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AI can tell a lot about you just based on the overall patterns of ads you see
By Efosa Udinmwen published
AI can infer personal traits from ad exposure patterns alone, turning everyday advertising streams into detailed profiles without direct access to private data

Another major Linux security flaw revealed — 'Dirty Frag' allows root on all major distros, with no patch or fix available yet
By Sead Fadilpašić published
A researcher shared their findings with Linux distro maintainers, but leaked before a patch was built.

Mozilla says Mythos and others helped it identify many Firefox security bug fixes
By Benedict Collins published
Mozilla has patched over 400 bugs using Anthropic Mythos, but it wasn't a silver bullet.

'Threat actors are clearly adapting to the widespread interest in popular AI tools': AI fans beware, hackers create a fake Claude site to spread backdoor malware
By Sead Fadilpašić published
Sophos found a fake Claude website deploying a simple but effective RAT.

This dangerous 'CallPhantom' scam spread across 28 Google Play apps downloaded over 7 million times - here's what we know
By Sead Fadilpašić published
Fake Google Play apps were promising access to people's call logs and required subscriptions.

Nearly half of the world's passwords can easily be cracked in just a few minutes
By Benedict Collins published
Kaspersky researchers conducted real world testing and found that almost half of passwords can be cracked in less than a minute.

OpenAI rolls out new model for cybersecurity teams a month after Anthropic's Mythos debut
By Sead Fadilpašić published
GPT-5.5-Cyber is now available to TAC members, but it's a slight upgrade from 5.4.

Canvas school login portals hacked as Instructure hack apparently gets even worse
By Sead Fadilpašić published
ShinyHunters really wants a pay day, and has moved the deadline again.
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