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Security and infrastructure pressures mount across government, tech, and markets
Salt Lake County prosecutors decline to file charges after police investigations
The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office says it will not file charges after investigations by the Draper Police Department and the West Jordan Police Department. A tidy little ending, at least on paper.
Android malware campaign uses fake Meta ads to spread Mirax trojan
An emerging malware-as-a-service operation is using fraudulent ads on Meta-owned apps as an entry point to spread the Mirax remote access trojan. The Android malware is targeting devices in Spanish-speaking countries, while the operation appears to cater to Russian-speaking customers.
CISA tells furloughed staff to report for duty during funding lapse
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has told furloughed employees to report for duty despite the ongoing funding lapse. Homeland Security officials have also directed all furloughed personnel to return on their next scheduled shift, as analysts warn the cybersecurity consequences are piling up nicely.
Study finds chatbots improving on diagnosis, still weak on clinical reasoning
A new study says general-purpose large language model chatbots are getting better at suggesting a patient’s final diagnosis, but they still struggle with clinical reasoning. The main weak spot is building and narrowing differential diagnoses, which remains annoyingly central to medicine.
Reuters says Commvault is exploring a sale after takeover interest
Reuters reports that data protection company Commvault is working with Goldman Sachs to explore a sale after receiving takeover interest from private equity firms and strategic buyers. Thoma Bravo is among the firms said to be interested, as Commvault’s stock has slipped and growth has lagged Rubrik.
Fraud systems strained by instant payments and AI attacks
Fraud prevention has long relied on models that score transactions in real time or after the fact. Instant payments and AI-driven attacks are exposing the flaw in that setup, because by the time the system reacts, the money has usually already gone.
Survey finds enterprise AI scaling faster than data security confidence
A survey of 124 CISOs says most enterprises have scaled AI, but many still lack confidence in their data security controls. Only one in five AI initiatives is meeting KPIs, with enforcement gaps, weak data trust, and poor visibility standing in the way.
Europe weighs postwar coalition to secure shipping through Hormuz
European countries are preparing a plan for a broad coalition to help secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after the war, including mine-clearing and other military vessels. The effort would come later and could exclude the United States, which is an increasingly fashionable way to test dependence.
Gallup says U.S. environmental optimism hits a record low
A new Gallup poll says just 35 percent of Americans rate the environment’s health positively, the lowest level the pollster has recorded. A small number, in case the planet needed another performance review.
Europe advances fallback NATO plan if the U.S. steps back
European officials are moving ahead with a fallback plan that would let Europe defend itself through NATO’s existing military structures if the U.S. withdraws or declines to help. The effort has support from Germany and is aimed at preserving deterrence against Russia, operational continuity, and nuclear credibility amid growing doubts about American reliability.
Questions grow over Grays Ferry parking garage collapse inspections
Public records reviewed by NBC10 are raising new questions about the Grays Ferry parking garage collapse, including why more than half of the scheduled inspections were canceled or waived. The records also leave unclear whether city inspectors or a special inspector handled the work, while officials say multiple reviews are underway and there is still no evidence of wrongdoing.
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