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AI, Global Security News
How a Job at OpenAI Became the Greatest Lottery Ticket of the AI Boom
Employees waited two years to sell their shares. Then, the company let them unload $30 million.
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security
Venezuela energy sector targeted by highly destructive Lotus wiper
Lotus Wiper hit Venezuelan energy systems, used scripts to disable defenses, then erased all data beyond recovery. Kaspersky researchers found Lotus Wiper targeting Venezuela’s energy and utilities sector amid regional tensions in 2025–2026. Attackers first used batch scripts to weaken systems, disable defenses, and prepare the environment. Then they deployed the wiper, which erased recovery…
AI, Global Security News
Why Your Automated Pentesting Tool Just Hit a Wall
Automated pentesting tools deliver strong early results, then quickly plateau. Picus Security explains how the “PoC cliff” leaves major attack surfaces untested and creates a dangerous validation gap. […]
AI, Global Security News
GitHub Copilot CLI gets a second-opinion feature built on cross-model review
Coding agents make decisions in sequence: a plan is drafted, implemented, then tested. Any error introduced early compounds as subsequent steps build on the same flawed assumption. Self-reflection is a recognized mitigation technique, and one GitHub Copilot already supports, but a model reviewing its own output is still constrained by the same training data and…
AI, Compliance, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Network Security, privacy
Jamf warns of massive app insecurities
“Be wary then; best safety lies in fear,” said Laertes to sister Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. That’s a quote that should be on the desk of every business professional, as the digital environment is full of danger. Jamf provides us with a good look at what’s becoming a dangerous environment for Mac and iOS…
Global Security News
⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Days, Router Botnets, AWS Breach, Rogue AI Agents & More
Some weeks in security feel normal. Then you read a few tabs and get that immediate “ah, great, we’re doing this now” feeling. This week has that energy. Fresh messes, old problems getting sharper, and research that stops feeling theoretical real fast. A few bits hit a little too close to real life, too. There’s…
AI, Global Security News
Going the Extra Mile: Travel Rewards Turn into Underground Currency.
Stolen airline miles are converted into flights and hotel stays, then resold as discounted travel. Flare shows how cybercriminals and underground markets treat loyalty accounts like tradable currency. […]
AI, Global Security News, Google, Productivity Software, Security, privacy, Risk Management
11 steps to smarter Google account security
There are important accounts to secure, and then there are important accounts to secure. Your Google account falls into that second category, maybe even with a couple of asterisks and some neon orange highlighting added in for good measure. I mean, really: When you stop and think about how much stuff is associated with that…
Global Security News, Risk Management
How tech enhances senior safety at home
GUEST OPINION: A hallway can look safe at noon, then turn risky after dinner when the lighting feels uneven. Add socks, a phone call, and a rushed step, and small hazards stack fast.
Global Security News, Risk Management
How tech enhances senior safety at home
GUEST OPINION: A hallway can look safe at noon, then turn risky after dinner when the lighting feels uneven. Add socks, a phone call, and a rushed step, and small hazards stack fast.
AI, Global Security News
Agentic AI Site ‘Moltbook’ Is Riddled With Security Risks
Someone used AI to build an entire Web platform, which then did something predictable and preventable: It exposed all its data through a publicly accessible API.