FTC opens probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAIThe Federal Trade Commission is conducting an industry-wide probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses to consumers, a senior FTC official told Reuters on Wednesday.Reuters6d agoWhole story →CommerceTechnologyftc ai probe
Fed watchdog flags apparent data breaches by retiring staff memberThe US Federal Reserve’s in-house watchdog said on Monday that a former staff member was found multiple times trying to remove confidential information before retiring from the central bank, but these apparent breaches did not ultimately trigger a formal misconduct finding.Reuters8d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyfed data breach incident
US lawmakers aim to keep China's datacenter tech out of sensitive government systemsA bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday to bar the federal government from equipping sensitive government systems with Chinese-made components used to transmit data in AI data centers.Reuters10d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityus ai infrastructure security legislation
ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employeesThe digital extortion group known as "ShinyHunters" said on Tuesday that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen data on a huge number of current and former FBI employees.Reuters14d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticefbi data breach
Law firm Greenberg Traurig faces class actions after cyber breachUS law firm Greenberg Traurig has been sued in federal court in Manhattan following its disclosure this month of a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information, adding to a growing list of lawsuits against law firms and other companies over alleged cybersecurity failures.Reuters15d agoWhole story →Technology
Foreign hackers targeted Colorado water systems in August, governor's office saysForeign hackers targeted and manipulated equipment in two local Colorado water systems last month, a spokesperson for Colorado Governor Jared Polis said on Friday.Reuters17d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetJared Poliscolorado water system hacking
US lawmakers call on American government to blacklist three Indian hack-for-hire firmsThree U.S. lawmakers have called on the American government to blacklist a set of Indian IT firms over what they describe as “more than fifteen years of targeted espionage against U.S. citizens, businesses, and the lawyers representing them."Reuters26d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityus blacklist of indian hack for hire firms
