European cybersecurity software maker, founded 1992 in Bratislava
OpenAI has said its unreleased model Astra may have reached a "Critical" capability that could autonomously find and carry out cyberattacks. The company has paused non‑compliant work with Astra, implemented stricter isolation and monitoring, and said it will test the model with government agencies and selected safety organisations while it completes further evaluations.
Google has introduced a new account-recovery method using uploaded selfie videos. Users can sign in by comparing a live video to a stored reference video, with optional opt-in for using data to improve facial-recognition tech. The feature is rolling out gradually and excludes Workspace, child accounts, and Advanced Protection users.
The Department for Education has confirmed a data breach affecting 607,000 records linked to the help desk and the Turing Scheme portal. Hackers claim 135,000 records from the PNLD were stolen. The incident is being contained, with no reported bank data accessed. Investigations are ongoing with the NCSC and NCA.