Tag: government
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UK businesses must face up to AI threat, says government
Technology secretary Liz Kendall urges Britain’s business community to sit up and pay attention to emerging AI threats, following the debut of Anthropic’s new frontier model, Mythos First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366641649/UK-businesses-must-face-up-to-AI-threat-says-government
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Anthropic tests user trust with ID and selfie checks for Claude
Anthropic announced identity verification for Claude using government ID and selfie checks, becoming the first major AI chatbot to do so, a move that may prove unpopular with … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/16/anthropic-claude-identity-verification-government-id/
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UK Government Sound Alarm Over AI Security Risk
This week, UK government leaders and cyber officials are sounding an increasingly urgent alarm over the security risks posed by artificial intelligence, warning that the technology is both amplifying existing cyber threats and reshaping the balance between attackers and defenders. In a joint open letter to business leaders, ministers and the National Cyber Security Centre…
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CISA cancels prestigious summer internships, citing government shutdown
Experts worry that recent chaos in the scholarship program could undermine vital workforce-development efforts. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-cybercorps-internships-canceled/817701/
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New AgingFly malware used in attacks on Ukraine govt, hospitals
A new malware family named ‘AgingFly’ has been identified in attacks against local governments and hospitals that steal authentication data from Chromium-based browsers and WhatsApp messenger. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-agingfly-malware-used-in-attacks-on-ukraine-govt-hospitals/
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NIST cuts down CVE analysis amid vulnerability overload
Tags: ai, automation, awareness, ceo, cve, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, flaw, government, group, incident response, nist, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-daySOURCE: www.cve.org/about/Metrics CSOAs a result, NIST will now forego enrichment for all but the most critical of vulnerabilities.Backlogged CVEs received prior to March 1 will also be labeled “not scheduled.” None of those are critical vulnerabilities, NIST said, because those have always been handled first.”They’ve just come out and publicly stated, ‘We are never going…
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Signed software abused to deploy antivirus-killing scripts
A digitally signed adware tool has deployed payloads running with SYSTEM privileges that disabled antivirus protections on thousands of endpoints, some in the educational, utilities, government, and healthcare sectors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signed-software-abused-to-deploy-antivirus-killing-scripts/
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7 biggest healthcare security threats
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, endpoint, google, government, hacking, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, insurance, Internet, phishing, risk, security-incident, service, software, spam, sql, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations: Many healthcare organizations have adopted cloud services as part of broader digital transformation initiatives. As a result, patient health information (PHI) and other sensitive data is increasingly being hosted in vendor cloud environments.The trend has broadened attack surface at healthcare organizations, says Anthony James, vice president of products at Infoblox, especially…
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UAC-0247 Hits Hospitals, Governments With Browser and WhatsApp Data Theft
A surge of targeted cyberattacks was detected against local governments and municipal healthcare institutions particularly clinical and ambulance hospitals. The campaign has been attributed to threat cluster UAC-0247, known for advanced data theft, persistence, and lateral movement methods. The attack chain begins with well-crafted phishing emails that appear to discuss humanitarian aid proposals. These emails typically…
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5 trends defining the future of AI-powered cybersecurity
Tags: ai, automation, backup, breach, business, cloud, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, framework, government, metric, monitoring, msp, regulation, resilience, threatSee how AI is altering the landscape in the new N-able and Futurum report, Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Moving from Fragile to Resilient. Get key insights on building a modern framework for business resilience. 2. From perimeter security to continuous cyber resilience: The “castle and moat” approach is obsolete. In a world of…
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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos
Tags: governmentIn an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit this week, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explained why the company was still engaged with the U.S. government while simultaneously suing them. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/anthropic-co-founder-confirms-the-company-briefed-the-trump-administration-on-mythos/
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FCC signals continued commitment to Cyber Trust Mark program
The government approved a new lead overseer for its IoT device security labeling initiative. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-cyber-trust-mark-new-lead-administrator/817437/
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Testing reveals Claude Mythos’s offensive capabilities and limits
Could Claude Mythos Preview, Anthropic’s latest large language model, be leveraged for fully automated cyber attacks? The UK government’s AI Security Institute … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/14/claude-mythos-test-attack-capabilities-limits/
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The Iranian Conflict Leads to the Latest Attack on OT Production – ARIA Cybersecurity
<div cla CISA and the FBI warned that Iranian-backed cyber attackers are targeting Rockwell LOGIX® PLC deployments in Government, Energy and Water/Wastewater as well as other industries first back on March 20th 206. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/the-iranian-conflict-leads-to-the-latest-attack-on-ot-production-aria-cybersecurity/
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UK reliance on US big tech companies is ‘national security risk’, claims report
