iCloud Data Encryption Threatened by Secret UK Backdoor Order
Anonymous sources report that Apple has recently been handed a secret order install a backdoor into iCloud data, one that it has limited ability to take legal recourse against.
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DOGE Team’s Handling of Federal Data, Use of AI Software Comes Into Question
Elon Musk’s DOGE team seems to be rifling through the federal bureaucracy at breakneck speed, and inside sources say that is attributable to the use of AI software. These anonymous sources also claim that federal data is being fed into AI systems haphazardly and in a way that might create serious security and privacy risks.
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DeepSeek Bans Continue to Emerge, But How Far Will U.S. Lawmakers Go?
Aside from Italy there are DeepSeek bans already out in Australia, South Korea and Taiwan. The espionage risks are obvious. U.S. lawmakers have already seen restrictions on use of the app in Congress and will likely approve a total ban from government devices.
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Paragon Spyware Grabs Headlines as WhatsApp Reports Government Targeting of Civilians
You’ve heard about Pegasus spyware for years, now get ready for Paragon. While Paragon spyware is supposed to only be sold to “good guy” governments for law-abiding purposes, new accusations levied by WhatsApp may put it under the same spotlight.
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CISA Warning Highlights Actively Exploited Critical Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook
A CISA warning to federal agencies has put a spotlight on a critical Microsoft Outlook vulnerability that allows for remote code execution and can grant an attacker control over a target system.
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Is DeepSeek Chat History Safe? Database Leak Highlights Upstart AI Company’s Security Struggles
Researchers warn that the DeepSeek database leak was so easy to find with cursory scanning that it is very possible that less ethical parties came across it first. Chat history was exposed along with keys and potentially other internal information.
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Suit Alleging LinkedIn’s Use of “Premium” Private Messages for Training AI Models Dropped After New Evidence Surfaces
LinkedIn’s Premium service subscribers got a scare from allegations of it using private messages for training AI models, but that lawsuit has now been dismissed in light of new evidence presented by the company.
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Chinese AI Company DeepSeek Recovering From Apparent DDoS Cyber Attack
The now-prominent Chinese AI company has been beset with issues in its first few weeks of relevance: jailbreaking, censorship, hallucination issues, and now a cyber attack that halted new user registrations.
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Cloudflare CDN Flaw That Exposes Location Data Might Be Repeatable With Other Services
The Cloudflare CDN flaw does not provide specific location data on a target, but can place them within about 50 to 300 miles by finding the content server closest to them. The delivery time of an image or other unique file can be traced to the device.
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Amidst Executive Order Spree, Trump Rescinds 2023 Directive on AI Risks
The now-repealed Executive Order 14110 was issued on Oct. 30, 2023 and applied to the country’s leading AI developers, requiring them to share the results of internal safety tests with the federal government and keep them apprised of any AI risks applicable to national security.
