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The private keys were so weak they could be guessed in under a second — and one of them was just the number 4. The post eMudhra kills its certificate business after researchers cracked its private keys in under a second appeared first on CyberScoop.

At risk, the Oregon Democrat warned, are online crime tipsters, whistleblowers and others. The post Wyden seeks adoption of encryption tech at hundreds of federal agencies to protect visitors’ sensitive traffic appeared first on CyberScoop.

The order cites national security concerns, including sending data to servers in China, the potential for malware and the overall risk to federal IT systems. The post DHS to ban DeepSeek from federal civilian agencies appeared first on CyberScoop.

Someone is seeding the internet with hyperlocal content about political races. Researchers say it’s designed to train AI chatbots to favor candidates across a broad range of issues. The post The next election influence campaign will target your AI chatbot appeared first on CyberScoop.

The letter argues federal agencies should more rigorously test AI models for security threats and sandbox evasion, set new safety standards and lean into defensive AI. The post Senators press Trump admin to rally federal government around AI safety, security  appeared first on CyberScoop.

The critical infrastructure defense program will seek to pair Claude models, Anthropic engineers and threat research with the expertise of cybersecurity companies. The post Anthropic rolls out program for ‘long-term commitment’ to secure critical infrastructure, open source software appeared first on CyberScoop.

The seizures of the tools, allegedly operated by the Chinese firm Integrity Tech, accompanied a warning from the FBI, CISA and NSA. The post DOJ, FBI seize Flax Typhoon-linked hacking tools Microscan, FishHub appeared first on CyberScoop.

The two campaigns were rated 4 and 5 out of 6 for severity, the first time OpenAI has reported what it considers a high-impact influence campaigns. The post OpenAI says Iran, Russia used AI journalists, think tanks to influence Western media appeared first on CyberScoop.

Some of the material appeared to be recorded or stolen video of girls through interactions on social media sites like Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. The post FBI, French authorities seize deepfake CSAM-for-sale websites  appeared first on CyberScoop.

Experts and policymakers want AI companies to face consequences for agentic hacks. There may not be a clear-cut answer under existing laws and regulations. The post The legal questions raised by agentic AI hacks appeared first on CyberScoop.