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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission

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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Mirko Zorz Lead generation websites that offer health insurance quotes collect sensitive personal data and sell it to multiple buyers within seconds of a user clicking submit. A study by researchers at UC Davis, Stanford University, and Maastricht University […]

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6G network design puts AI at the center of spectrum, routing, and fault management

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6G network design puts AI at the center of spectrum, routing, and fault management 2026-04-08 at 08:13 By Mirko Zorz Wireless network operators are preparing for a generation of infrastructure where AI is built into the architecture from the start. Sixth-generation networks, expected to reach commercial development over the coming decade, are being designed with […]

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Google study finds LLMs are embedded at every stage of abuse detection

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Google study finds LLMs are embedded at every stage of abuse detection 2026-04-07 at 09:24 By Anamarija Pogorelec Online platforms are running large language models at every stage of LLM content moderation, from generating training data to auditing their own systems for bias. Researchers at Google mapped how this is happening across what the authors […]

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Google DeepMind Researchers Map Web Attacks Against AI Agents

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Google DeepMind Researchers Map Web Attacks Against AI Agents 2026-04-06 at 19:38 By Ionut Arghire Malicious web content can be used to manipulate, deceive, and exploit autonomous AI agents navigating the internet, Google DeepMind researchers show. The researchers have identified six types of attacks against AI agents that can be mounted via web content to […]

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Which messaging app takes the most limited approach to permissions on Android?

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Which messaging app takes the most limited approach to permissions on Android? 2026-04-03 at 08:39 By Sinisa Markovic Messaging apps handle sensitive conversations, contacts, and media, and their behavior on a device varies in ways that affect privacy. An analysis of Android versions of Messenger, Signal, and Telegram shows that differences in permissions, background activity, […]

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Tracking drones with the 5G tower down the street

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Tracking drones with the 5G tower down the street 2026-04-02 at 08:42 By Anamarija Pogorelec Drone detection in cities is expensive. Dedicated radar installations are cost-prohibitive at scale, cameras have limited range and stop working well at night, and LiDAR systems have the same cost problem as radar. A group of researchers at the University […]

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Malware detectors trained on one dataset often stumble on another

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Malware detectors trained on one dataset often stumble on another 2026-04-01 at 07:05 By Anamarija Pogorelec Machine learning models built to catch malware on Windows systems are typically evaluated on data that closely resembles their training set. In practice, the malware arriving on enterprise endpoints looks different, comes from different sources, and in many cases […]

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Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption

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Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption 2026-03-31 at 15:43 By Eduard Kovacs Google researchers have shown that breaking the encryption of Bitcoin and Ethereum requires 20x fewer qubits.  The post Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Don’t count on government guidance after a smart home breach

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Don’t count on government guidance after a smart home breach 2026-03-30 at 07:30 By Sinisa Markovic People are filling their homes with internet-connected cameras, speakers, locks, and routers. When one of those devices is compromised, the next steps are often unclear. Researchers reviewing government cybersecurity advice in 11 countries found that most guidance focuses on […]

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Breaking out: Can AI agents escape their sandboxes?

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Breaking out: Can AI agents escape their sandboxes? 2026-03-30 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Container sandboxes are part of routine AI agent testing and deployment. Agents use them to run code, edit files, and interact with system resources without direct access to the host. The SandboxEscapeBench benchmark, developed by researchers at the University of Oxford […]

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A nearly undetectable LLM attack needs only a handful of poisoned samples

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A nearly undetectable LLM attack needs only a handful of poisoned samples 2026-03-26 at 12:32 By Mirko Zorz Prompt engineering has become a standard part of how large language models are deployed in production, and it introduces an attack surface most organizations have not yet addressed. Researchers have developed and tested a prompt-based backdoor attack […]

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Google’s TurboQuant cuts AI memory use without losing accuracy

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Google’s TurboQuant cuts AI memory use without losing accuracy 2026-03-25 at 10:24 By Anamarija Pogorelec Large language models carry a persistent scaling problem. As context windows grow, the memory required to store key-value (KV) caches expands proportionally, consuming GPU memory and slowing inference. A team at Google Research has developed three compression algorithms: TurboQuant, PolarQuant, […]

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EDR killers are now standard equipment in ransomware attacks

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EDR killers are now standard equipment in ransomware attacks 2026-03-19 at 12:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Ransomware attackers routinely deploy tools designed to disable endpoint detection and response software before launching encryptors. These tools, known as EDR killers, have become a standard component of ransomware intrusions. ESET Research tracked nearly 90 EDR killers actively used in […]

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Hidden instructions in README files can make AI agents leak data

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Hidden instructions in README files can make AI agents leak data 2026-03-17 at 08:02 By Sinisa Markovic Developers rely on AI coding agents to set up projects, install dependencies, and run commands by following instructions in repository README files, which provide setup guidance for software projects. New research identifies a security risk when attackers hide […]

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This spy tool has been quietly stealing data for years

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This spy tool has been quietly stealing data for years 2026-03-10 at 13:00 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have traced the resurgence of Sednit through a modern toolkit built around two complementary implants, BeardShell and Covenant, each relying on a separate cloud provider to ensure operational resilience. This dual-implant architecture has enabled sustained surveillance […]

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How United Nations Development Programme is using blockchains for public infrastructure

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How United Nations Development Programme is using blockchains for public infrastructure 2026-03-09 at 16:12 By Cointelegraph by Gleb K A new United Nations Development Programme report outlines how blockchain can support public systems. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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$100 radio equipment can track cars through their tire sensors

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$100 radio equipment can track cars through their tire sensors 2026-03-03 at 19:46 By Sinisa Markovic When people consider what might track their movements, they think of smartphone apps, GPS services, or roadside cameras. The tires of a new car rarely enter that equation. Researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute, together with European partners, found that […]

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AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows

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AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows 2026-02-24 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz Underground forums include long threads about chatbots drafting phishing emails, generating code snippets, and coaching social engineering calls. A new study examined conversations captured between January 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 across dozens of cybercrime forums to map how AI […]

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Mobile privacy audits are getting harder

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Mobile privacy audits are getting harder 2026-02-06 at 09:28 By Anamarija Pogorelec Mobile apps routinely collect and transmit personal data in ways that are difficult for users, developers, and regulators to verify. Permissions can reveal what an app can access, and privacy policies can claim what an app should do, yet neither reliably shows what […]

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One-time SMS links that never expire are exposing personal data for years

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One-time SMS links that never expire are exposing personal data for years 2026-01-23 at 08:47 By Sinisa Markovic Online services often treat one-time links sent by text message as low-risk conveniences. A new study shows that these links can expose large amounts of personal data for years. Malicious URLs continue to shift from email to […]

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