Introduction The rapid development of encrypted digital networks has raised new issues in global biochemical security. While the dark web is not a primary marketplace for chemical and biological warfare agents, it is a critical enabler for access to dual-use precursor chemicals, equipment, and research materials through anonymous and decentralised networks. The dark web refers...Read More

It’s officially getting hard to keep track of all the times and ways AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic have been involved in “security incidents,” going outside the confines of their testing and interacting with the wider internet in unintended, often unwelcome ways. Add these to the list: Agents from both AI labs went on...Read More

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A cybersecurity expert speaking at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas says generative AI is making scams significantly harder to identify, with criminals now using the technology to craft phishing emails that sound natural and match a company’s tone. Tony Sabaj, security evangelist at Check Point Software, said AI-generated phishing...Read More

Two senior United Nations officials called for immediate action to protect children from the risks of artificial intelligence, saying governments and technology companies should not wait for a global governance framework to be finalized before implementing safeguards. The President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock delivers a speech at the opening session of...Read More

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The Attorney General’s Office announced the results of a statewide operation targeting online child predators and sex offenders. Operation Muddy Waters was a two-week crackdown at the end of July that led to 13 arrests on child exploitation charges and 48 arrests involving registered sex offenders accused of failing to comply with registry requirements. More...Read More

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) speak before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on artificial intelligence at the US Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The two senators are among those sponsoring the GUARD Act. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa via AP Images) “Who is talking to your child?” For thirty years,...Read More

New study puts average cybercrime victim losses at $9,468, making a global annual toll at just over $1.24 trillion across 130.9 million victims Cybercrime is still massively underreported by both victims and authorities, so official numbers might be ‘softer’ than the underlying problem Some of the countries published limited, if any, financial data regarding cybercrime,...Read More

It seems no sooner does someone come up with a method to keep your digital data safe than hackers find a way to subvert it. Today’s case in point: Bad actors have stolen more than $130 million in cryptocurrency from users of offline hardware wallets, devices specifically meant to be a safe option for securing...Read More

The Trump administration has finalized a plan to address the cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly capable artificial intelligence models, a White House official confirmed to WIRED. But at least for now, it’s deliberately keeping the details under wraps, people familiar with the matter tell WIRED. The Trump administration invited staffers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta,...Read More