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South Korea’s Financial Hacks Spread to 16 Firms, Including the Operator of Crypto Exchange Gopax; About 100,000 Records Presumed Leaked
Korean regulators say 16 financial firms, including Gopax operator Streami, were hacked and about 100,000 records presumed leaked. The count may rise.
Singapore Sets Quantum-Safe Deadlines and Launches a Kickstarter Grant to Help Organisations Prepare
Singapore's CSA wants exposed organisations to have quantum-safe migration plans by end-2027 and finish by 2035, and has opened a Kickstarter Grant.
Chainguard Launches Three Tools to Keep AI Coding Agents Contained, Checked and Hunting for Bugs
Chainguard launched three tools for AI coding agents: Workspaces and Checks in beta, plus Harness, which uses Claude Mythos 5.1 to find bugs.
Mozilla Launches Firefox Enterprise, a Business Browser Companies Can Manage on Their Own Servers
Mozilla has introduced Firefox Enterprise, a business browser run from a console organisations host themselves. Sales start in four European countries.
Anthropic Strikes a Deal to License Opaque’s Confidential AI Technology and Hire Some of Its Team
Anthropic has struck a deal to license technology from Opaque, a confidential AI startup, and hire some of its team. Terms were not disclosed.
MI5 Chief Says AI-Enabled Bioweapons Are His Biggest AI Worry, and Launches an AI Threat Assessment Centre
MI5 chief Ken McCallum said AI's potential to change the stakes on bioweapons is the misuse he weighs most, and announced an AI Threat Assessment Centre.
Google DeepMind and Singapore Build a Scam Detector That Runs on Your Phone
Google DeepMind and GovTech Singapore have built a Gemma-based scam detector that runs on phones and warns users. No launch date has been given yet.
OpenAI Is in Early Talks to Buy Security Firm Trail of Bits, The Information Reports
The Information reported that OpenAI is in early talks to buy security firm Trail of Bits. Neither company has confirmed it, and no deal terms are known.
Musk Backs a Grok Bot a User Built to Flag Scam Emails
Elon Musk shared a Grok Bot that DirtyTesLa built to flag scam emails. TSN has not tested it. Why scams are harder to spot, and how to check.
Judge Orders Ex-OpenAI Engineer in Bugging Case Held Without Bail
Prosecutors allege the ex-OpenAI engineer in the hidden-recorder case had Saudi royal contact and Saudi-paid family flights. His lawyer seeks release.
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