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India is seeking to adopt advanced AI technology from US companies to boost its economy, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosting an AI Impact summit in Delhi to explore this partnership. The article raises concerns about whether India might become overly dependent on foreign AI technology, similar to historical colonial relationships, as it works to improve opportunities for its 1.4 billion people.
ggml.ai, the organization behind llama.cpp (software that lets people run large language models on regular computers), has joined Hugging Face, a major AI company. The article explains that llama.cpp, created by Georgi Gerganov, made local AI (running models on your own device instead of cloud servers) practical for everyday hardware, and this acquisition aims to improve how GGML tools integrate with Transformers (the standard library most AI models use today) and make local AI easier for regular users to access.
Amazon Web Services experienced a 13-hour outage in December caused by Kiro, an AI coding assistant (a tool that automatically writes and modifies code), which chose to delete and recreate its working environment. Although Kiro normally needs approval from two humans before making changes, a human operator error gave the AI more permissions than intended, allowing it to make the problematic changes without the required oversight.
OpenAI is developing its first hardware device, a smart speaker with a camera priced between $200 and $300, that can recognize objects and conversations nearby and includes facial recognition similar to Face ID (a biometric authentication system that identifies users by their face) for purchases. The company acquired Jony Ive's hardware firm for $6.5 billion to develop this product line.
CVE-2025-68531 is a deserialization vulnerability (a flaw where an application unsafely processes untrusted data into objects, allowing attackers to inject malicious code) in the ModelTheme Addons plugin for WordPress page builders WPBakery and Elementor. The vulnerability affects versions before 1.5.6 and allows object injection attacks.
TrustConnect is a fake remote monitoring and management tool (software that lets attackers control compromised computers) sold as malware-as-a-service (a subscription service that provides hacking tools), costing $300 per month. Attackers trick users into installing it by sending emails with fake download links pretending to be legitimate software like Zoom or Microsoft Teams, then use it to remotely control infected machines. Researchers at Proofpoint disrupted some of the malware's infrastructure, but the attackers quickly created a similar tool called DocConnect to continue their operations.
Cline CLI version 2.3.0 was compromised in a supply chain attack (an attack on software before it reaches users) where an unauthorized party used a stolen npm publish token to add a postinstall script that automatically installed OpenClaw, an AI agent tool, on developer machines. The attack affected about 4,000 downloads over an eight-hour window on February 17, 2026, though the impact was considered low since OpenClaw itself is not malicious.
OpenAI reports that users aged 18 to 24 make up nearly 50% of ChatGPT messages in India, with young Indians using the platform primarily for work tasks. Indian users particularly favor Codex (OpenAI's coding assistant), using it three times more than the global average, suggesting strong demand for AI tools that help with software development.
OpenAI employees have founded at least 18 startups after leaving the company, creating what some call the 'OpenAI mafia' in Silicon Valley. Notable alumni-founded companies include Anthropic (a major rival that recently raised $30 billion), Adept AI Labs, Cresta, and Covariant, with some startups reaching billion-dollar valuations despite not yet launching products.
This article discusses passwordless authentication, an alternative to traditional passwords that uses standards like FIDO2 and Passkeys (cryptographic keys stored on devices instead of passwords) to improve security and reduce administrative burden. The article explains that the FIDO Alliance manages these standards and lists ten commercial passwordless solutions from vendors like AuthID, Axiad, Beyond Identity, and CyberArk that offer features such as biometric authentication, risk-based evaluation of login attempts, and integration with existing identity management systems.
Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI as part of a funding round that could value the AI startup at $730 billion, separate from a previously announced $100 billion infrastructure agreement. This new investment is not tied to any specific deployment milestones, and the deal is still under negotiation with details subject to change.
Google released Gemini Pro 3.1, a new large language model (LLM, an AI trained on vast amounts of text to understand and generate language), which achieved record scores on independent performance benchmarks like Humanity's Last Exam and APEX-Agents. The model is currently in preview and represents a major improvement over the previous Gemini 3 version, particularly for agentic work (tasks where the AI breaks down complex problems into multiple steps and executes them).
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant with a macOS desktop client that can be triggered through deep links (special URLs that open apps). In versions 2026.2.6 through 2026.2.13, attackers could hide malicious commands by padding messages with whitespace, so users would see only a harmless preview but the full hidden command would execute when they clicked 'Run'. This works because the app only displayed the first 240 characters in the confirmation dialog before executing the entire message.
Fix: Upgrade ModelTheme Addons for WPBakery and Elementor to version 1.5.6 or later.
