Hybrid war and tactical influence operat...

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In today’s podcast we hear about a test of influencing soldiers through their social media: Instagram works best, Twitter not so much. Separ credential-stealing malware successfully lives off the land. NoRelationship attacks get past some email filters. Spamming users to get your point across may not be the best form of disclosure. University researchers fin ... Show More

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Yesterday

Who’s watching the AI watchers?

A watchdog challenges the Trump administration’s secret frontier AI reviews. METR discloses two cyberattacks. Leaked documents reveal a Russian cyber training pipeline. Rogue ScreenConnect clients spread malware like a worm. A breach exposes appellate court records across the U.S ... Show More

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