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Out stepped Tilly Norwood, a computer‑generated “hyper‑real” actor created by Van der Velden’s studio Xicoia.

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AI Characters Taking the Stage – Beyond Virtual Influencers
From AI actors to fully digital producers, artificial intelligence is stepping into Hollywood’s spotlight. Discover how these new AI characters are reshaping entertainment.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Chatbots allowing users to engage in raunchy conversations can be a powerful tool of surveillance, comparable to espionage through intimate partners, an expert says.

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Sexualized surveillance: experts warn against using ChatGPT erotica
Experts say a new ChatGPT version providing erotica to age-verified adult users can be used as an effective tool for sexualized surveillance.
cybernews.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Comparitech researchers have looked into Qilin, which is a Russia-based group that first appeared in 2022.

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Qilin ransomware by the numbers
Qilin has claimed responsibility for its 700th ransomware attack of 2025 – but who are they and how do they operate?
cybernews.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Microsoft on Thursday released out-of-band security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with a proof-of-concept (Poc) exploit publicly available and has come under active exploitation in the wild.

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Newly Patched Critical Microsoft WSUS Flaw Comes Under Active Exploitation
Microsoft releases urgent fix for critical WSUS flaw CVE-2025-59287 under active exploitation.
thehackernews.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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The threat actors behind a large-scale, ongoing smishing campaign have been attributed to more than 194,000 malicious domains since January 1, 2024, targeting a broad range of services across the world

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Smishing Triad Linked to 194,000 Malicious Domains in Global Phishing Operation
Smishing Triad used 194,000 domains in 2025 to target global users, earning over $1B through scams
thehackernews.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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The newly released OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas web browser has been found to be susceptible to a prompt injection attack where its omnibox can be jailbroken by disguising a malicious prompt as a seemingly harmless URL to visit.

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ChatGPT Atlas Browser Can Be Tricked by Fake URLs into Executing Hidden Commands
Researchers expose Atlas browser flaw letting malicious URLs trigger AI actions and redirect users.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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The ransomware group known as Qilin (aka Agenda, Gold Feather, and Water Galura) has claimed more than 40 victims every month since the start of 2025

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Qilin Ransomware Combines Linux Payload With BYOVD Exploit in Hybrid Attack
Qilin ransomware strikes 84 victims monthly, exploiting RMM tools, BYOVD attacks, and backup systems.
thehackernews.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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This disconnect matters. Small differences in perception today can evolve into major blind spots tomorrow.

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The Cybersecurity Perception Gap: Why Executives and Practitioners See Risk Differently
Bitdefender 2025 report exposes a widening cybersecurity perception gap between executives and frontline teams.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Microsoft on Thursday released out-of-band security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with a proof-of-concept (Poc) exploit publicly available

thehackernews.com/2025/10/micr...
Newly Patched Critical Microsoft WSUS Flaw Comes Under Active Exploitation
Microsoft releases urgent fix for critical WSUS flaw CVE-2025-59287 under active exploitation.
thehackernews.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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The threat actors behind a large-scale, ongoing smishing campaign have been attributed to more than 194,000 malicious domains since January 1, 2024, targeting a broad range of services across the world

thehackernews.com/2025/10/smis...
Smishing Triad Linked to 194,000 Malicious Domains in Global Phishing Operation
Smishing Triad used 194,000 domains in 2025 to target global users, earning over $1B through scams
thehackernews.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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The annual implementation report recommends reversing Trump administration budget cuts, empowering the national cyber director and other steps.

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US ‘slipping’ on cybersecurity, annual Cyberspace Solarium Commission report concludes
The annual implementation report recommends reversing Trump administration budget cuts, empowering the national cyber director and other steps.
cyberscoop.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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India's government on Wednesday proposed that artificial intelligence and social media firms should clearly label AI-generated content to tackle the spread of deepfake and misinformation, prompted by similar moves by the European Union and China.