UK government urged to follow European countries by backing technology based on open standards First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366641487/UK-reliance-on-US-big-tech-companies-is-national-security-risk-claims-report
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Here’s how cyber heavyweights in the US and UK are dealing with Claude Mythos
Two reports from former high-level U.S. cyber officials and the UK government’s top AI research institution reveal how top defenders think about the tool’s hacking capabilities. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/claude-mythos-ai-cybersecurity-threat-report/
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France Tees Up Big Public Sector Move Away From US Tech
European Governments Grow Suspicious of Silicon Valley. French abandonment of American software for open-source alternatives continues apace, with all government ministries now facing a fall deadline for outlining plans to reduce their dependence on U.S. tech. France must regain control of our digital destiny, said public action minister David Amiel. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Hacker Used Claude Code, GPT-4.1 to Exfiltrate Hundreds of Millions of Mexican Records
A lone hacker used Claude Code and GPT-4.1 to exfiltrate hundreds of millions of Mexican citizen records from 9 government agencies. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hacker-claude-code-gpt-4-1-mexican-records/
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Hungarian government creds left in the safe hands of ‘FrankLampard’
Nearly 800 state logins surfaced in breach data, including defense and NATO-linked accounts First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/11/hungary_government_logins_breach/
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Claude and ChatGPT Exploited in Sweeping Cyber Campaign Against Government Agencies
In a groundbreaking technical report released by Gambit Security researcher Eyal Sela, new details have emerged about a massive cyberattack targeting government infrastructure. A single threat actor successfully leveraged artificial intelligence platforms to breach nine Mexican government agencies. The campaign, which operated from late December 2025 through mid-February 2026, resulted in the exfiltration of hundreds…
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Commerce setting up new AI export regime to push adoption of ‘American AI’ abroad
The department is looking to create a “menu of priority AI export packages that the U.S. Government will promote to allies and partners around the world.” First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/commerce-ai-export-regime-promotes-american-ai-adoption-abroad/
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UK government threatens tech bosses with jail time if they do not adequately fight nudification tools
A U.K. communications regulator, Ofcom, has said it will be cracking down on the spread of the images in the aftermath of the Grok scandal, which led to millions of “nudified” images of women and children to be circulated worldwide. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-threatens-tech-bosses-with-jail-ai-nudification
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Big Tech, Big Exposure: Data from Over 3.5 Million Accounts Handed to US Authorities
New research from digital privacy firm Proton has revealed the staggering scale of how Google, Apple, and Meta share user data with US government authorities, and the numbers are only growing. According to the findings, the three tech giants have collectively handed over data from more than 3.5 million user accounts over the past decade,…
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Industrial Controllers Still Vulnerable As Conflicts Move to Cyber
The US government warns programmable logic controllers are being targeted, and research turns up 179 vulnerable operational technology (OT) devices. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/industrial-controllers-vulnerable-conflicts-cyber
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The cyber winners and losers in Trump’s 2027 budget
Tags: cisa, communications, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, government, group, infrastructure, international, network, office, risk, service, strategy, threatFigure 1- Top gainers in Trump’s 2027 budget. Compilation from OMB cross-cut tables. CSOSeveral smaller agencies, including the EPA, Department of Education, Tennessee Valley Authority, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, also stand to post modest gains under the 2027 budget. Losers: DHS, VA, and research programs…
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CMMC compliance in the age of AI
Tags: access, ai, automation, awareness, business, compliance, control, data, detection, email, governance, government, grc, metric, risk, tool, trainingThe primary readiness gap: data scope awareness: Central to preparation is gaining a complete understanding of the data subject to CMMC 2.0 controls. Many organizations are still struggling to define the full scope of systems, workflows and third-party relationships that process or store CUI. When contractors conduct detailed CMMC-focused data inventories, it’s common that they’ll…
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Middle East Espionage Attack Uses Fake Secure Messaging Apps to Deliver ProSpy
Hackers are impersonating popular secure messaging apps to deploy a sophisticated Android spyware tool called ProSpy against journalists, activists, and political figures across the Middle East, in a hack”‘for”‘hire campaign linked to the BITTER APT group. The campaign has been active since at least 2022. It primarily targets civil society members and potentially government officials in countries…
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What to Know About CyberAv3ngers: The IRGC-Linked Group Targeting Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, authentication, automation, backup, cctv, chatgpt, cisa, communications, compliance, control, credentials, crypto, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, dns, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, government, group, healthcare, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, iran, kev, leak, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, network, office, openai, password, radius, resilience, risk, router, service, siem, software, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAn Iran-affiliated threat group has evolved from defacing water utility displays to deploying custom ICS malware and exploiting Rockwell Automation PLCs across multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors. Key takeaways: CyberAv3ngers is a state-directed threat group operating under Iran’s IRGC Cyber-Electronic Command. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned six named officials in February 2024 and the State Department…