Kanpur: A student who hacked the websites of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) and IIT Madras after being denied admission in IIT-K’s newly launched Bachelor of Cyber Security programme may get another chance to join the institute, which is considering assessing his technical skills instead of pursuing legal action. The student allegedly left a...Read More
Nearly $70 million in Bitcoin was stolen after attackers exploited a flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets’ offline key generation. Close to 1,000 bitcoins, worth about $70 million, were drained within a 41-minute window from a group of 1,196 wallets. What further complicates the heist is the fact that it was carried out through a group...Read More
Dark web scams spare no one — even cybercriminals are targets of dark web fraud, scams, and deceit. Veiled by mystery and heralded as a kingdom of possibility, people know the dark web as a melting pot of crime. Illicit drugs, fraud, weapons, hit men, hackers, and human trafficking all play a role in perpetuating...Read More
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NEW YORK- New York Attorney General Letitia James has released final regulations implementing the state’s Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, a law designed to limit addictive social media features for users under 18 and address growing concerns about youth mental health. The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in June 2024, requires social...Read More
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Bernie Sanders says Michigan primary is about taking on ‘AIPAC money’: Full interview 13:37 GOP Sen. John Kennedy says U.S. has ‘lost perspective’ on war with Iran: Full interview 11:36 Bernie Sanders on if he regrets Platner endorsement: ‘Easier to...Read More
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Bernie Sanders says Michigan primary is about taking on ‘AIPAC money’: Full interview 13:37 GOP Sen. John Kennedy says U.S. has ‘lost perspective’ on war with Iran: Full interview 11:36 Bernie Sanders on if he regrets Platner endorsement: ‘Easier to...Read More
Concerns about this new form of cybercrime have jumped after the recent events from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI. OpenAI recently revealed that one of its AI agents hacked Hugging Face. According to Reuters, OpenAI has now found other instances in which AI agents escaped their containment and hacked more firms. The report added that...Read More
Representational image of coding This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) Autonomous AI agents are becoming increasingly capable of writing code, installing software, modifying files, and interacting with operating systems with minimal human supervision. These capabilities promise to accelerate software development and IT operations, but they are also creating an unexpected problem for cybersecurity...Read More
Editor’s note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. About six in 10 Americans support a social media ban for children under 16, according to the Pew Research Center. Around the globe, more and more governments are eyeing...Read More
