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AI

Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns | TechCrunch

Everyone is buzzing about Instinct, an AI personal assistant still in private access, not only for its incredible...

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AI

Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model | TechCrunch

Few of the top AI labs have published or demonstrated containment response plans, according to a recent study....

Apollo Global Management signage in New York, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Apollo's CEO said it's getting harder for active managers to beat indexes in public markets and that it is easier for investors to find alpha in private markets. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Security

Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants | TechCrunch

Private equity giant Apollo Global Management has confirmed a data breach in which hackers stole reams of personal...

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Security

Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking tools | TechCrunch

Democratic senator Ron Wyden is asking the U.S. government to review how federal law enforcement agencies use hacking...

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Security

Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure | TechCrunch

If you are a malicious hacker, cybersecurity professionals may very well be the worst people in the world...

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Security

AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack | TechCrunch

Days after reporting an incident affecting a number of its customers, enterprise data giant Alation on Thursday confirmed...

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Security

US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI | TechCrunch

Amidst a spate of ongoing cyberattacks targeting water systems across the country, the U.S. government’s security agencies are...

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Security

Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program | TechCrunch

Several security researchers say OpenAI suddenly revoked their access to a limited-access program that removes some restrictions on...

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In Brief

T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network | TechCrunch

New reporting from Bloomberg revealed how cybersecurity staff at U.S. phone provider T-Mobile identified and expelled Chinese hackers...

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Security

CareCloud confirms 3.7M patients had their medical records stolen in data breach | TechCrunch

Hackers have stolen the personal information and medical records of more than 3.75 million people in a data...