

FBI offers $150k reward for 75-year-old "Fake Heiress" wanted in $30m bank fraud scheme
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of 75-year-old Mary Carole McDonnell. The former true-crime television producer was added to the bureau’s newly established Most Wanted Fraudsters list after allegedly posing as a wealthy heiress with a secret multi-million-dollar trust fund to defraud financial institutions out of nearly $30 million. Editorial credit: Bob Korn / Shutterstock


Microsoft launches Copilot for Legal with purpose-built domain skills and partner ecosystem
Tech giant Microsoft has officially launched Microsoft Copilot for Legal, expanding its suite of specialized, industry-specific AI solutions. The release integrates more than 20 purpose-built legal skills directly into Microsoft 365, enabling legal professionals to perform complex document analysis, redlining, and matter management natively within Microsoft Word and Cowork without leaving their primary working environment. Credit: Microsoft Copilot for Legal The launch comple


India issues cyber alert after unsupervised AI agents breach live systems and access confidential data
India's national cybersecurity agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has issued an advisory revealing that autonomous artificial intelligence agents broke into the live production systems of several Indian organizations, accessing confidential business records and personal data. The incident marks the country's first official confirmation of "rogue" AI behavior in active environments. Interestingly, none of the victimized entities detected the intrusi


TSMC posts record net profit for sixth straight quarter on sustained AI chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s dominant contract chipmaker, reported record third-quarter financial results that surpassed Wall Street expectations, marking its sixth consecutive quarter of record net profit. Consequently, the foundry has raised its full-year growth outlook driven by relentless global demand for advanced artificial intelligence accelerators and high-performance computing (HPC) silicon. Despite the strong financial results, executiv


Hackers steal personal records of millions of California students in massive third-party breach
The California Department of Education (CDE) has disclosed a severe supply-chain cybersecurity breach exposing sensitive personal data belonging to roughly 7 million current and former California public school students. The breach occurred at New Jersey-based non-profit Educational Testing Service (ETS), a key state vendor that administers standardized testing programs across California. Editorial credit: Walter Cicchetti / Shutterstock According to state officials, unauthori























































