet 2025-06-17 at 11:46 By Eduard Kovacs A critical Langflow vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-3248 has been exploited to ensnare devices in the Flodrix botnet. The post Recent Langflow Vulnerability Exploited by Flodrix Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to

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Red Teaming AI: The Build Vs Buy Debate

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Red Teaming AI: The Build Vs Buy Debate 2025-06-16 at 13:02 By Matt Honea A strong AI deployment starts with asking the right questions, mapping your risks, and thinking like an adversary — before it’s too late. The post Red Teaming AI: The Build Vs Buy Debate appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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What CISOs need to know about agentic AI

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What CISOs need to know about agentic AI 2025-06-13 at 08:34 By Anamarija Pogorelec GenAI has been the star of the show lately. Tools like ChatGPT impressed everyone with how well they can summarize, write, and respond. But something new is gaining ground: agentic AI. These systems don’t just answer questions. They make decisions, take

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The AI Arms Race: Deepfake Generation vs. Detection

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The AI Arms Race: Deepfake Generation vs. Detection 2025-06-12 at 17:17 By Kevin Townsend AI-generated voice deepfakes have crossed the uncanny valley, fueling a surge in fraud that outpaces traditional security measures. Detection technology is racing to keep up. The post The AI Arms Race: Deepfake Generation vs. Detection appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Hirundo Raises $8 Million to Eliminate AI’s Bad Behavior

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Hirundo Raises $8 Million to Eliminate AI’s Bad Behavior 2025-06-12 at 16:18 By Ionut Arghire Hirundo tackles AI hallucinations and bias by making trained models “forget” poisoned, malicious, and confidential data. The post Hirundo Raises $8 Million to Eliminate AI’s Bad Behavior appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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‘EchoLeak’ AI Attack Enabled Theft of Sensitive Data via Microsoft 365 Copilot

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‘EchoLeak’ AI Attack Enabled Theft of Sensitive Data via Microsoft 365 Copilot 2025-06-12 at 14:21 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft recently patched CVE-2025-32711, a vulnerability that could have been used for zero-click attacks to steal data from Copilot. The post ‘EchoLeak’ AI Attack Enabled Theft of Sensitive Data via Microsoft 365 Copilot appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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When an AI says, ‘No, I don’t want to power off’: Inside the o3 refusal

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When an AI says, ‘No, I don’t want to power off’: Inside the o3 refusal 2025-06-11 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Callum Reid OpenAI’s o3 model resisted shutdown in safety tests, raising concerns about AI alignment and control. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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How Scammers Are Using AI to Steal College Financial Aid

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How Scammers Are Using AI to Steal College Financial Aid 2025-06-11 at 04:16 By Associated Press Fake college enrollments have been surging as crime rings deploy “ghost students” — chatbots that join online classrooms and stay just long enough to collect a financial aid check. The post How Scammers Are Using AI to Steal College

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The Root of AI Hallucinations: Physics Theory Digs Into the ‘Attention’ Flaw

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The Root of AI Hallucinations: Physics Theory Digs Into the ‘Attention’ Flaw 2025-05-28 at 13:13 By Kevin Townsend Physicist Neil Johnson explores how fundamental laws of nature could explain why AI sometimes fails—and what to do about it. The post The Root of AI Hallucinations: Physics Theory Digs Into the ‘Attention’ Flaw appeared first on

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Google DeepMind Unveils Defense Against Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks

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Google DeepMind Unveils Defense Against Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks 2025-05-21 at 13:05 By Kevin Townsend Google DeepMind has developed an ongoing process to counter the continuously evolving threatIndirect prompt injection (IPI) attacks. The post Google DeepMind Unveils Defense Against Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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FBI Warns of Deepfake Messages Impersonating Senior Officials

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FBI Warns of Deepfake Messages Impersonating Senior Officials 2025-05-16 at 13:01 By Ionut Arghire The FBI says former federal and state government officials are targeted with texts and AI-generated voice messages impersonating senior US officials. The post FBI Warns of Deepfake Messages Impersonating Senior Officials appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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