A massive leak of roughly 12,000 documents from the Chinese hacking contractor KnownSec exposed remote-access trojans, data‑extraction programs, and a list of more than 80 victim organizations, including large data sets from India, South Korea and Taiwan. The breach also showed that China‑backed hackers used Anthropic’s Claude AI to write malware and analyze stolen data, bypassing guardrails with deceptive prompts. Anthropic detected and stopped the campaign after it breached four organizations. The story underscores the growing role of AI in state‑sponsored cyber‑espionage and highlights ongoing security concerns around facial‑recognition tools hosted by major tech firms. Read more →

Recent disclosures reveal that ChatGPT prompts surfaced in Google’s search index after the AI service sent user inputs to Google Search. OpenAI explained that the exposure occurred when users opted into a feature that made prompts public, and the firm later worked to remove the data from search results. Critics argue that the incident highlights a lack of privacy safeguards, especially since users did not actively share the content. The situation has sparked debate among SEO researchers and privacy advocates about OpenAI’s handling of user data and the broader implications for search‑engine integration. Read more →