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U.S. gov't asks court to dismiss NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI over use of unpermitted gas turbines — DOJ says Grok model running at Colossus 2 ‘supports mission-critical operations’

… According to Wired , the federal government, through the DOJ, said that stopping the natural gas turbines needed to run the xAI data center “threatens American national, economic, and energy security by seeking to shut off the power supply for artificial-intelligence innovation that supports the De… …

Jun 17, 2026 · Jowi Morales
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Anthropic’s powerful Mythos AI reportedly breached ‘almost all’ NSA classified systems within a few hours during red-team test — report sheds more light on the U.S. government's sudden ban on the flagship models

According to a report by The Economist last week, Anthropic’s powerful Mythos AI model was able to break into “almost all” classified systems belonging to the National Security Agency NSA — one of the highest-ranking and most powerful intelligence agencies in the U.S. government — within hours duri… …

Jun 22, 2026 · Etiido Uko
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NSA using Claude Mythos for 'offensive cyber operations,' report claims — says 'half-a-dozen' Anthropic engineers embedded inside the agency

… Department of Defense DOD labelled Anthropic a " supply chain risk ", completely cutting off the firm from being a vendor of any AI wares, a new report claims that the National Security Agency NSA is using Anthropic's cybersecurity-focused Mythos model "for offensive cyber operations" with the help… …

Jun 5, 2026 · Bruno Ferreira
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Microsoft warns GPU mining malware is being spread to users through SEO poisoning and AI chatbots — cryptojacking campaign targets gamers and high-end PC users with downloads disguised as popular PC utilities

… Microsoft emphasized that ScreenConnect itself is not malicious, but rather is being abused by threat actors in the same way attackers increasingly misuse legitimate remote monitoring and management RMM tools to evade security scrutiny. …

May 29, 2026 · Etiido Uko
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CISA flags actively exploited ‘Copy Fail’ Linux kernel flaw enabling root takeover across major distros — unpatched systems may remain vulnerable to attack

… Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA added a newly disclosed Linux vulnerability, dubbed “Copy Fail,” to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 1st, warning that the flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-31431, is already being used in active attacks and urging rapid patching acros… …

May 4, 2026 · Etiido Uko