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The FBI lays out its new Cyber Strategy. CISA plans a federal cyber overhaul. Anthropic discloses another unauthorized AI intrusion. Treasury sanctions a Chinese-language cybercrime marketplace. Another Microsoft Defender zero-day emerges. Gigabud banking malware gets stealthier. Chinese espionage groups deploy the BlueMoon exploit kit. Lawmakers target hack-for-hire firms. A U.S. designation forces an Italian technology collective to shut down. Ben Yelin discusses how private AI chatbot conversations are increasingly being used as evidence in court cases. When proofs meet prompts. Remember…
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