Spies hack high-value mail servers using an exploit from yesteryear

Spies hack high-value mail servers using an exploit from yesteryear

Threat actors, likely supported by the Russian government, hacked multiple high-value mail servers around the world by exploiting XSS vulnerabilities, a class of bug that was among the most commonly exploited in decades past. XSS is short for cross-site scripting. Vulnerabilities result from programming errors found in webserver software that, when exploited, allow attackers to…

Data on sale: Trump administration withdraws data broker oversight proposal

Data on sale: Trump administration withdraws data broker oversight proposal

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have restricted data brokers from selling US citizens’ personal and financial information.   The decision, announced Wednesday in the Federal Register, marks a significant reversal in consumer privacy protection efforts and raises serious concerns about the security of sensitive personal data. 

Beyond the office: Preparing for disasters in a remote work world

Beyond the office: Preparing for disasters in a remote work world

Despite high-profile return-to-office mandates from the likes of Amazon, AT&T, Dell, and even the US government, many organizations continue to support employees who work remotely. According to a November 2024 Gallup poll, 26% of US workers with remote-capable jobs work outside the office full-time. Embracing remote work opens the door to having employees located in…

CDAOs might be key to genAI success now — but that could change

CDAOs might be key to genAI success now — but that could change

Before organizations can effectively deploy generative AI tools, the data on which they must be trained has to be preprocessed to ensure it’s organized, standardized, and cleaned from outliers, duplication, and errors. Without that, attaining ROI from any genAI project is next to impossible. In fact, over the past couple of years, case studies have…

Microsoft faces UK class action lawsuit over licensing

Microsoft faces UK class action lawsuit over licensing

Microsoft faces more legal action in the UK, this time from a barrister named Alexander Wolfson who issued an opt-out class action claim this week alleging that public or private organizations in the UK that purchased certain software licenses (including for Microsoft Office and Windows) since October 1, 2015, were overcharged due to Microsoft’s market…

OpenAI adds GPT-4.1 to ChatGPT amid complaints over confusing model lineup

OpenAI adds GPT-4.1 to ChatGPT amid complaints over confusing model lineup

On Wednesday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users now have access to GPT-4.1, an AI language model previously available only through the company’s API since its launch one month ago. The update brings what OpenAI describes as improved coding and web development capabilities to paid ChatGPT subscribers, with wider enterprise rollout planned in the coming weeks….

Google DeepMind creates super-advanced AI that can invent new algorithms

Google DeepMind creates super-advanced AI that can invent new algorithms

Google’s DeepMind research division claims its newest AI agent marks a significant step toward using the technology to tackle big problems in math and science. The system, known as AlphaEvolve, is based on the company’s Gemini large language models (LLMs), with the addition of an “evolutionary” approach that evaluates and improves algorithms across a range…

Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026

Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026

Netflix is joining its streaming rivals in testing the amount and types of advertisements its subscribers are willing to endure for lower prices. Today, at its second annual upfront to advertisers, the streaming leader announced that it has created interactive mid-roll ads and pause ads that incorporate generative AI. Subscribers can expect to start seeing…