AI’s safety and security crisis continues to outpace safeguards
A canceled model release, simulated agent attacks, government action and investor warnings made for one extraordinary day in AI security.
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North Korean hackers turn familiar faces into a $400 million crypto trap
The FBI says “FaceStealer” hackers use stolen webcam footage to impersonate trusted contacts on video calls, tricking victims into installing malware and drawing their contacts into the scheme.
Europol pulls the plug on three malware networks
A global operation targeted 235 servers and 257 domains behind Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC, uncovering more than 6 million stolen victim credentials.
Maersk probes breach as WhiteArmor hackers demand $5 million
The shipping giant says an intrusion was confined to a legacy system with no evidence of sensitive data exposure, but threat group WhiteArmor claims to have stolen 100 GB of data and is demanding a bitcoin ransom.
France blames Iran for refrigerator hacks that sparked fires
French agencies say a Revolutionary Guards cyber unit targeted 700 commercial sites, triggering at least 15 fires and spoiling food with Paris threatening further EU sanctions.