Can Anthropic Keep Its Exploit-Writing AI Out of the Wrong Hands? Summary Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview is a language model the vendor says is unusually capable at computer security tasks:…
Industrial Controllers Still Vulnerable As Conflicts Move to Cyber Summary The US government has warned that state-linked attackers are targeting programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in critical sectors such as…
Daily briefing: A treatment to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in people Summary The Nature Daily Briefing highlights a major milestone: “partial reprogramming” — a technique that…
Dutch hospitals face disruptions after ransomware attack on software provider ChipSoft Summary A ransomware attack on Dutch healthcare software vendor ChipSoft on 7 April forced the company to disable parts…
Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice Summary Meta’s new generative model, Muse Spark, offered to analyse users’ raw health data—lab reports, glucose logs…
Chatbots are great at manipulating people to buy stuff, Princeton boffins find Summary Princeton researchers tested whether conversational AIs can steer consumers to sponsored products during online shopping. In experiments…
OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters Summary OpenAI has publicly supported Illinois Senate Bill 3444, a proposal that would shield developers of…
Almost half of traded wildlife carry disease-causing pathogens Summary Article Date: 09 April 2026 Author: Claudia Steiner A new study published in Science provides the first global quantitative evidence linking…
‘BlueHammer’ Windows Zero-Day Exploit Signals Microsoft Bug Disclosure Issues Summary An anonymous researcher using the alias “Chaotic Eclipse” published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit called “BlueHammer” that targets a Windows Defender…
Russia’s ‘Fancy Bear’ APT Continues Its Global Onslaught Summary New research from Trend Micro and warnings from the FBI and other national centres show that Fancy Bear (also known as…
