Peter Tran

.@NBCNews #EpsteinFiles: New fallout @Harvard, Boston museum. #JeffreyEpstein files reopened old questions, ties to #Harvard's #HastyPudding, & created new controversies, #misinformation regarding the #GardnerHeist. Watch here for my views w/ @NBC10Boston @MaryAthanasia #NBCNews

Two former cybersecurity professionals who moonlighted as cybercriminals, committing a series of ransomware attacks in 2023, were each sentenced to four years in prison, the Justice Department said Thursday. scoopmedia.co/4w6jOVI

Trellix discloses data breach after source code repository hack bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/… bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/…

A state-sponsored hacking group has implanted a custom backdoor on Cisco network security devices that can survive firmware updates and standard reboots, U.S. and British cybersecurity authorities disclosed Thursday, marking a significant escalation in a campaign that has targeted government and critical infrastructure networks since at least late 2025. scoopmedia.co/3R0i1RS

OpenAI said a Chinese law enforcement agency uploaded reports to ChatGPT that details a worldwide digital operation to track and silence regime critics at home and abroad. youtube.com/watch?v=2iAcj4… | cyberscoop.com/chinese-chatgp…

NIST just launched an AI Agent Standards Initiative for identity, security, and interoperability. AI agents are becoming economic actors with zero legal infrastructure in place. We require businesses to register to operate. Why expect less of AI agents? nist.gov/news-events/ne…

A Chinese law enforcement official attempted to use ChatGPT to review its reports on cyber operations, subsequently revealing details of a worldwide online harassment and silencing campaign of China’s critics at home and abroad. scoopmedia.co/4l4rRx9

🚨Google disrupted a global espionage campaign attributed to a suspected Chinese threat actor that used SaaS API calls to hide malicious traffic in telecom and government breaches. ⚠️The campaign has been active since 2023, impacting 53 orgs. bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/…

#ICYMI - #SophiaTran Named to @holy_cross' Fall 2025 Dean's List holycross.meritpages.com/stories/Sophia… #HolyCrossCollege #DeansList #Honors #HolyCross

[Breaking News] @CBSNews - Catch the latest on the #NancyGuthrie #kidnapping investigation as former @BostonPolice Commissioner @EdDavis3 and I weigh in w/@BrandonTruittTV @WBZ @CBSBoston on why this investigation is very unique & challenging! #WBZ #FBI #Forensics @InferSight

BREAKING @CBSNews - @FBI releases images & video of an armed masked individual from #NancyGuthrie's doorbell #camera. How was the footage recovered & why did it take over 10 days? My comments w/ @CBSBoston @WBZ Full segment here --> buff.ly/tNXEdaX #WBZ #FBI #Forensics

North Korean hackers use new macOS malware in crypto-theft attacks - @billtoulas bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/… bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/…

Former Google Engineer Found Guilty of Economic Espionage and Theft of Confidential AI Technology justice.gov/opa/pr/former-… @FBISanFrancisco

Mandiant details how ShinyHunters abuse SSO to steal cloud data - @LawrenceAbrams bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/… bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/…

The #RalphWiggum loop blew up because brute-force persistence works… sometimes. But for truly robust, efficient agentic AI we need something smarter. Enter #SPARK — a better paradigm for human-AI collaboration: Sense — Humans + machines gather context, data, algos, and expert guardrails needed for the task (decision / prediction / recommendation / generation) Plan — Craft a tight, specialized task list + clear operational rules to shape and guide AI behavior Action — AI executes step(s) with focus Reflect — AI evaluates outputs, measures progress against the goal, spots gaps Knowledge-Update — Log lessons learned → refine future Plans & Actions for continuous improvement From dumb persistence (#RalphWiggum) → intelligent, self-improving loops. Who's building with a similar pattern? What would you tweak? @AndrewYNg @Steve_Yegge @OfficialLoganK @sama @karpathy @bobgourley @jeremyphoward #AIagents #AgenticAI

The American Bar Association believes the use of artificial intelligence in the legal sector is eroding key procedures, documentary records and evidence relied on to establish ground-level truth in the court system. scoopmedia.co/4rZDSa5

Beware: PayPal subscriptions abused to send fake purchase emails - @LawrenceAbrams bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/… bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/…

Cybersecurity authorities and threat analysts unveiled alarming details Thursday about a suspected China state-sponsored espionage and data theft campaign that Google previously warned about in September. The outlook based on their limited visibility into China’s sustained ability to burrow into critical infrastructure and government agency networks undetected, dating back to at least 2022, is grim. scoopmedia.co/44S8U9W

European authorities shut down and seized the assets of Cryptomixer, a cryptocurrency mixing service that allegedly facilitated more than $1.5 billion in money laundering for cybercriminals and other illegal activity, Europol said Monday. scoopmedia.co/48gLwFv

Microsoft says new Outlook can't open some Excel attachments - @serghei bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft… bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft…