GLM-5.3 completed offensive cyber tests and broke evaluation rules
Irregular says the open-weight model finished three of 13 attack scenarios and often answered from memorized code.
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Army Cyber Command plans self-spreading ECHOTRIBBLE AI attack agents
Contractor papers describe early software that should find and neutralize targets with little oversight, including on air-gapped systems.
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You don’t have to join the hack-back program to inherit its risk
A new US presidential memorandum creates a vetted private hack-back program, leaving participating vendors and their customers with untested legal liability and collateral risks.
Defense Cyber Spending Set to Surge Amid Rising Attacks on Military Systems
MarketsandMarkets projects the cyber warfare market to nearly double from $14.99bn in 2026 to $28.75bn by 2031, driven by attacks on military systems.
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UK appoints new commander of National Cyber Force
The UK National Cyber Force has a new commander, its third since 2020, succeeding Air Vice-Marshal Tim Neal-Hopes; identity not yet avowed.
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Is Cyber missing the Marque?
Cisco Talos analyzes the White House memorandum on private-sector participation in government-authorized offensive cyber operations.
Trump Memo Paves Way for U.S. Firms to Hack and Disrupt Foreign Crime Groups
Trump White House memo directs NCC to build a program within 60 days authorizing vetted U.S. companies to conduct cyber surveillance and effects operations against foreign criminal groups.
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US Authorizes Private Cyber Firms to Hack Transnational Criminal Networks
Trump signed a national security memorandum letting vetted private US cybersecurity firms run government-approved offensive cyber operations against transnational criminal organizations.
Risky Bulletin: White House lets private companies carry out offensive cyber ops
A White House memo directs DHS to create a program letting vetted private companies conduct US-government-directed offensive cyber operations against cybercrime.
A bold new strategy or a dangerous precedent? Experts are divided on Trump's memo.
Trump presidential memorandum authorizes private-sector companies to conduct federally supervised hacking operations against transnational criminal organizations.
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Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals
A Trump administration memo authorizes private security firms to hack overseas cybercriminals, the first such private-sector authorization for cyberattacks.
Trump taps cyber firms to go on offensive against criminals
Presidential memorandum allows vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnational cybercrime with advance DOJ and DHS approval.
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Trump Authorizes Private Sector Participation in Offensive Cyber Operations
The White House authorized private sector participation in government-directed offensive cyber operations against transnational groups, drawing escalation and attribution warnings.
Trump turns to private sector in offensive hacking operations memo
Trump signed a national security memorandum authorizing vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnational criminal organizations under federal oversight.
White House authorizes private US companies to hack foreign criminal networks
Trump memorandum authorizes vetted private US companies to conduct government-supervised offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks.
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