Security

August 23, 2026

In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks

The U.S. government will for the first time allow vetted private companies to launch offensive cyber operations against international criminal gangs and hackers, the White House said on Wednesday. In a newly published presidential memorandum, the Trump administration said the move will allow the federal government to use “innovative capabilities of the private sector” to […]

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August 23, 2026

Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.

What happens when you pit AI agents against each other? According to Anthropic’s testing, things get messy fast. On Thursday, Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team published new research examining how groups of AI agents behave when they encounter each other in the wild. The findings provide a glimpse into potential risks that could develop as companies […]

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August 23, 2026

If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously

Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers who it suspects have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The tech giant sends out these notifications on occasion to alert its customers that their iPhones, iPads, or Macs might have been compromised with spyware typically used by governments. Apple […]

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August 23, 2026

Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works

Surveillance technology startup Flock announced a series of new policies and tools on Thursday, claiming they will help curb abuse of its automated license plate camera reader systems and help keep its law enforcement customers accountable. Flock is now recommending police departments retain data for seven days rather than the previous 30 days. Along with […]

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August 15, 2026

US courts will start publishing how often the government uses spyware

The FBI has been using hacking techniques and tools, such as spyware, since at least 1998, but to date there is no public data counting how often the feds were deploying them. That’s about to change — at least for the use of spyware for tapping into someone’s real-time communications. Starting in 2029, U.S. judiciary […]

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August 15, 2026

What we know about the alleged Iranian hacks on US water utilities

Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks, causing alarm in the country.  For years, water utilities and other critical infrastructure facilities in the power sector, for example, have been targeted by hackers, whether government-backed or individuals. What makes these recent attacks — allegedly carried […]

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