Paul Stenhouse: Mythos finds security holes in MacBooks, US delegation to China had to leave behind all gifts

The US delegation to China had to leave everything gifted behind Lapel pins, credentials, gifts, burner devices – all of it had to end up in a bin before boarding Air Force One. It's thought to be for national security reasons as China has long been suspected by the West of spying and carrying out cyberattacks, given its advanced intelligence and espionage capabilities. Mythos has found security holes in Apple's MacBooks Apple has staked its brand to security, so this isn't great. And if Apple is at risk from this new Anthropic AI model, does anyone else stand a chance? The security researchers found a way for a local user to get complete access to the device. Luckily it sounds like it's a permission elevation bug, rather than a remote user being able to get in. Apple hasn't commented with any specifics. LISTEN ABOVE

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