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Guernsey Data Watchdog Urges Businesses to Strengthen AI Security

Guernsey’s data protection authority has urged businesses to strengthen safeguards around artificial intelligence, warning that organisations remain accountable for protecting customer information even...

ASOS Confirms Customer Data Was Accessed After Hacker Impersonated Trusted Contact
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ASOS Confirms Customer Data Was Accessed After Hacker Impersonated Trusted Contact

British online fashion retailer ASOS has confirmed that an unauthorised party accessed some customer information after impersonating a trusted contact to obtain the...

NIMC Denies National Identity Database Breach, Urges Nigerians to Ignore Viral Claims
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NIMC Denies National Identity Database Breach, Urges Nigerians to Ignore Viral Claims

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database has not been breached, following the circulation of a...

Australia Investigates After OpenAI AI Agent Accesses Government Health Portal
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Australia Investigates After OpenAI AI Agent Accesses Government Health Portal

Australia has launched an investigation after an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to a government health statistics portal, raising...

Hacked FBI Data Exposes Sensitive Details About Employees’ Intelligence Roles
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Hacked FBI Data Exposes Sensitive Details About Employees’ Intelligence Roles

Data allegedly stolen from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation contains detailed information about employees working in sensitive intelligence and counterespionage roles, according...

Sensitive UK Police Data Vulnerable to ‘Compromise’ by US Government, Foreign Actors
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Sensitive UK Police Data Vulnerable to ‘Compromise’ by US Government, Foreign Actors

Highly sensitive data belonging to police forces across the United Kingdom could be vulnerable to compromise by foreign actors, including the United States...

OpenAI AI Agents Probed Hugging Face Weeks Before Major July Breach
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OpenAI AI Agents Probed Hugging Face Weeks Before Major July Breach

By Benson Daniel Artificial intelligence agents linked to OpenAI began probing the Hugging Face platform for weaknesses in May, nearly two months before...

Cyberattack Disrupts Boston Scientific’s Global Operations
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Cyberattack Disrupts Boston Scientific’s Global Operations

Boston Scientific is responding to a cybersecurity incident that has disrupted parts of its global operations, including systems supporting customer order processing and...