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ChatGPT Agent is now rolling out to users with $20 Plus subscription, but OpenAI warns that it will take a few days for the rollout to finish. ChatGPT Agent is already available for those with $200 Pro subscription, but what exactly is the ‘Agent’ mode? With Agent, ChatGPT can now do work for you using its own computer. This includes handling complex tasks from start to finish. As OpenAI noted in a press release, Agent mode allows GPT to handle requests like “look at my calendar and brief me on upcoming client meetings based on recent news,” “plan and buy ingredients…

In this Help Net Security interview, Benjamin Schilz, CEO of Wire, discusses Europe’s push for digital sovereignty through initiatives like Gaia-X and the EU AI Act. As the continent redefines its technological future, the focus shifts from regulation to building resilient, European-owned digital infrastructure. Schilz also discusses how open-source and decentralized technologies are key to securing Europe’s strategic autonomy. Europe has made bold moves toward digital sovereignty with Gaia-X, the EU AI Act, and support for open-source infrastructure. Are these efforts gaining meaningful traction, or are they still largely aspirational? Despite GDPR and Schrems II rulings, data continues to flow…

The latest report from Doctor Web has detailed a malware campaign involving a new family of trojans called Trojan.Scavenger (Scavenger Trojan). These aren’t your typical malicious files that simply run in the background and steal data; they’re carefully structured to abuse a vulnerability in how Windows loads certain components. The attackers used this to infect targeted systems and extract sensitive information, especially from crypto wallets and password managers. It all started when Doctor Web looked into a targeted attack on a Russian enterprise. During the investigation, their team noticed the attackers were taking advantage of DLL Search Order Hijacking. This…

It was a busy day for artificial intelligence policy in the United States yesterday, as President Donald J. Trump signed three sweeping executive orders aimed at shaping the future of AI development, deployment, and oversight. The set of directives is designed to strengthen America’s position in the global AI race, protect against ideological bias in government tools, and rapidly scale up data infrastructure. The first order focuses on expanding the international reach of American AI. Titled “Promoting the Export of American AI,” the directive calls for the creation of the American AI Exports Program. Under the program, the Secretary of…

Clorox is suing Cognizant for $380 million, saying the IT services provider’s service desk put in place to protect the multinational company from cyber risks in 2023 gave hackers password resets and other credentials when asked without verifying the identities of people making the requests. The post Cognizant Agents Gave Hackers Passwords, Clorox Says in Lawsuit appeared first on Security Boulevard.

In brief Chapman ran a “laptop farm” from her Arizona home, hosting devices for North Korean IT workers to spoof their U.S. presence. Over 300 U.S. companies—including a major TV network and aerospace firm—were unknowingly infiltrated. Officials say the operation helped fund North Korea’s weapons program and exposed crypto firms to security risks. An Arizonan TikTok influencer was handed a lengthy prison sentence on Thursday for helping North Korean operatives fraudulently obtain remote IT jobs at hundreds of U.S. companies, part of a sophisticated scheme to fund the country’s sanctioned weapons program.Christina Marie Chapman was convicted in the District of…

building with AI, complexity adds up — there’s more uncertainty, more unknowns, and more moving parts across teams, tools, and expectations. That’s why having a solid discovery process is even more important than when you are building traditional, deterministic software. According to recent studies, the #1 reason why AI projects fail is that companies use AI for the wrong problems. These problems can be: too small, so no one cares too simple and not worth the effort of using AI and dealing with more complexity or just fundamentally not a good fit for AI in the first place In this article, I’ll share…

The U.S. Coast Guard published this week long-anticipated FAQs for its cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System Final Rule, offering much-needed guidance for U.S.-flagged vessels, Outer Continental Shelf facilities, and MTSA-regulated sites as they work to comply with the new mandatory cybersecurity requirements. The cybersecurity regulations for the maritime sector, effective January 2026, include a requirement for personnel to complete cybersecurity training. Even before an approved cybersecurity plan is in place, regulated entities must begin compliance by following existing documentation procedures for MTSA-related training, as outlined in their approved Facility Security Plans (FSP), Outer Continental Shelf Facility Security Plans (OCS…

Coyote malware is first-ever malware abusing Windows UI Automation Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2025 New Coyote malware uses Windows UI Automation to steal banking credentials, targeting Brazilian users across 75 banks and crypto platforms. Coyote malware is now the first to exploit Microsoft’s UI Automation framework in the wild, validating prior warnings from Akamai researchers in December 2024. The UI Automation (UIA) framework is a Microsoft accessibility framework that enables automated access to the user interface (UI) of Windows applications. In February, FortiGuard Labs researchers detected a campaign using LNK files executing PowerShell commands to deploy the Coyote Banking Trojan.…