Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms Summary The UK’s national funder, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), announced wide-ranging changes to how research grants are judged and…
Senegalese Data Breaches Expose Lack of ‘Security Maturity’ Summary On 19 January a new ransomware group calling itself “The Green Blood Group” breached two servers at Senegal’s Directorate of File…
Google: China’s APT31 used Gemini to plan cyberattacks against US orgs Summary Google’s Threat Intelligence Group reports that China-linked APT31 (also known as Violet Typhoon/Zirconium/Judgment Panda) used the Gemini AI…
Microsoft warns that poisoned AI buttons and links may betray your trust Summary Microsoft’s Defender Security Team has flagged a rise in what it calls “AI Recommendation Poisoning”: techniques that…
Lawmakers demand great wall to keep advanced chipmaking gear out of China Summary A bipartisan group of eight US lawmakers has urged the Trump administration to impose a countrywide ban…
Devilish devs spawn 287 Chrome extensions to flog your browser history to data brokers Summary A security researcher known as “Q Continuum” found 287 Chrome extensions that appear to exfiltrate…
40 state AGs warn House KOSA bill falls short of protecting children online Summary A bipartisan group of 40 state attorneys general has written to Congress saying the House version…
Interim CISA chief: ‘When the government shuts down, cyber threats do not’ Summary Acting CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala told the House Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee that a Department of Homeland…
Automaker Secures the Supply Chain With Developer-Friendly Platform Summary A major automaker moved supply chain security from a checklist into the platform itself by building an internal developer platform that…
North Korea’s UNC1069 Hammers Crypto Firms With AI Summary Google Cloud’s Mandiant has published research on UNC1069, a North Korea–linked threat actor active since at least 2018, showing a shift…
