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Germany slams brakes on EU's Chat Control device-scanning snoopfest

The Register - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 13:53
Berlin's opposition likely kills off Brussels' bid to scan everyone's messages

Germany has committed to oppose the EU's controversial "Chat Control" regulations following huge pressure from multiple activists and major organizations.…

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Employees regularly paste company secrets into ChatGPT

The Register - Tue, 07/10/2025 - 21:18
Microsoft Copilot, not so much

Employees could be opening up to OpenAI in ways that put sensitive data at risk. According to a study by security biz LayerX, a large number of corporate users paste Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or Payment Card Industry (PCI) numbers right into ChatGPT, even if they're using the bot without permission.…

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Nearly a year after attack, US medical scanning biz gets clear image of stolen patient data

The Register - Tue, 07/10/2025 - 17:15
No fraud monitoring and no apology after miscreants make off with medical, financial data

Florida-based Doctors Imaging Group has admitted that the sensitive medical and financial data of 171,862 patients was stolen during the course of a November 2024 cyberattack.…

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Police and military radio maker BK Technologies cops to cyber break-in

The Register - Tue, 07/10/2025 - 16:55
Florida comms outfit serving cops, firefighters, and the military says hackers pinched some employee data but insists its systems stayed online

BK Technologies, the Florida-based maker of mission-critical radios for US police, fire, and defense customers, has confessed to a cyber intrusion that briefly rattled its IT systems last month.…

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OpenAI bans suspected Chinese accounts using ChatGPT to plan surveillance

The Register - Tue, 07/10/2025 - 16:36
It also banned some suspected Russian accounts trying to create influence campaigns and malware

OpenAI has banned ChatGPT accounts believed to be linked to Chinese government entities attempting to use AI models to surveil individuals and social media accounts.…

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