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AI Security & Threats

DOJ Takes Down AI Deepfake Disinfo Ring Targeting Election Trust

The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against a transnational network that ran a coordinated disinformation campaign using AI‑generated videos. The actors produced realistic deepfakes that falsely portrayed voting machines malfunctioning or being tampered with, aiming to sow doubt about the integrity of the electoral process.

AI Security & Threats

Adversarial Ransomware Evades Darktrace AI, Stays Undetected for Days

A sophisticated ransomware group altered its malware’s execution patterns just enough to slip under Darktrace’s anomaly thresholds. By applying adversarial machine‑learning techniques, the payload subtly changed network‑traffic signatures, process behaviors, and timing characteristics, keeping its activity within the baseline that the AI model considers “normal.” The

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

SolarWinds Issues Emergency Orion Patch After Critical Zero‑Day Revealed

SolarWinds announced an emergency update to its Orion network‑management platform after a critical zero‑day vulnerability was publicly disclosed. The flaw (CVE‑2024‑XXXX) allowed unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the Orion server, giving them full control over any devices monitored by the system. Because Orion is

AI Security & Threats

IBM Quantum Issues Quantum‑Resistant AI Security Playbook for Defenders

IBM Quantum has published a detailed security guide aimed at organizations that intend to run AI workloads on quantum processors. The 30‑page document outlines best‑practice controls such as cryptographic agility to swap algorithms quickly, hardware‑rooted secure key generation, and sandboxed execution environments that isolate sensitive models from

AI Security & Threats

Europol Shuts Down AI‑Driven Phishing Botnet Targeting Financial Firms

European law enforcement agencies, led by Europol, coordinated raids across several countries to dismantle a botnet that leveraged generative AI for mass‑personalized phishing. The infrastructure had hijacked legitimate email accounts inside banks and payment processors, using AI‑crafted messages to mimic internal communications and convince recipients to approve fraudulent