Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns: AI will match ‘country of geniuses’ by 2026

Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney


Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns AI will reach genius-level capabilities by 2026, calling Paris Summit a “missed opportunity” as U.S. and European leaders clash over regulation of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence systems.Read More

Security News | VentureBeat – ​Read More

Cybercrime Threatens National Security, Google Threat Intel Team Says

On the eve of the Munich Security Conference, Google argues that the cybercriminal threat should be treated as a national security threat like state-backed hacking groups.

The post Cybercrime Threatens National Security, Google Threat Intel Team Says appeared first on SecurityWeek.

SecurityWeek – ​Read More

Microsoft’s February Patch a Lighter Lift Than January’s

But there’s plenty in it — including two zero-days — that need immediate attention.

darkreading – ​Read More

Arizona woman pleads guilty to running laptop farm for N. Korean IT workers, faces 9-year sentence

A U.S. citizen pleaded guiltyTuesday to playing a role in a wide-ranging scheme that allowed multiple North Korean nationals to collect paychecks from more than 300 U.S. companies.

The Record from Recorded Future News – ​Read More

OmniGPT AI Chatbot Alleged Breach: Hacker Leaks User Data, 34M Messages

Hacker claims to have breached OmniGPT, leaking over 30,000 user email address, phone numbers, and 34 million lines of chat messages. Data includes API keys, credentials, and file links.

Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News – ​Read More

Apple Releases Urgent Patch for USB Vulnerability

The vulnerability could allow a threat actor to disable the security feature on a locked device and gain access to user data.

darkreading – ​Read More

Cerebras-Perplexity deal targets $100B search market with ultra-fast AI

Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney


Cerebras and Perplexity AI partner to launch ultra-fast Sonar search model running at 1,200 tokens per second, challenging traditional search engines with specialized AI chips and near-instant results.Read More

Security News | VentureBeat – ​Read More

CISA Places Election Security Staffers on Leave

The staffers were tasked with building relationships on the ground across the country in local election jurisdictions, teaching election officials tactics on mitigating cyber threats, cyber hygiene, combating misinformation and foreign influence, and more.

darkreading – ​Read More

Russian bulletproof hosting service Zservers sanctioned by US for LockBit coordination

The U.S., the U.K. and Australia sanctioned Russia-based Zservers, connecting the Russian company’s internet hosting services to the LockBit ransomware operation.

The Record from Recorded Future News – ​Read More

Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Windows Flaw and File-Deleting Zero-Day

The Microsoft Patch Tuesday machine hummed loudly this month urgent fixes for a pair of already-exploited Windows zero-days.

The post Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Windows Flaw and File-Deleting Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.

SecurityWeek – ​Read More