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OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure | TechCrunch

OpenAI has acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki...

Security

US military disabled ad tracking on troops’ devices following reports of targeted attacks | TechCrunch

The U.S. Department of Defense has disabled advertising tracking on troops’ phones and computers as part of an...

AI

Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails | TechCrunch

It just became much easier to access one of the world’s most capable open-weight AI models, stripped of...

Privacy & Security

It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service | TechCrunch

If you have handed over your driver’s license, passport, or other form of identity document to verify your...

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Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law | TechCrunch

An OpenAI model hacked into an Australian government website, the country’s prime minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, in...

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Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack | TechCrunch

Technology giant Kiteworks is urging customers to shut down their systems after the company received information that hackers...

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Some Supabase customers are publicly exposing reams of people’s data to the web | TechCrunch

Thousands of databases hosted by development platform Supabase are exposing people’s sensitive information to the public web, new...

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FBI reportedly declares ‘cyber security incident’ after hackers steal agents’ personal data | TechCrunch

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly told its agents and support staff that their personal information was...

Privacy & Security

A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it | TechCrunch

A hacker stole thousands of bitcoins worth about $340 million in a heist at a settlement exchange used...