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Using AI to Create Ransomware for Profit? Think Twice Before You Take the Risk

Transcript This transcript has been streamlined for clarity. Mathew Schwartz: Hello. I’m Mathew Schwartz from Information Security Media Group, and today I’m joined by Candid Wüest, a prominent security advocate at Xorlab. Candid, it’s a pleasure to have you here. Candid Wüest: Thank you for having me. Mathew Schwartz: You…

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Hackers Target AI Systems with Over 91,000 Attacks Using Fake Ollama Servers

Recent research has unveiled a significant shift in cybercriminal activity, with intruders now targeting the underlying systems that drive contemporary artificial intelligence (AI). Between October 2025 and January 2026, a strategically deployed honeypot—a decoy setup used by cybersecurity experts to attract hackers—documented an astonishing 91,403 attack attempts. This study, carried…

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Browser Extensions with 8 Million Users Gather In-Depth AI Conversations

A recent investigation has revealed disturbing data collection practices involving various browser extensions that compromise user privacy by harvesting conversations from popular AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Koi, a security firm, has published a detailed report outlining the extent of this data gathering, which includes not only…

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Taiwan Raises Concerns Over Bias and Data Breaches in Deepseek and Other Chinese AI Technologies

Taiwanese Security Bureau Issues Warning on Chinese AI Apps Due to Data Breach Concerns On November 16, the National Security Bureau (NSB) of Taiwan issued a cautionary statement advising citizens to exercise vigilance when using generative artificial intelligence (AI) models developed in China. This warning follows comprehensive assessments of five…

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Cisco Alerts Users to Critical Vulnerabilities in Widely Used Open-Weight AI Models

Key Insights: Cisco researchers identified significant security vulnerabilities in several popular open-weight AI models. Multi-turn adversarial attacks were found to be substantially more effective than single interactions. These findings highlight critical concerns regarding AI safety, data privacy, and the integrity of AI models. Cisco has uncovered critical security vulnerabilities in…

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Researchers Discover Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in DeepSeek and Claude AI

Security Flaw in DeepSeek AI Chatbot Exposed Recent revelations have highlighted a critical security vulnerability in the DeepSeek artificial intelligence chatbot. This flaw, which has since been patched, could have allowed malicious actors to seize control of user accounts through a technique known as prompt injection. This troubling discovery was…

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