Since its March 2026 launch, the White House app was auto-pushed in May 2026 to federal workers’ phones, with USDA/State/Labor employees saying it “comes immediately back” after deletion. Built by Ohio’s 45Press (>$1.5M in contracts; eligible for $8M+), it delivers a curated feed (Fox/Breitbart/NY Post) and a “text President Trump” button.
Meta suspended the Model Compatibility Initiative after a June 22, 2026 notice said its MCI database (mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, screen content) was accessible to any employee. Tracy Clayton said there’s no indication any data was improperly accessed, but Meta paused the April 2026 rollout while it investigates.
Anthropic has updated its privacy policy to allow it to ask certain Claude users to verify their age and identity by uploading government-issued documents, with the change set to take effect on July…
Paradigm Shift, a Barcelona offensive cyber firm, says its “usbliter8” flaw (detailed in June 2026) sits in iPhone Boot ROM on A12/A13 chips and can be exploited only with physical cable access to bypass initial security. It affects iPhone XS/XR through iPhone 11 and can’t be patched via updates; mitigation is migrating to newer hardware, with full access needing chained bugs.
In June 2026, OpenAI launched “Patch the Planet” with Trail of Bits, HackerOne and Calif to help open-source maintainers fix vulnerabilities before AI bug-hunting tools exploit them. The free consulting program includes a five-day sprint with 25 engineers, yielding hundreds of bugs and dozens of patches in week one, plus funding and unmetered model access.
A breach at Vancouver-based market intelligence firm Klue has resulted in data being stolen from multiple corporate customers, including some of the largest names in cybersecurity. Cybercrime group…
Atlantic reporter Alex Reisner has uncovered four datasets of music being used to train AI models and made them fully searchable for the public, raising fresh questions about how AI developers source…
ShinyHunters posted alleged Madison Square Garden data totaling ~45GB, claiming it was stolen in June 2026 and surfaced days after the Knicks won their first NBA title since 1973. 404 Media says the files may include customer personal info, Knicks “talent” names, and emails complaining about face recognition; MSG didn’t respond, and a federal class action was filed.
After a June 2026 CADE agreement, Apple allows Brazilian iOS developers to distribute via third‑party app stores and take digital-goods payments outside the App Store. Apple adds notarization for those apps, sets a 5% Core Technology Commission fee, and says developers must accept its updated Brazil license by July 6, 2026.
FortiBleed, reported in June 2026 by Hudson Rock and SOCRadar, compromised 73,000+ Fortinet URLs and 30,000+ devices using leaked passwords (no new vulnerability) via automated scanning and recycled credentials. Named victims include Accenture, Comcast, Oracle, Samsung, Siemens, and PwC; the group appears Russian-speaking.
At the June 2026 G7 Summit, Emmanuel Macron warned the U.S. could “turn off the switch” for AI access, after the Trump administration blocked Anthropic from exporting its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models on national security grounds. G7 leaders discussed a “trusted partners” scheme to grant non-U.S. nations access to advanced models for building defenses.
FTC sued Genesis Tech in June 2026, alleging Cyprus/Ukraine shell subsidiaries concealed its identity while marketing apps like MadMuscles and PDF Guru. The complaint says nearly $250M revenue (early 2023–mid 2025) and roughly $700M in PayPal transactions (12 months to Sept 2025), with alleged auto-renew subscriptions and unauthorized, hard-to-cancel charges.
