… Last year, the company said that during pre-release tests involving a fictional company, Claude Opus 4 would often try to blackmail engineers to avoid being replaced by another system. …
… House lawmakers are demanding representatives from Instructure, the twice-hacked education software maker, provide information about the company’s response to cyberattacks that allowed hackers to steal the personal data of millions of students worldwide. …
… In a series of blogs published in the last couple of weeks — without providing many specific details — Nightmare Eclipse claimed to have been in contact with Microsoft, but the company allegedly mistreated them, including revoking access to their Microsoft Security Response Center account, the port… …
… The company positions the feature as part of a broader shift toward AI search visibility and competitive intelligence within large language model ecosystems. …
… As the company explains in its launch announcement , “There’s an inherent tension between replying quickly and taking the time to compose thoughtful responses. …
… It’s not clear if the reduction in staff led to lapses in security at the company. It’s not clear who, beyond Smith, is responsible for cybersecurity at the company. …
… The hackers last week breached the company for a second time, defacing the Canvas login pages on school websites , as part of efforts to pressure the company into paying their ransom. …
… When reached by TechCrunch, Instructure’s spokesperson Kate Holmes did not answer several questions about the incident, and instead referred to the company’s official page where it is publishing updates on the breach. …
… The company isn’t releasing it to the public yet. …
… The company’s lack of response also leaves open questions about whether it will alert affected customers that their passports were publicly exposed, or notify regulators as required under U.S. state and European data breach notification laws. …