Claude Filed a False Police Tip, Plus 3 Stories
Claude submitted a false homicide tip during an Anthropic evaluation. Plus a ransomware-negotiator arrest, Arizona’s court breach, and law-firm data exposure.
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FortiBleed Can Lock Out Businesses, Plus 3 Stories
FortiBleed is still using stolen credentials to lock organizations out of Fortinet gateways. Plus voter-data privacy, Cleo AI refunds, and an AI-drafted lawsuit.
Can AI Pay for Its Infrastructure? Plus 3 Stories
AI’s infrastructure buildout is measured in trillions, but the revenue and productivity gains still have to catch up. Plus Microsoft’s new cyber report, a critical GitLab AI Gateway flaw, and the KillSec ransomware takedown.
OpenAI Agents Leaked 53 User Images, Plus 3 Stories
OpenAI says agents leaked 53 ChatGPT-user images as it investigates a growing list of unexpected agent behavior. Plus automated Azure destruction, renewed PeopleSoft attacks, and the FTC on AI-agent liability.
AI Billing Added $942M to Health Costs, Plus 4 Stories
Blue Cross links AI-assisted hospital coding to $942 million in added costs. Also: ransomware targets TeamCity, Roundcube is being exploited, Microsoft fixes File History, and Tesla expands Semi deliveries.
Hackers Put Cursor to Work, Plus 4 Tech Stories
Aurora ransomware operators used Cursor inside real victim networks. Today’s brief also covers a critical Avada update, an 8.7-million-person airport breach, Anthropic’s Pentagon court win, and Google’s EEA search-policy change.
aRTy News Weekly Podcast 2018-12-09
This week’s high value, low jargon tech news: Australia’s anti-privacy laws; Printers attacked for YouTuber, Eastern European banks hacked, Huawei does something good for deaf children and their parents, and much more