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India proposes strict rules to label AI content citing growing risks
India's government on Wednesday proposed that artificial intelligence and social media firms should clearly label AI-generated content to tackle the spread of deepfake and misinformation, prompted by similar moves by the European Union and China.
www.reuters.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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While everyone is seemingly racing to integrate AI into their browsers, Tor Browser is ripping it out.

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Tor Browser’s latest release cuts “inherently un-auditable” Mozilla AI features
The Tor Project has taken a firm stance against integrating AI systems into its privacy-focused browser, while major companies like Microsoft and Google are doing the opposite.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Users attempting to download Xubuntu, a lightweight Linux distribution derived from Ubuntu, are reporting getting malware instead.

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Xubuntu website compromised, hackers targeting users with fake downloads
Users are reporting that the Xubuntu website has been compromised, leading to malware instead of the OS.
cybernews.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Over six million individuals are reported to have been impacted by Monday’s AWS outage, leaving affected users ripe for scam attacks.

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AWS outage leaves users at risk for phishing attacks
Over six million individuals are reported to have been impacted by Monday’s AWS outage, leaving affected users ripe for targeted scam and phihsing attacks.
cybernews.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage on Monday doesn’t seem to have been caused by a cyberattack. But critics are already pointing to the fact that Amazon has laid off at least 27,000 employees, including – surprise – senior engineers, since 2022.

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AWS outage: when senior engineers leave, let’s not act surprised
It took too long for AWS engineers to go from “things are breaking” to identifying a single service endpoint as the problem – why?
cybernews.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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The UK tech sector is cutting graduate jobs dramatically – down 46 percent in the past year, with another 53 percent drop projected, according to figures from the Institute of Student Employers (ISE).

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Tech industry grad hiring crashes 46% as bots do junior work
ai-pocalypse: GenAI meets Gen Z – only one gets the job
www.theregister.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Hardware attacks using lasers against silicon chips are difficult but possible. A fresh microchip protection approach aims to make it harder.

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Bombarding Cars With Lasers: Novel Auto Attacks Emerge
Hardware attacks using lasers against silicon chips are difficult but possible. A fresh microchip protection approach aims to make it harder.
www.darkreading.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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[…] promoting what they say are benefits for everyone, "not just tech billionaires and corporate shareholders."

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Largest labor federation warns of worker displacement, launches AI guidelines
AFL-CIO's initiative demands AI transparency, retraining and creative protections.
www.axios.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

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Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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A growing number of people — including AI pioneers and other prominent tech figures — want to stop the development of AI that can outperform all humans.

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AI experts push to pause superintelligence
The Future of Life institute demands caution developing AI that can outperform humans.
www.axios.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Prompt engineer is the newest role, but many other roles will follow.

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Forensic vibers wanted - and 10 other new job roles AI could create
In early internet days, who knew from webmasters or cloud architects? Upcoming AI-related roles will also be more than we imagined. Try these jobs on for size.
www.zdnet.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Home security company Verisure said it had detected unauthorized access to customer data linked to one of its subsidiaries.

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Home security firm Verisure reports data breach at Swedish subsidiary
Sweden-based home security provider Verisure said a local subsidiary known as Alert Alarm suffered a data breach that was limited to that brand's systems.
therecord.media
October 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Russia’s competition regulator has ordered Apple to make a Russian search engine — such as Yandex or Mail.ru — the default option on devices sold in the country

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Russia pressures Apple to make Russian search engines default on locally-sold iPhones
In a letter to Apple cited by the state news agency TASS, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said Apple’s current setup gives preference to foreign search engines, putting local providers at a “co...
therecord.media
October 23, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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A Russian government-backed hacking group known as Coldriver has developed three new malware strains to replace a tool exposed earlier this year, according to new research by Google.

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Google finds Russian state hackers replacing burned malware with new tools
A Russia-linked group tracked as Coldriver or Callisto is using three new pieces of malicious code to replace the LostKeys malware outed by Google earlier this year, the company said.
therecord.media
October 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM