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NAG12 - 08.17.25 - News and Guidance | Spotlight: San Francisco, California

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Season 1 Episode 12

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Security Alerts Index - Western Networks

Here are the ten alerts from the "AI & Cybersecurity: Latest Alerts and Innovations" source, prioritizing the most recent items:

• Google is adding "Projects" feature to Gemini to run research tasks (August 17, 2025): Google's Gemini is currently testing a new "Projects" feature, similar to OpenAI's Project Feature for ChatGPT.

• U.S. seizes $2.8 million in crypto from Zeppelin ransomware operator (August 17, 2025): The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of over $2.8 million in cryptocurrency from an alleged ransomware operator, Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko.

• Anthropic: Claude can now end conversations to prevent harmful uses (August 17, 2025): Anthropic has updated its Claude AI model with a new feature that allows it to terminate conversations if they are deemed harmful or misused.

• OpenAI prepares Chromium-based AI browser to take on Google (August 16, 2025): OpenAI is reportedly testing an AI-powered browser that uses Chromium as its engine, potentially debuting on macOS.

• Leak: ChatGPT cheaper plan costs $4 or £3.50, might release everywhere (August 16, 2025): OpenAI is developing a more affordable "ChatGPT Go" plan, which may see a broader release beyond initially targeted regions like India.

• OpenAI is improving ChatGPT voice mode (August 16, 2025): OpenAI is actively working on new features to enhance ChatGPT's Voice mode, providing users with more control over its functionality.

• Researcher to release exploit for full auth bypass on FortiWeb (August 16, 2025): A security researcher has released a partial proof-of-concept exploit for a vulnerability in the FortiWeb web application firewall, which could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

• Microsoft Teams to protect against malicious URLs, dangerous file types (August 16, 2025): Microsoft has announced enhanced protections within Teams chats and channels against malicious URLs and dangerous file types.

• Colt Telecom attack claimed by WarLock ransomware, data up for sale (August 15, 2025): UK-based Colt Technology Services is dealing with a cyberattack attributed to WarLock ransomware, causing multi-day outages and leading to stolen data being offered for sale.

• Cisco warns of max severity flaw in Firewall Management Center (August 15, 2025): Cisco has issued a warning about a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the RADIUS subsystem of its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software.

NPR News: August 17, 2025 Headlines

The "NPR News: August 17, 2025 Headlines" source provides headlines without summaries, and all are from the same date. Here are ten headlines from this source:

• Hundreds march to White House to protest Trump's D.C. crackdown.

• Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington.

• Teenagers in Washington, D.C., say the federal police takeover makes them feel unsafe.

• Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit.

• Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation.

• European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump.

• Old Fiddler's Convention is pushing 90 and keeping mountain music alive.

• Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 storm.

• Amid growing 'scandal' of elder homelessness, health care groups aim to help.

• Chimpanzees pick up communication styles from their moms, not their dads.

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