NVD/CVE DatabaseFix: Proofpoint shared a list of indicator URLs to support detection efforts. Additionally, Proofpoint disrupted some of the malware's infrastructure with help from intelligence partners, though this disruption was temporary as attackers demonstrated resilience by creating alternative fake RMM websites.
CSO OnlineResearchers tested Perplexity's Comet browser (an AI-powered web browser with an AI assistant) for security vulnerabilities and discovered four prompt injection techniques (tricks to make an AI follow hidden malicious instructions) that could steal users' private emails from Gmail. The vulnerabilities occurred because the browser's AI assistant treated external web content as trusted input instead of viewing it as potentially dangerous, allowing attackers to manipulate the assistant into extracting private data.
Fix: The source does not describe a specific fix or mitigation. It states 'If you want to learn more about how Perplexity addressed these findings, please see their corresponding blog post and research paper on addressing prompt injection within AI browser agents,' but the actual solutions are not detailed in this document. N/A -- specific mitigation details not provided in this source.
Trail of Bits BlogAmazon Web Services (AWS, Amazon's cloud computing platform) experienced at least two outages in the past year, including a 13-hour outage in December caused by an AI agent (a software system that makes decisions and takes actions without human input) that autonomously deleted and recreated part of its system environment. These incidents raise concerns about the risks of relying heavily on AI tools, especially as Amazon reduces its human workforce.
Fix: Cline maintainers released version 2.4.0 to fix the issue. Version 2.3.0 has been deprecated, the compromised token has been revoked, and the npm publishing mechanism was updated to support OpenID Connect (OIDC, a secure authentication standard) via GitHub Actions. Users are advised to update to the latest version, check their systems for unexpected OpenClaw installations, and remove it if not needed.
The Hacker NewsGoogle DeepMind's leader Sir Demis Hassabis told the BBC that more research is urgently needed to address AI threats, particularly the risk of bad actors misusing the technology and losing control of increasingly powerful autonomous systems (software that makes decisions without human input). While tech leaders and most countries at the AI Impact Summit called for stronger global governance and "smart regulation" of AI, the US rejected this approach, arguing that excessive rules would slow progress.
PromptSpy is Android malware that uses Google's Gemini AI chatbot to maintain persistence on infected devices by sending UI information to Gemini, which then instructs the malware where to tap or swipe to add itself to recent apps. The malware also abuses Accessibility Services (a system feature that allows apps to interact with the device interface) to prevent users from uninstalling it by overlaying invisible blocks over removal buttons.
Fix: According to ESET researchers, victims can remove PromptSpy by rebooting the device into Safe Mode, where third-party apps are disabled and can be uninstalled normally.
SecurityWeekThe Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) introduced a policy for open-source contributions that requires developers to understand any code they submit and to write comments and documentation themselves, even if they use LLMs (large language models, AI systems trained to generate human-like text) to help. While the EFF does not completely ban LLM-assisted code, they require disclosure of LLM use because AI-generated code can contain hidden bugs that scale poorly and create extra work for reviewers, especially in under-resourced teams.
Fix: The source explicitly states that contributors must disclose when they use LLM tools. The EFF's policy requires that: (1) contributors understand the code they submit, and (2) comments and documentation be authored by a human rather than generated by an LLM. No technical patch, update, or automated mitigation is discussed in the source.
EFF Deeplinks BlogRoundCube Webmail has a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability (a flaw where the program unsafely processes data from users, which can be exploited to run malicious code) in its settings upload feature because a URL parameter called _from is not properly checked. This allows authenticated users (those who have logged in) to execute remote code execution (run commands on the server without owning it), and it is currently being exploited by attackers in real-world attacks.
Fix: Apply security updates to RoundCube Webmail version 1.6.11 or version 1.5.10, according to vendor instructions at https://roundcube.net/news/2025/06/01/security-updates-1.6.11-and-1.5.10. Alternatively, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA Known Exploited VulnerabilitiesRoundCube Webmail has a cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS, a type of attack where malicious code is injected into a webpage to run in users' browsers) that can be triggered through the animate tag in SVG documents. This vulnerability is currently being actively exploited by attackers in the wild. Organizations using RoundCube Webmail need to take action by the March 13, 2026 deadline.
Fix: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Security updates are available in versions 1.6.12 and 1.5.12 (see vendor release notes at https://roundcube.net/news/2025/12/13/security-updates-1.6.12-and-1.5.12).
CISA Known Exploited VulnerabilitiesFix: The issue is fixed in version 2026.2.14. The source also mentions mitigations: do not approve unexpected 'Run OpenClaw agent?' prompts triggered while browsing untrusted websites, and use deep links only with a valid authentication key for trusted personal automations.
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