Why AI Is So Good at Scamming Humans
Fred Heiding of Menlo Park Intelligence talks with the Dark Reading News Desk about his research on frontier models, and their ability to influence human behavior and create emotional dependency.
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AI Governance Can't Wait
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Papercut AI Swarm Attack Heralds Changes for Cyber Kill Chain
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Rhysida Hits Berlin: 6TB Leaked After 30 BTC Refusal [2026]
Berlin’s state government is dealing with the fallout of a ransomware attack after the Rhysida extortion gang published roughly 6 terabytes of stolen data on the dark web, including material described as touching state administration and national defense records. The leak followed a refused ransom demand of 30 bitcoin, worth close to €2 million at…
Florida DMV Breach: Cop’s Device Leaked 200K IDs [2026]
Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) confirmed on September 11, 2026, that its DAVID driver database was breached after an attacker used login credentials belonging to a single Plant City Police Department employee. According to BleepingComputer, the agency said those credentials had been improperly stored on the officer’s personal electronic device, giving…
AWS vs Microsoft vs Google Sovereign Cloud: €7.8B [2026]
Europe’s cloud market hit an inflection point in January 2026. Amazon Web Services flipped the switch on its European Sovereign Cloud, a physically and legally separate partition of AWS built entirely inside the EU. Microsoft and Google had already been building their own answers for years, but none of the three hyperscalers agreed on what…
Top AEO Tools for Tracking AI Search Visibility in 2026
As brands seek to shape their presence in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google’s AI-generated search results, answer optimization is emerging as a distinct facet of search strategy. While traditional rankings remain important, marketers must also recognize the significance of mentions, citations, visibility triggers, and the impact of AI-driven discovery on traffic. That’s where modern AEO…
Firewalla Purple SE vs Gold SE vs Gold Pro: 20x Gap [2026]
A home network built for a single laptop and a smart TV looks nothing like one built for a gaming rig, three consoles, a self-hosted Minecraft server, and a streaming setup pushing 1080p60 to Twitch at the same time. That gap is exactly why Firewalla has become the go-to firewall brand for gamers, streamers, and…
Diode vs CO2 Laser: A Beginner’s Guide to Choosing the Right One
If you’re shopping for a laser cutter and engraver, you’ve probably seen two terms everywhere: diode and CO2. They look similar on a spec sheet, but they work very differently — and choosing the wrong one could mean your machine can’t handle the materials you actually want to use. Here’s what you need to know…
Sterlite Tech Launches Plenum-Rated Fiber Trunks for AI [2026]
Sterlite Technologies has launched a new line of plenum-rated fiber trunk assemblies built specifically for AI data centers, the Indian connectivity manufacturer announced on September 10, 2026. The move lands as hyperscalers and colocation operators race to wire GPU-dense racks fast enough to keep pace with AI infrastructure buildouts, and it puts Sterlite Technologies (known…