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AI #
ai and ml
With Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google reminds everyone it's still in the race
AI model scores well, runs fast, and doesn't cost too much (yet)
security
AI agents carried out every step of this ransomware attack – then left the victim an 80-page security audit
Adding insult to injury
ai and ml
Anthropic promises zero data retention – but customers must check it worked
More compliance-friendly stance could boost appeal of Fable
Security
Attacker stole a METR API key, used $600K worth of credits, and no one noticed for weeks
The model provider gave METR the credits for free. An actual customer would not have been so lucky
ai and ml
Anthropic pledges to try harder to keep models under control, asks partners to chip in
Security ... this time it will be different
Infosec #
Security
Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks
PLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more!
Security
Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack
PLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more
Black Hat and DEF CON
DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure
Voting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included
Security
EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis
Went at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified
Malware Month
Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight
On the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career
FOSS #
Offshoots of cancelled TrueNAS Core upgrade to FreeBSD 15
Exeunt zVault stage right; enter FreeCORE and BSDnas
Debian votes to let contributors code with AI
Disclosure optional, quality mandatory
LibreOffice 26.8 is out – local first, and with no AI
It looks a bit clunky, but it does the job – and on your own computer
Keepers of Noble Numbats to be offered a Resolute Racoon: Ubuntu 26.04.1 is coming
GRUB's up for furry new update
AROS, the FOSS recreation of AmigaOS, comes to Raspberry Pi
Plus: new official Amiga-branded hardware is coming
Emperor Penguin Linus Torvalds banishes a bug – with a bot
The lad himself finds and fixes a tricky one… or does he?