New AI-powered web browsers, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet, are attempting to unseat Google Chrome as the primary gateway to the Internet for billions of users. A key selling point of these products is their web browsing AI agents, which promise to complete tasks on a user’s behalf by navigating websites and filling out forms. However, consumers may not be aware of the significant risks to user privacy associated with agentic browsing, a problem that the entire tech ind
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Credit rating company TransUnion has suffered a data breach, which has impacted the personal information of nearly 4.5 million Americans. The firm revealed that unauthorized access was gained to a third-party application serving its US consumer support operations in a notification letter to impacted customers. The information was limited to specific data elements and did not include credit reports or core credit information.
TransUnion has not publicly provided any more details on the nature o
Organizations today are often ambivalent about agentic AI because of both its unpredictable failures and its potential use in cybercrime. Agentic systems are increasingly being given more control and are operating autonomously, taking on complex tasks and decision-making processes on behalf of users. These are often conducted with minimal human oversight, and agentic AI systems are interacting directly with enterprise systems to automate workflows. While this approach offers efficiency in ro
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler identified two unprotected, misconfigured databases containing nearly one million records linked to Ohio Medical Alliance LLC, a company better known under its brand name Ohio Marijuana Card. Fowler, who reported the exposure to Website Planet, found that the databases were left open without encryption or password protection, allowing anyone with an internet connection to access names, Social Security numbers (SSN), dates of birth, home addresses, and hi
The Cybersecurity Team at SafetyDetectives has uncovered a post on a clear web forum where a threat actor claimed to be selling a database containing 61 million records allegedly belonging to Verizon customers. The data, packaged in a 3.1 GB CSV/JSON file and dated as “2025,” was offered for purchase on a platform known for hosting discussions on database leaks, cracks, and downloads. Clear web forums, accessible to anyone with an internet connection, are popular among hackers for sharing and
