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Claude Jailbroken by Chinese Hackers to Orchestrate First-of-Its-Kind AI Cyberattack
Anthropic has confirmed that Claude was used in a large-scale agentic cyberattack in September, marking the first known incident where an AI system carried out most of an operation with minimal human input. The company says a Chinese state-sponsored group jailbroke Claude by disguising malicious tasks as harmless subtasks. Claude then autonomously ...
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Chinese Hackers May Have Stolen Data From Every American, Even Trump, Vance
A sweeping cyberattack by Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted more than 80 countries last year and may have stolen information from nearly every American, including US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
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Chinese Hackers Attack US Nuclear Weapons Agency Using SharePoint Loophole, Says Microsoft
Microsoft has released security updates addressing the exploited vulnerabilities and urged all customers to apply patches without delay.
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Australian Companies Recover Faster With Tougher Regulations After Cyberattack: Study
Australian companies have sharply reduced the time it takes to recover from cyberattacks, a sign of improved preparedness amid heightened regulatory pressure following high-profile breaches at Optus and Medibank.
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US "Doomsday Plane" That Can Withstand Nuclear Blast Lands In Washington As Trump Mulls Iran Strike
As US President Donald Trump considers a potential strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, one of America's "doomsday planes" made a flight to Joint Base Andrews in Washington on Tuesday night.
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Star Health Faces $68,000 Ransom Demand After Major Data Leak, Launches Probe
Star Health, India's biggest health insurer, on Saturday said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records.
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Crowdstrike CEO Apologises for Global Tech Outage After Firm Deploys Fix for Issue
CrowdStrike on Friday announced that it has deployed a fix for an issue that caused a global tech outage impacting airlines, banking, healthcare sectors, while cybersecurity company's CEO apologised for the incident on Friday. Meanwhile, Microsoft also resolved the underlying cause for the outage of its 365 apps and services, as systems continue to...
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Meta Content Moderation Vendors Hit By Global Cyber Outage
Some external vendors that police content on Facebook owner Meta's platforms were affected by the global tech outage that crippled airports, banks and hospitals on Friday, a Meta spokesperson said in response to a Reuters query.
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Conspiracy Theories Take Off After Global IT Crash
From fearmongering about a looming "World War III" to false narratives linking a cabal of global elite to a cyberattack, a torrent of online conspiracy theories took off Friday after a major IT crash.
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Indian Healthcare Sector Faced 6,935 Cyberattacks Per Week In 6 Months: Report
The Indian healthcare sector has become a major target for cybercriminals, experiencing an average of 6,935 cyberattacks per week over the last six months, compared to 1,821 attacks per organisation globally, a new report revealed on Friday.
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Claude Jailbroken by Chinese Hackers to Orchestrate First-of-Its-Kind AI Cyberattack
Anthropic has confirmed that Claude was used in a large-scale agentic cyberattack in September, marking the first known incident where an AI system carried out most of an operation with minimal human input. The company says a Chinese state-sponsored group jailbroke Claude by disguising malicious tasks as harmless subtasks. Claude then autonomously ...
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Chinese Hackers May Have Stolen Data From Every American, Even Trump, Vance
A sweeping cyberattack by Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted more than 80 countries last year and may have stolen information from nearly every American, including US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
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Chinese Hackers Attack US Nuclear Weapons Agency Using SharePoint Loophole, Says Microsoft
Microsoft has released security updates addressing the exploited vulnerabilities and urged all customers to apply patches without delay.
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Australian Companies Recover Faster With Tougher Regulations After Cyberattack: Study
Australian companies have sharply reduced the time it takes to recover from cyberattacks, a sign of improved preparedness amid heightened regulatory pressure following high-profile breaches at Optus and Medibank.
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US "Doomsday Plane" That Can Withstand Nuclear Blast Lands In Washington As Trump Mulls Iran Strike
As US President Donald Trump considers a potential strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, one of America's "doomsday planes" made a flight to Joint Base Andrews in Washington on Tuesday night.
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Star Health Faces $68,000 Ransom Demand After Major Data Leak, Launches Probe
Star Health, India's biggest health insurer, on Saturday said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records.
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Crowdstrike CEO Apologises for Global Tech Outage After Firm Deploys Fix for Issue
CrowdStrike on Friday announced that it has deployed a fix for an issue that caused a global tech outage impacting airlines, banking, healthcare sectors, while cybersecurity company's CEO apologised for the incident on Friday. Meanwhile, Microsoft also resolved the underlying cause for the outage of its 365 apps and services, as systems continue to...
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Meta Content Moderation Vendors Hit By Global Cyber Outage
Some external vendors that police content on Facebook owner Meta's platforms were affected by the global tech outage that crippled airports, banks and hospitals on Friday, a Meta spokesperson said in response to a Reuters query.
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Conspiracy Theories Take Off After Global IT Crash
From fearmongering about a looming "World War III" to false narratives linking a cabal of global elite to a cyberattack, a torrent of online conspiracy theories took off Friday after a major IT crash.
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Indian Healthcare Sector Faced 6,935 Cyberattacks Per Week In 6 Months: Report
The Indian healthcare sector has become a major target for cybercriminals, experiencing an average of 6,935 cyberattacks per week over the last six months, compared to 1,821 attacks per organisation globally, a new report revealed on Friday.
