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Created by legendary hardware hacker Andrew “bunnie” Huang, the badges for this year’s famed security conference aim to push the boundaries of security and transparency. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/UOxCFvp

The two Chrome updates in June patched more bugs than the 23 updates before them. Now, Google is ramping up its patching schedule thanks to AI-assisted vulnerability discovery. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/qlouyx0

Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/17dIpke

Researchers pitted a person against a Claude agent and found that, after a week of texting, the AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” with others. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/bq9cZWx

One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/mip0H8U

In a new disclosure, OpenAI says its agent used exposed logins to gain access to at least four “publicly available services” in its unhinged quest to solve a test. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/xpPmAeT

How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and convicted the wrong man. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/xkKtQ9M

Researchers tested top image editing models on Hugging Face and found they could easily create explicit deepfakes—and 1,000 image editing prompts show how people use the software. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/GqbjdUK

The screwup shows how tricky it can be to stop web crawlers from making ostensibly private conversations with AI chatbots entirely too public. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/IghLEm9

Plus: Russian hackers are trying to steal US nuclear scientists’ emails, the State Department bans known scammers from entering the United States, and more. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/bTpXUVk

Analysis of satellite images of Myanmar shows dozens of alleged scam compounds have appeared in recent months, despite a purported crackdown on the criminal organizations. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/nSPirkO

MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/jlMtZhw

Federal lawyers say anti-mask laws would endanger immigration agents, citing an ICE face-recognition art project that doesn’t actually work. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/PBTvrgl

The cybersecurity-focused models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a testing sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and gained access to the open internet to pull off the attack. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/8irCT4F

A new type of malware can worm deep into AI coding systems to steal data and logins—and can flip a “death switch” to destroy files and keep out real users. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/aGmuXNy

Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now researchers warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and disable cars. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/A9VSh7j

A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial recognition to AI-written police reports. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/eozOM0f

A first-of-its-kind analysis found more than one in eight apps built for US service members carried foreign code—some from firms in nations the Pentagon designates as adversaries. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/pEbi9KJ

Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/VrQ2fGh

“Context bombing” tricks malicious AI agents into shutting down before they can do harm. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/M1dt3Qq

The City Attorney’s Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from 13 “face-swap” apps that are overwhelmingly used to target women and girls. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/YxXJEM6

Since WIRED reported on Meta’s NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existence. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/eVXRwSp

The SFPD’s exposure of hours of videos from drone platform Skydio reveals how broadly it’s watching the city from above—and how the results can spill online. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/JDt4eq7

Plus: The Pentagon is training amateurs to become part of its hacker army, a Flock license plate reader error led to cops surrounding a car reviewer, and more. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/h3KRgx4

Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages via the “chat control” bill to find child abuse material online. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/XzDNVeF

An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.” from Security Latest https://ift.tt/9gvU3jr

Burst water mains. Evacuated hospitals. In a closed-door simulation, insurers played out their response to a mass disruption by China’s Volt Typhoon hackers—and found a nightmare scenario. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/lEq1gK3

The Office of Professional Responsibility has opened more than 100 cases over what ICE officials call “incidents of doxing and threats” against ICE employees. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/G6wKvYF

Plus: Alleged Scattered Spider hacking member extradited, dozens of license plate reader errors, and Indian officials are concerned about WhatsApp’s username rollout. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/LWMIh5f

“It is a direct attack on the rule of law,” says one European Parliament member of the new findings from Citizen Lab. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/R236TId

A researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every festival from Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo—and freely issue any ticket he chose. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/PpAJGUZ