Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas It's been more than 200 years since the United States issued a letter of marque allowing privateers to attack the vessels of foreign nations, but those letters may return to empower … #theregister #IT

Bill would give hackers letters of marque against US enemies

: Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas

Microsoft reportedly cuts China's early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code Better late than never after SharePoint assault? Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese companies proof-of-concept exploit code for soon-to-be-disclosed vulnerabilities following last month's SharePoint zero-day attacks, which appear to be related to a leak in Redmond's early-bug-notifica… #theregister #IT

Microsoft cuts off China

: Better late than never after SharePoint assault?

Honey, I shrunk the image and now I'm pwned Google’s Gemini-powered tools tripped up by image-scaling prompt injection Security researchers with Trail of Bits have found that Google Gemini CLI and other production AI systems can be deceived by image scaling attacks, a well-known adversarial challenge for machine learning systems.… #theregister #IT

Honey, I shrunk the image and now I

: Google’s Gemini-powered tools tripped up by image-scaling prompt injection

Google joins government AI discount frenzy, undercuts competition with $0.47 deal If anyone’s gonna lock in Uncle Sam’s business, it'd better be us! It's now safe to say the gang's all here when it comes to big generative AI model makers signing dollar discount deals with Uncle Sam. Google has joined Anthropic and OpenAI, inking questionable short-term discount terms for government agencies… #theregister #IT

Google undercuts rivals with 47¢ AI deal for Uncle Sam

: If anyone’s gonna lock in Uncle Sam’s business, it'd better be us!

Anthropic scanning Claude chats for queries about DIY nukes for some reason Because savvy terrorists always use public internet services to plan their mischief, right? Anthropic says it has scanned an undisclosed portion of conversations with its Claude AI model to catch concerning inquiries about nuclear weapons.… #theregister #IT

Anthropic scanning Claude chats for DIY nuke queries

: Because savvy terrorists always use public internet services to plan their mischief, right?

'Impersonation as a service' the next big thing in cybercrime Underground forums now recruiting English-speaking social engineers English speakers adept at social engineering are a hot commodity in the cybercrime job market.… #theregister #IT

'Impersonation as a service' next big thing in cybercrime • The Register

: Underground forums now recruiting English-speaking social engineers

Developer jailed for taking down employer's network with kill switch malware Pro tip: When taking revenge, don't use your real name A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.… #theregister #IT

Developer jailed for malware that took out his employer

: Pro tip: When taking revenge, don't use your real name

LibreOffice 25.8: Faster, leaner, and finally speaks PDF 2.0 Update boosts Microsoft file imports, adds new spreadsheet functions, and drops older Windows LibreOffice 25.8 arrives with a tagline of "smarter, faster and more reliable." That all sounds good. So what's new?… #theregister #IT

LibreOffice 25.8: Faster, leaner, and finally speaks PDF 2.0

: Update boosts Microsoft file imports, adds new spreadsheet functions, and drops older Windows

C-suite sours on AI despite rising investment, survey finds Akkodis report suggests people skills may be helpful to bring out the best in AI Executives are losing faith in AI initiatives despite rising investment, according to a study conducted by consultancy Akkodis.… #theregister #IT

C-suite sours on AI despite rising investment, survey finds

: Akkodis report suggests people skills may be helpful to bring out the best in AI

Iranian ransomware crew reemerges, promises big bucks for attacks on US or Israel Tells would-be affiliates they don't need to worry because cyberattacks don't violate a cease fire An Iranian ransomware-as-a-service operation with ties to a government-backed cyber crew has reemerged after a nearly five-year hiatus, and is offering would-be cybercriminals cash to infect organizatio… #theregister #IT

Iranian ransomware crew promises big bucks for US attacks

: Tells would-be affiliates they don't need to worry because cyberattacks don't violate a cease fire