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In 1954, years after he led the project that created the atomic bomb, physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer was called to testify before the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The ostensible subject of the hearings was Oppenheimer’s position on the hydrogen bomb, a far more destructive version of the atomic bomb that the US had developed and first tested two years earlier.Oppenheimer, who in the years after the war had become increasingly conflicted about atomic weapons, initially opposed work on the hydrogen or thermonuclear bomb, partially for moral reasons and partially because he was skeptical it would work. But he later changed…
If you’ve ever submitted a support ticket to LastPass, that exchange may now be in the hands of hackers. According to TechCrunch, the password manager has confirmed that customer names, contact details, and support case records were exposed in a recent breach at one of its third-party vendors. What the hackers got, and what they didn’t LastPass said its own systems were not compromised and that users’ password vaults remain secure. The exposed data was instead accessed through Klue, a market research company LastPass works with. LastPass While no passwords were stolen, the hackers used their access to Klue’s network…
It’s an odd-seeming move for a company selling an AI writing assistant. GPTZero Superhuman announced that it has acquired GPTZero. This AI identification business offers services such as hallucination and plagiarism detection as well as a nifty little tool that displays how much of the internet is artificial intelligence. Superhuman said it plans to integrate GPTZero into its Superhuman Go AI assistant to improve the reach of its existing efforts around AI and authenticity. Teachers and students will still be the priority audience for Superhuman following the acquisition. For its part, GPTZero emphasized that Superhuman would also…
Look, I don’t know anyone dying to get an old-school upright vacuum these days, but if you know someone who is, the Dyson Ball Animal 3 is the way to go. The Ball Animal 3 Extra is on sale for Prime Day and comes with extra attachments than the regular version.Best Dyson Hair Tool DealsPhotograph: Alanna KilkearyDysonAirwrap i.d. Multi-Styler and DryerWhen you think Dyson hair tools, you’re probably thinking about the Airwrap. The Airwrap i.d. has a different look than the classic Airwrap, but works similarly to bring air to wrap around the tool to shape and dry your hair…
OS Credential DumpingT1003Extracts hashes, Kerberos tickets, or plaintext passwords from LSASS, SAM, or AD using credential dumping toolsHoney credentials harvested from memory, then used in an authentication or lateral movement attemptVery highCredential StuffingT1110.004Automated tools replay username and password pairs from prior data breaches against enterprise login portalsAny login attempt against a honey account is confirmed unauthorized access, regardless of successVery highPassword SprayingT1110.003Commonly used passwords tested across many user accounts to avoid per-account lockout thresholdsSpray campaign reaching honey accounts confirms the attacker’s presence and scopeHighKerberoastingT1558.003Service ticket hashes requested from AD for service accounts, then cracked offline to recover passwordsHoney service accounts…
At the recent AI and Society Forum at MIT, experts from across the Institute discussed the potential benefits and dangers of technological innovation on labor, the nature of work, civil discourse, election administration, and other topics.The event featured individual research presentations and panel discussions, as well as a musical performance exploring the use of generative artificial intelligence in the arts.The forum was co-organized by the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) and the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC). It was presented in collaboration with two of MIT’s strategic initiatives: the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium (MGAIC) and the MIT Human Insight Collaborative…
The NotePin S AI wearable, seen here on the wrist of CNET’s Katie Collins, could be really useful for my job. And it’s on sale for Prime Day. Andrew Lanxon/CNETI took over the role of CNET’s editorial leader earlier this year, and while I’ve participated in Prime Day sales as a TV reviewer and general deals editor here for (literally) decades, this is my first Prime Day as EIC. In case you’re wondering what purchases a person like me is considering this time around, here’s a sampling.iPad 11-inch A16 ($300): My artistic daughter has been asking for an iPad and…
Chipmaker Cerebras Systems Inc. delivered mixed results in its first earnings report since going public last month, beating Wall Street’s revenue projections but falling short on earnings, sending its stock lower after-hours. The company reported a first-quarter earnings loss before certain costs such as stock compensation of 22 cents per share, trailing the Street’s target of a 16-cent-per-share loss. Revenue for the period jumped 92% from a year ago, to $193 million, ahead of the analyst forecast of $181 million. Meanwhile, the company’s net loss narrowed to $14 million, down from $23.9 million in the same quarter one year ago.…
Ravie LakshmananJun 23, 2026Initial Access Broker / Firewall Security A Russian-speaking initial access broker (IAB) driven by financial gain is assessed to be behind a large-scale credential-harvesting operation known as FortiBleed that has targeted over 430,000 FortiGate firewalls globally. The campaign, active since February 2026, involves collecting credential lists, searching for exposed services, brute-forcing accessible systems, and deploying bespoke sniffers on compromised firewalls. “Once deployed, these sniffers capture cleartext and hashed credentials from traffic passing through compromised devices,” SOCRadar said [PDF] in a fresh report. “The actors then crack, validate, and reuse the credentials against Active Directory domains and other…
Our 2026 State of AI for Business Report surveyed more than 2,100 business professionals, including nearly a third who are marketers and 84% who work for B2B organizations. Respondents said 41% of their organizations describe their AI momentum as inconsistent or siloed. More than half of individual professionals have moved past experimentation, yet their organizations haven’t caught up.