AP reports that authorities in Spain have cracked one of the biggest botnet rings in history, with three arrests made and more coming. The so-called Mariposa botnet appeared in December, 2008: "a data vacuum that stole credit cards and online banking credentials from as many as 12.7 million poisoned PCs," affecting "half of the Fortune 1,000 companies" and more than 40 major banks, according to investigators.
Arrests made in "Mariposa" botnet that infected 13 million PCs
USAF colonel changes his story about simulated AI drone murder
I wrote yesterday about a U.S Air Force simulation in which an AI-enabled drone killed its human operators to prevent them from canceling its mission and thus preventing it from… READ THE REST
In simulation, AI-enabled drone kills its human operators if they try to cancel its mission
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Ron DeSantis freezes with tech snag while trying to act presidential on TV — 2 glitches in 2 days (video)
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