AI coding tools security and privacy concerns surface in developer study
A study of Reddit discussions calls for AI coding tools to limit sensitive-file access and seek approval before consequential acti...
By Dominic Okoye 13 hours agoSection
Policy
Meta public nuisance ruling orders $567 million New Mexico youth-harm fund
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to fund five years of youth mental-health services and platform safeguards, on top of a $375 milli...
By Renata Fuchs 1 day ago
Water system PLC attacks prompt former NSA chief to urge internet isolation
The FBI says attacks on water and wastewater PLCs disrupted operations in at least seven states, while Iran has not been officiall...
By Dominic Okoye 1 day ago
Ransomware attacks in July 2026 rose in Comparitech’s incident tally
Comparitech counted 799 ransomware incidents in July, but just 51 were victim-confirmed and the data does not tie the rise to AI.
By Renata Fuchs 1 day ago
DOGE savings GAO report finds widespread gaps in claimed cuts
GAO found major evidence and methodology problems in $110.3 billion of DOGE-reported savings, without calculating a replacement to...
By Renata Fuchs 1 day ago
N-able N-central Hotfix 2 follows confirmed access to customer systems
N-able says attackers used its N-central flaw to reach managed endpoints, making Hotfix 2 mandatory for on-premises users.
By Renata Fuchs 1 day ago
Abbott Exact Sciences data breach reportedly exposes 10.9 million email addresses
A reported ShinyHunters leak includes 10.9 million email addresses, while Abbott says its review of the vishing incident continues...
By Dominic Okoye 1 day ago
Trump wind power court losses limit key restrictions, but investment barriers remain
The administration dropped its appeal over a nationwide wind freeze, while courts reopened projects, yet permitting and policy ris...
By Dominic Okoye 1 day ago
Unlimited Technology Systems breach may affect 3.8 million people
A UTS datacenter intrusion may have exposed health, insurance and identity data; the company is offering two years of monitoring.
By Dominic Okoye 1 day ago
IEH Microsoft 365 phishing exposed defense supplier mailbox
IEH said a fake Microsoft sharing link gave an intruder mailbox access, including potentially export-controlled technical informat...
By Renata Fuchs 1 day ago
Cloudflare CFO says human traffic could become a rounding error in five years
Cloudflare CFO Thomas Seifert forecasts non-human traffic could reach 1,000 times human traffic, based on the company’s trend data...
By Renata Fuchs 1 day ago
USENIX Security paper submissions hit 3,030 as chairs tighten AI checks
USENIX Security scaled review for a record 3,030 submissions and targeted unverifiable citations and AI-written reviews.
By Renata Fuchs 1 day ago