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How attackers persuade AI agents to break the rules
Today, most of us interact with AI assistants—reactive bots that wait for human instructions. Yet AI assistants are rapidly being replaced by agentic AI agents that can interact with external tools, browse the web, generate ...
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Why the data behind a part now matters as much as the part itself
Counterfeit and out-of-spec components are entering U.S. defense supply chains through thousands of small and midsized suppliers that make up the lower tiers of the industrial base. Researchers at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing ...
Aug 18, 2026
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When zombie credit cards attack—a loophole that can reanimate expired cards
A new security loophole discovered by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst can bring some expired credit cards back to life. If stolen, these "zombie credit cards" could leave cardholders vulnerable to ...
Aug 17, 2026
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Signal-based system brings end-to-end encryption to shared documents
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, EPFL and the CASA Cluster of Excellence have developed a new approach that provides end-to-end encryption for collaborative online documents throughout the ...
Aug 17, 2026
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Security
New EU laws make AI content labels compulsory—but might just make it harder to spot deepfakes
As the world is increasingly flooded with deepfakes, the European Union is taking action to help people distinguish what is real and what is not.
Aug 17, 2026
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Security
Brief physical access may let attackers alter Boeing 737 flight instructions
Physical access to an aircraft has not typically been considered a cybersecurity risk—but it should be, according to a team of computer scientists at the University of California San Diego. In a paper presented Aug. 13 at ...
Aug 13, 2026
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Security
New research reveals gaps in passkey security tools for abuse survivors
Passkeys are touted as safer than traditional passwords. But for people targeted by intimate partner abuse, they can often be more dangerous. Someone with access to their partner's computer and password could set up their ...
Aug 13, 2026
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Security
New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers, associating devices with identifiable cars
Imagine that you share a ride to work with the same colleague most mornings. As it passes by a license plate reader, the camera records the car, which can be linked through vehicle records to its registered owner. Beside ...
Aug 11, 2026
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Security
Field experiment measures how AI makes personalized phishing cheaper and more effective
An email, apparently from a colleague, with the correct name, a current project, a familiar tone and a link ... who wouldn't click? Personalized phishing has always been the most effective kind and the most expensive to ...
Aug 11, 2026
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Hardware
How malicious SIM cards can hijack smartphones, EV chargers and connected devices
Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs), secure elements used to connect devices to a mobile network, can pose severe security risks when compromised. A malicious SIM could allow attackers to gather information about a device, ...
Aug 10, 2026
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Security
Peering inside LLM-based multi-agent systems could expose stealthy attacks
Large language models (LLMs), the models that underpin platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini, are now used daily by more than a billion people worldwide. Some computer scientists have also been combining several of these models ...
Computer Sciences
A new attack slips past the latest defenses built into your computer's processor
Chipmakers and operating system developers have spent years building defenses. A new study from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) shows that a key assumption behind many of them doesn't ...
Aug 9, 2026
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Software
When security becomes a risk factor—privacy risks of public URL-scanning services
URL scanning services are now a common component of modern security workflows. They help detect phishing websites or malware early and warn users before they visit a URL. However, the practice of some of these services—publishing ...
Aug 7, 2026
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Security
Four questions to know your data protection competence
The protection of personal data is now a key part of individual literacy in everyday life. Nevertheless, researchers regularly observe a contradiction among the general public, which they describe as the "privacy paradox." ...
Aug 6, 2026
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Internet
More than half of Australian children and teens are using AI for personal reasons. This comes with risks
New data released this week show 54% of Australian children and teens use artificial intelligence tools for personal and social reasons.
Aug 6, 2026
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Security
How hackers attack municipal water systems—and why the utilities are so vulnerable
Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota on July 26–27, 2026. Since then, Michigan and five other states have reported similar cyberattacks.
Aug 5, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
New printing system makes anti-counterfeit labels easier to verify by phone
Research in the International Journal of Materials and Product Technology describes a responsive printing system designed to make anti-counterfeit labels more durable, easier to produce at scale and simpler to verify with ...
Aug 5, 2026
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Security
Why municipalities need to conduct more cybersecurity exercises
When employees in Østre Toten Municipality turned on their computers on Jan. 9, 2021, they were met with a digital blackout. Systems were down, data were encrypted and the municipality was paralyzed.
Aug 4, 2026
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Security
A real-time warning system for fake videoconferences
Videoconferencing facilitates communication between different locations while still allowing people to look each other in the eye. However, increasingly, we have to question whether the other person's eyes are real. This ...
Aug 3, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Sports venues are offering facial recognition to let people in: What are the risks?
Queues at sports events can be very long, even at large venues with many entrance gates. To speed things up, Geelong Football Club recently introduced an "express lane" option for club members.
Jul 31, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Massive quantities of undeclared uranium are exported from the DRC, study reveals
University of Wisconsin–Madison and Princeton University nuclear engineers have identified a major blind spot in nuclear accounting with global nuclear security implications.
Jul 30, 2026
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Telecom
New microwave neural network method could compress and secure wireless communications
One year after unveiling a first-of-its-kind "microwave brain" microchip capable of computing on ultrafast data and wireless signals, researchers from the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering have shown how the chip can ...
Jul 30, 2026
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Engineering
Vacuum attachment designed to improve nuclear fallout collection
In a nondescript Idaho Falls warehouse, a nuclear nonproliferation researcher at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) picks up a small plastic bottle and pours tiny bits of rounded black glass across a worktable.
Jul 30, 2026
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Security
What is a side‑channel attack? Computer scientist explains how computers can leak secrets without being hacked
When people hear the word cyberattack, they usually imagine someone guessing a password, planting malware, stealing a computer, hacking an organization's network or exploiting a flaw in software. A side-channel attack works ...
Jul 30, 2026
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