US accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing and selling secrets to Russian buyer

The U.S. Department of Justice accused Peter Williams, former general manager of L3Harris’ hacking division Trenchant, of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia.

Sam Altman’s eye-scanning orb promises to prove humanity in the age of AI bots 

Ever wonder if you’re talking to a real person online or just another bot? As bots increasingly outnumber humans online, leading to an explosion of deepfakes and AI-driven fraud, one company has a solution straight out of sci-fi: scanning your iris to verify your identity.  Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan spoke with Adrian… Continua a leggere Sam Altman’s eye-scanning orb promises to prove humanity in the age of AI bots 

Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware 

A developer at Trenchant, a leading Western spyware and zero-day maker, was suspected of leaking company tools and was fired. Weeks later, Apple notified him that his personal iPhone was targeted with spyware.

Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had ‘long-term’ access to its systems, stole code and customer data

The company, which provides cybersecurity defenses to most of the Fortune 500, said the DOJ allowed it to delay notifying the public on national security grounds.

Satellites found exposing unencrypted data, including phone calls and some military comms

Researchers spent the past year alerting affected organizations, including T-Mobile and AT&T, but warn that large amounts of satellite data will remain unencrypted and exposed for some years to come.