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The concept of such a list, known as a “software bill of materials (SBOM),” is to know everything that goes into a particular piece of software so that any supply chain risks are easier to identify. (Getty Images)

Major world economies spell out key elements of AI ‘ingredients list’

Experts on the topic say the G7 guidance is good, but could still use some improvements.

20 hours ago By Tim Starks

Google has been ramping up the new feature, Intrusion Logging, since last year, and has now begun rolling it out on Pixel devices. (Getty Images)

Google and Amnesty International teamed up to make it harder for spyware vendors to hide

Intrusion Logging marks the first feature from a major device vendor to aid with forensic detection of sophisticated threats, Amnesty International said.

1 day ago By Tim Starks

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Instructure claims hackers returned stolen Canvas data after an extortion standoff

ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercrime group, threatened to leak data from more than 8,800 school systems.

2 days ago By Matt Kapko

Last year, Florida State University student Pheonix Ikner shot seven people on campus. Two died, including Tiru Chabba, a food service contractor for the university. Chabba’s family filed a lawsuit against the OpenAI Foundation, alleging negligence. (Image Source: Getty Images)

Family of FSU shooting victim sues OpenAI Foundation for negligence, lack of safety guardrails

Records of the shooter’s ChatGPT logs show he used the AI chatbot to validate or justify thoughts of violence and taught him to operate weapons used in…

2 days ago By Derek B. Johnson

Google spotted an AI-developed zero-day before attackers could use it

Researchers found artifacts in the code that proved AI was heavily involved. A prominent cybercrime group planned to exploit the zero-day en masse for financial gain.

2 days ago By Matt Kapko

The Claude AI logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone placed on a reflective surface onto which lines of computer code are projected. Following the release of Claude Opus 4.6 on February 5, Anthropic continues to challenge its main competitors in the generative AI market in Creteil, France, on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Flaw in Claude’s Chrome extension allowed ‘any’ other plugin to hijack victims’ AI

Agentic AI is more popular than ever, but researchers keep finding trivial ways to hijack LLMs for nefarious purposes.

5 days ago By Derek B. Johnson

A college student is suing a dating app that allegedly used her TikTok videos to target men in her dormitory

The woman’s lawyer told CyberScoop they believe the company edited her video to suggest she was a “friend with benefits” and intentionally geofenced it to men around…

May 4, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

The guidance, co-authored by the National Security Agency, focuses on agentic AI. (Getty Images)

US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents

The guidance warns that agents capable of taking real-world actions on networks are already inside critical infrastructure, and most organizations are granting them far more access than…

May 1, 2026 By Greg Otto

Safe Mode

How government and Industry can raise the cost of cybercrime

Sophos CEO Joe Levy & Director of Government Partnerships Alex Rose

Apr 30, 2026 By CyberScoop Staff

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Surveillance campaigns use commercial surveillance tools to exploit long-known telecom vulnerabilities

Researchers said it’s the first-ever mapping of attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure.

Apr 23, 2026 By Tim Starks