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4+ min ago (343+ words) MPs are facing rising numbers of phishing attacks and Russia-based actors are actively targeting the WhatsApp and Signal accounts of politicians and officials, the UK parliamentary authorities have warned. MPs, peers and officials are being asked to step up their cybersecurity after a continued rise in attacks, which have involved messages pretending to be from the app's support team, asking a user to enter an access code, click a link or scan a QR code. If successful, the attacker can read the parliamentarian's messages, download their contact lists and monitor their activity, all without being discovered, according to a memo sent on Thursday and seen by the Guardian. The warning comes after the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), based at GCHQ, shared new measures in October to protect parliamentarians from phishing attacks but "such cases have continued to rise" it…...

6+ min ago (464+ words) UPDATED 18:19 EST / DECEMBER 11 2025 Microsoft Corp. announced today that it is expanding its bug bounty program with a new policy that brings all of its online services, including those supported by third-party and open-source components, into its scope by default. The update, introduced through a new "In Scope By Default" model, marks a significant change to Microsoft's coordinated vulnerability disclosure ecosystem by dramatically widening what security researchers can report and be rewarded for. Under the new framework, every Microsoft online service is now automatically eligible for bounty awards from when it launches and, in doing so, eliminates the previous requirement for product-specific scope definitions. The idea is to make participation clearer and more predictable for researchers while also ensuring that critical vulnerabilities are rewarded regardless of where they originate. Notably, the expanded scope includes coverage for flaws in third-party libraries, dependencies,…...

9+ min ago (811+ words) To err is human; to forgive, divine. But when it comes to autonomous AI "agents" that are taking on tasks previously handled by humans, what's the margin for error? "I think we're going to see a lot of adoption very quickly," Rishi told the audience. However, there's a major risk holding companies back from going "fast and hard," when it comes to speeding up the implementation of AI agents in the workforce, he noted. That risk'and the No.1 blocker to broader deployment of agents' is security and governance, he said. And because of that, companies are struggling to shift from agents being used for knowledge retrieval to being action oriented. "Our focus actually is to accelerate the AI transformation," said Rishi. "I think the number one risk factor, the number one bottleneck to that, is risk [itself]." Kathleen Peters, chief…...

15+ min ago (454+ words) Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., gets lambasted by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for referring to the shooting of two West Virginia National Guardsmen as an 'unfortunate accident'. FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced $1 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to Georgia for recovery projects and efforts related to 2024's Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby, as well as healthcare facilities and "emergency protective measures" the state took during the pandemic. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the significant amount of federal funding will help Georgia communities "rebuild stronger" and will ensure accountability. The move comes as the Trump administration looks to restructure FEMA amid scrutiny on both the campaign trail and since the president took office. Specifically, $671 million for emergency protective measures taken by Georgia healthcare facilities, including the employment of nurses and clinical care staff,…...

24+ min ago (146+ words) NATO CHIEF: Prepare for scale of war our grandparents faced... (Second column, 17th story, link) Related stories:Russia warns Britain 'nuclear annihilation inevitable'... Help us verify you as a real visitor Our system has indicated that your user behaviour is potentially automated. News Group Newspapers Limited does not permit the access, collection, text or data mining of any content from our Service by any automated means whether directly or through an intermediary service. This is stated in our terms and conditions. News Group Newspapers prohibits automated access, collection, or text/data mining of its content, including for AI, machine learning, or LLMs, as per its terms. For commercial use inquiries, contact [email protected]. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co....

29+ min ago (881+ words) Recent research sheds light on the role of nucleic acid-sensing toll-like receptors (TLRs) in human diseases, revealing intricate mechanisms through which these receptors contribute to both innate immunity and the pathology of various ailments. TLRs are key players in our immune system, detecting pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and initiating inflammatory responses. This research, carried out [] Recent research sheds light on the role of nucleic acid-sensing toll-like receptors (TLRs) in human diseases, revealing intricate mechanisms through which these receptors contribute to both innate immunity and the pathology of various ailments. TLRs are key players in our immune system, detecting pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and initiating inflammatory responses. This research, carried out by Lin and colleagues, unveils how these receptors recognize nucleic acids, particularly those from viruses and bacteria, and highlights their implications in inflammation and autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and…...

32+ min ago (169+ words) UPDATED 17:53 EST / DECEMBER 11 2025 Other features delivered through the partnership include just-in-time access with the ability to automatically issue temporary credentials for each backup or restore job with access revoked upon completion to minimize misuse and support for audit and compliance capabilities, including enforcing least privilege access. The Commvault Cloud integration with Delinea is available globally today to joint customers at no extra cost. OpenAI nabs $1B investment from Disney as part of character licensing deal Port nets $100M to turn its developer portal into an agentic AI hub CLOUD - BY KYT DOTSON . 6 HOURS AGO Vectara's new Tool Validator promises to prevent AI agent planning errors TheCUBE exclusive with Jensen Huang: Inside Nvidia's trillion-dollar bet that AI factories are the new computers AI - BY EMILE LOUW . 8 HOURS AGO Model Context Protocol security risks grow as unsecured servers appear across the internet 'PyStoreRAT' malware…...

45+ min ago (407+ words) National Cyber Security Centre revealed there had been recent "targeting against commercial messaging apps including Signal" MPs have been warned for the second time in a month about foreign attempts to target them " this time by Russia. The Commons speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has written to parliamentarians to caution them over their use of WhatsApp and other messaging apps. It comes after they were told last month to be careful about similar attempts at recruitment linked to the Chinese intelligence service. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it was working with the government and Parliament to counter recent "phishing" attempts understood to be linked to Russia. A government spokesperson said: "Spear-phishing is a common but all-too-effective tactic used by threat actors attempting to gain access to information, online accounts and devices. "The National Cyber Security Centre is working with…...

53+ min ago (849+ words) Researchers have developed a new system that enhances the privacy of image analysis on devices like phones and wearables by distributing image portions across multiple cloud servers and completing the final processing locally, maintaining performance while preventing any single server from reconstructing the complete image. https://quantumzeitgeist.com/wp-content/uploads/Capture-537.jpg Modern visual intelligence systems offer remarkable convenience, but their intensive computational demands often exceed the capabilities of everyday mobile and wearable devices. Zihao Ding, Mufeng Zhu, and Zhongze Tang, from Rutgers University, alongside Sheng Wei and Yao Liu, present a new framework that tackles this challenge while simultaneously safeguarding user privacy. Their research introduces a distributed system for Vision Transformers, which intelligently partitions visual data and distributes it across multiple cloud servers, ensuring no single server holds complete image information. This innovative approach performs final data merging locally on a trusted edge device, like…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (317+ words) Sir Lindsay Hoyle has written to MPs warning them about Russian-linked attempts to target them on WhatsApp and other messaging apps. The letter, seen by the Press Association, warns parliamentarians of a rising number of phishing attempts linked to Russian actors. The attacks, where a hostile actor attempts to trick people into sharing sensitive information or compromising their accounts to access it, have been growing on messaging platforms like Signal and WhatsApp which are widely used by MPs and UK officials, the letter says. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) urged MPs to take further steps to bolster their security in light of the rise in phishing threats, and advised MPs to not use informal messaging apps for parliamentary work. A Government spokesperson said: "Spear-phishing is a common but all-too-effective tactic used by threat actors attempting to gain access to…...