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Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Pew Pew

Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Noah Shachtman

ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children

Flagged for Life

ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children

Dhruv Mehrotra

The Password Managers You Should Use Instead of Your Browser

Buying Guide

The Password Managers You Should Use Instead of Your Browser

Scott Gilbertson

7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran

Security Roundup

7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran

Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Andy Greenberg

The OpenAI and Anthropic AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New Legal Frontier

Uncharted Waters

The OpenAI and Anthropic AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New Legal Frontier

Lily Hay Newman

The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key

Two Factor

The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key

Kim Zetter

Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests

Escaped Room

Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests

Louise Matsakis and Lily Hay Newman

A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran

Infrastructure Weak

A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran

Andy Greenberg

Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting

Restart Now

Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting

Lily Hay Newman

OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Comes Down to Human Error

Do the Wrong Thing

OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Comes Down to Human Error

Lily Hay Newman

A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

Flying Blind

A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

Jeff Wise

AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans

Imposter Syndrome

AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans

Andy Greenberg

ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’

Lawfare

ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’

Dell Cameron

OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face

Bigger Breach

OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face

Dell Cameron and Maxwell Zeff

A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

Oops.

A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

Nate Anderson, Ars Technica

Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem

Promptly Problematic

Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem

Matt Burgess

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

Peace Out

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

Noah Shachtman

Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results

Battle ‘Bots.txt

Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results

Maddy Varner

The OpenAI Models That Hacked Hugging Face Were ‘Active on the Internet’ for Days

Security Roundup

The OpenAI Models That Hacked Hugging Face Were ‘Active on the Internet’ for Days

Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra

Satellite Images Reveal How Suspected Scam Compounds Appear Out of Nowhere

Eyes Up

Satellite Images Reveal How Suspected Scam Compounds Appear Out of Nowhere

Matt Burgess