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IronCurtain: An open-source, safeguard layer for autonomous AI assistants

Veteran security engineer Niels Provos is working on a new technical approach designed to stop autonomous AI agents from taking actions you haven’t specifically authorized. His open-source software solution, called IronCurtain, aims to neutralize the risk of an LLM-powered agent “going rogue” – whether through prompt injection or the agent gradually deviating from the user’s original intent over the course of a long session. How does IronCurtain work? In the last few months, there have … More → The post IronCurtain: An open-source, safeguard layer for autonomous AI assistants appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Meta tightens grip on scam advertisers

Meta is stepping up the fight against scams on its platforms by filing multiple lawsuits targeting companies and individuals in Brazil, China, and Vietnam who used deceptive tactics to run scam ads. The company said it has taken technical enforcement actions in these cases, including suspending payment methods used in the scams, disabling accounts linked to those operations, and blocking domains associated with scam sites. Meta shared this information with industry partners so other platforms … More → The post Meta tightens grip on scam advertisers appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Europol goes after The Com’s ransomware and extortion networks

Law enforcement agencies across 28 countries have spent the past year building cases against a loosely organized collective known as The Com, a decentralized network of mostly teenagers and young adults linked to high-profile ransomware attacks, financial extortion, and the coercion of vulnerable children. Europol announced the first operational results of Project Compass, reporting 30 arrests and the full or partial identification of 179 perpetrators since the initiative launched in January 2025. Investigators have also … More → The post Europol goes after The Com’s ransomware and extortion networks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Android 17 second beta expands privacy controls for contacts, SMS and local networks

Google’s second beta of Android 17 continues updates to platform behavior and introduces new APIs focused on protecting sensitive data. Protecting contact and local network data A new system-level Contacts Picker gives apps temporary access only to the contact information a user selects. It limits contact data exposure and works across both personal and work profiles on the device. Contacts Picker (Source: Google) The update also introduces the EyeDropper API, which lets apps select a … More → The post Android 17 second beta expands privacy controls for contacts, SMS and local networks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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