A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that you want to repurpose ...

OpenClaw, formerly known as Moltbot and Clawdbot, has gone viral as an "AI that actually does things." Security experts have warned against joining the trend and using the AI assistant without caution ...

SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock ransomware gang breached its network after compromising an email system, but it did not impact business applications or account data. The company's ...

The Department of Homeland Security has been quietly demanding tech companies turn over user information about critics of the Trump administration, according to reports. In several cases over recent ...

The Air Force has banned personnel from wearing smart glasses under updated regulations announced last month, as devices like Meta’s AI-powered sunglasses become increasingly popular. “It is ...

Last month, Jason Grad issued a late-night warning to the 20 employees at his tech startup. “You've likely seen Clawdbot trending on X/LinkedIn. While cool, it is currently unvetted and high-risk for ...

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The Trump administration is targeting free speech with a little-known legal tool: administrative subpoenas. The Washington Post reports that a retired Philadelphia man, Jon, 67, found himself in the ...

Office of Budget and Management Director Russell Vought killed USAID, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, and is now using the money he “saved” to bankroll his security detail. A Reuters report ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal immigration agents flooding U.S. streets are using a new surveillance tool kit whose increasing use on observers and bystanders is alarming civil liberties advocates, lawmakers ...

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AI Agents Are Creating Insider Security Threat Blind Spots, Research Finds Your email has been sent Artificial intelligence agents, autonomous software that performs tasks or makes decisions on behalf ...