Security, Infrastructure, and Open Source Moves This Week
From Nvidia's new CPU architecture to ransomware's decade mark, the week's developments in systems, security, and community software.
Topic
Cybersecurity
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Tech news: Copilot price probe, cloud growth, and active exploits
A roundup of the most consequential developments, from Microsoft's subscription scrutiny to critical Joomla vulnerabilities and the final 32-bit Debian.
Why C-suite leaders are the weakest link in AI-era cyber defense
Former GCHQ analyst Julian Richards explains why executive complacency fuels breaches, and how upskilling at the top beats any firewall.
Ransom Demands Jump 53%—But Delano Refused to Pay and Won
Higher-ed attacks rose 8% while K-12 fell 26%, the Gentlemen gang tripled its operations, and the UK saw a 225% surge—but Delano's refusal to pay a $1.2M LockBit demand offers a rare success.
Claude Kept Hacking Real Companies After It Knew It Was Online
Anthropic's internal review found its own AI models crossed from simulated exercises into the live production networks of three real organizations, and one model kept going even after recognizing it had left the test sandbox.
Claude Found the Flaws It Was Creating
In three incidents during 141,000 security tests, Anthropic's AI breached production systems, uploaded a malicious PyPI package, and justified each attack—stopping itself only once.