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Forbes Staff|Newsletters
Essential briefings on cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news, along with investigative features that you need to know about today.
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Jul 14, 2026

The Backlash Against Flock

CISA went without access to Anthropic’s advanced cyber AI for months, but now a limited number of staff are using it to find plenty of bugs.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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Jul 7, 2026

A US Cyber Agency Is Finally Using Anthropic’s Mythos

CISA went without access to Anthropic’s advanced cyber AI for months, but now a limited number of staff are using it to find plenty of bugs.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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Jun 30, 2026

Qihoo 360: The Cyber Giant Behind China’s Mythos Rival

A Chinese cybersecurity giant with various ties to China's cyber surveillance agencies claims to have developed a powerful AI to rival Anthropic's Mythos.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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Jun 23, 2026

Court Stops DOJ From Forcing Apple, Google To Hand Over 100,000 People’s Information

Government had ordered Apple, Google and Amazon to provide identifying data of over 100,000 users of a car tinkering app.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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Jun 16, 2026

Cyber Experts Urge White House To Reverse Ban On Anthropic’s Fable Model

Anthropic has taken Fable offline after a US order to stop selling to non-American users. Cyber experts and customers are calling for it to reverse the ban.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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Jun 9, 2026

The FBI Told Apple To Keep Quiet About Spying On A Republican Staffer. Apple Bit Back.

The DOJ served Apple with repeated gag orders related to extensive surveillance of a senior Republican Congressional staffer in a Qatari-influence investigation.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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Jun 2, 2026

Meta’s AI Gave Hackers Keys To An Obama Instagram Account

Meta’s AI support bot opened the door for Instagram hackers, a snafu that’s caused all sorts of embarassment.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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May 19, 2026

Warning: Anthropic’s Mythos Can Break Software It’s Trying To Fix

Mythos sometimes recommends patches that break the software it’s trying to fix, Cloudflare finds.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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May 12, 2026

FBI Investigates DJI Drone Flight Over Washington Navy Base

Pilot tells Forbes it was an honest mistake to fly over Washington Navy Yard and close to the Pentagon, but FBI continues to investigate.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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May 5, 2026

Cops Use Apple Data And Car Bluetooth To Identify Crypto Robbery Suspect

With a simple Bluetooth identifier and a subpoena to Apple, cops were able to ID a suspect who connected to a getaway vehicle in an armed crypto robbery.

ByThomas Brewster,

Forbes Staff

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