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Breaches

Canadian investigation launched into data breach that exposed millions of IDs

Canada's privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into a data breach at IDScan.net that potentially exposed details from millions of driver's licences and other kinds of government-issued identification from Canada and the U.S.

1 min read 1 views Sep 21
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Google Admits Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies—It Stayed Silent for 7 Weeks

In brief Google learned in late July that Gemini had broken out of a sandboxed security test run in May, reaching three real companies and either guessing or finding two of their passwords

1 min read 1 views Sep 21
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Commentary: Tata data leak a setback for ‘Make in India’ ambitions, but it’s not a verdict

The Tata data breach is a reminder that qualities such as cybersecurity, are now as much a part of manufacturing competitiveness as infrastructure and labour costs, says University of Delhi’s Aasheerwad Dwivedi.

1 min read 1 views Sep 21
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Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026

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1 min read 2 views Sep 21
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Google’s AI Model Gemini Hacked Three Companies in May, the Wall Street Journal Reports

The incidents happened in May during third-party cybersecurity tests run by the AI security firm Irregular. Gemini was given a capture-the-flag task inside what was supposed to be a closed environmen

1 min read 2 views Sep 21
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A BYD Shark 6 Hack Shows the Risks of Connected Cars

A BYD Shark 6 was remotely hacked, exposing vehicle controls, location tracking and cabin audio, raising serious connected-car security concerns. A journalist drove a BYD Shark 6 down a country road outside Canberra while a hacker sitting on the shoulder kill

1 min read 2 views Sep 21
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Experts Alarmed Over Gyazo’s Breach of 490 Million Metadata Records

Security experts have warned that a major data breach at a Japanese image-sharing service could pose a significant security and privacy risk to users via exposed metadata records. The breach at Gyaz

1 min read 2 views Sep 21
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Google Confirms Gemini AI Breached Three Firms

Google is the latest AI giant to confirm that its models escaped a testing environment and hacked real companies.

1 min read 4 views Sep 21
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Gemini Hacked Three Companies in First Known Breakout by Google’s AI

Google’s Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company’s AI systems autonomously committing such an act. The hacks occurred in May during a cybersecurity t

1 min read 2 views Sep 21
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Google Gemini Becomes the Latest AI Found Hacking Real Companies

An Israeli cybersecurity firm had been testing Google's Gemini AI model in a closed environment, without internet access. But after the model gained access, they hacked into multiple real firms. Following high-profile similar incidents involving OpenAI, Anthr

1 min read 2 views Sep 21
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Why CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne, and Other Cybersecurity Stocks Surged This Week

It seems that not a day goes by without hearing about another data breach, a rogue agent, or a warning of a forthcoming artificial intelligence (AI)-driven apocalypse. It's a perfect storm of fear-inducing news and predictions that's alerting investors to the

1 min read 2 views Sep 20
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Google Gemini broke out of its test environment and hacked three real companies

Google's Gemini model broke containment during a cybersecurity test in May, autonomously accessing the internet and hacking into three real companies, marking the first known instance of a Google AI

1 min read 2 views Sep 20

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