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The PHP Foundation has revealed two serious vulnerabilities that could impact millions of websites. Security experts warn that failure to quickly patch the flaws could have dire consequences. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/DGIw7YM

Hackers around the world are all-in on using agentic AI to wage attacks—and manipulating tools like Anthropic’s Claude to help them carry out their crimes. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/Z19HgyE

The company is suspending the feature after security researchers discovered how easy it was to access sensitive information shared with the AI assistant. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/BeVyipn

To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding there. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/Wm0HonP

A judge ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan to remain in custody, likening the Saudi government’s offer to secure the former OpenAI engineer’s release to a “blank check.” from Security Latest https://ift.tt/2StY36M

Around 80 pages on WhatsApp’s website exposed instructions that were designed for its chatbot, including “WHAT NOT TO SAY.” Meta says a bug caused the issue. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/gF3zfGL

Canada’s planned surveillance law is the latest grim step in a series of threats to encryption that are spreading around the world. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/vuwcngX

Despite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped ICE investigative agents track activists engaged in First Amendment–protected activities. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/Ooqfp0v

Researchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online advertising. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/kVbWwLB

Chatbot prompts reveal the engineer’s alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high-level executives. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/SBNt05w

Investigators also sought permission to use an invasive surveillance tool called a cell-site simulators against journalist Georgia Fort and a Minnesota state Senate candidate. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/nNOHvDm

Anti-cybercrime initiatives are increasingly using AI to scam the scammers by tricking them into talking to lifelike bots that they think are real victims. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/nFAtw6b

Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/Eh8QxLl

With no accurate Big Tech mapping app to help him, Anas Hattab launched a Telegram group to get himself home at night. Now nearly 350,000 Palestinians rely on it to navigate the occupied West Bank. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/r6V0OBs

At a recent event for security firm NordVPN, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he got hacked—and warned the public about the need to “have control of their own information.” from Security Latest https://ift.tt/TeIik2h

The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/NnfPsw2

Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/4tWuUNO

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/Vt1es5H

While the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an inviting—and vulnerable—target. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/p5xZVzS

Traverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/kCTOWPR

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Paragon Solutions CEO Andrew Boyd reveals the limits of the company’s promise to keep bad actors from abusing its powerful espionage tool. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/updzVbU