The NewYorkTime.com reported that “Corporate spending on artificial intelligence is surging as executives bank on major efficiency gains. So far, they report little effect to the bottom line.” The August 13, 2025 article entitled “Companies Are Pouring Billions Into A.I. It Has Yet to Pay Off” (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/business/ai-business-payoff-lags.html)
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported “more than four-fold increase since 2020 in reports from older adults who say they lost $10,000 or more—sometimes their entire life savings—to scammers who impersonate trusted government agencies or businesses to convince consumers to transfer money to protect it, when in reality the scammers
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Computerworld.com reported “Generative AI (genAI) systems are blackmailing, sabotaging, and self-replicating themselves to avoid constraints — and researchers warn that this behavior represents chilling signs of self-preservation instincts in technology companies are racing to unleash.” The August 11, 2025 article entitled “GenAI tools are acting more ‘alive’ than ever; they
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DarkReading.com reported that “While exploitation of security flaws in many smart contracts have become a perennial target of cyberattackers, more security firms are shining a spotlight on scams that use fraudulent or obfuscated smart contracts as a way to siphon off funds from cryptocurrency accounts.” The August 8, 2025 article
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Darkreading.com reported that “Threat actors are increasingly leaning on generative AI (GenAI) tools to drive their malicious activity.” The August 4, 2025 article entitled “Threat Actors Increasingly Leaning on GenAI Tools” (https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/threat-actors-leaning-genai-tools) included these comments:
That’s according to CrowdStrike’s “2025 Threat Hunting Report,” which was published today and
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HealthCareInfoSecurity.com reported that “Ransomware, data theft and other cyberattacks continue to plague the healthcare sector, especially specialty medical care providers.” The August 5, 2025 article entitled “Hacks on 3 Specialty Medical Providers Affect Nearly 800,000” (https://tinyurl.com/hpz2wbh7) included these comments:
Recent hacks on a provider of sleep disorder diagnostic
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SCWorld.com reported that “Nearly 22% of files and more than 4% of prompts employees send to generative AI (GenAI) tools contain sensitive information, according to an analysis by Harmonic Security published Thursday. Harmonic analyzed 1 million prompts and 20,000 uploaded files sent by workers at companies across the United States
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CSOonline.com reported that “Summer is a time for vacation and a well-deserved break from the intensity of work. It’s also a great time to be targeted for a cyberattack. While cybercriminal activity extends throughout the year, summer has a special quality for cyber attackers. Whether it’s because our guard is
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SCWorld.com reported that “Risk management isn’t just about defense. I learned this lesson early in my career when I watched promising business initiatives stall because the legal, HR, and security teams operated in isolation, each applying their specialized lens without understanding the full picture. These disconnects created unnecessary friction
Continue Reading Security, Legal and HR need to do a better job communicating!BankInfoSecurity.com reported “A malicious actor breached a customer relationship management platform used by Allianz Life Insurance of North America on July 16 and stole personally identifiable information of most of its 1.4 million U.S. customers, financial professionals and some employees, the company said.” The July 28, 2025 article entitled ”
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