DTH-6-150x150 US president signs EO against cybercrime, Nintendo sues the U.S. government over imposed tariffs, Claude’s consumer growth is on the rise.

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China suspected in FBI network breach

U.S. investigators believe hackers linked to the Chinese government accessed an FBI system containing metadata tied to domestic surveillance orders, including phone numbers, IP addresses, and website routing—but not communications content. The FBI says it detected and addressed the activity, while the full scope of the breach remains under investigation. The Wall Street Journal

US President signs EO on cybercrime

The US president issued a directive strengthening U.S. efforts against cybercrime, particularly fraud and extortion by transnational criminal groups. It orders officials to review operational, technical, diplomatic, and regulatory tools and to create an action plan identifying responsible groups and ways to halt their operations. Bloomberg

Nintendo sues U.S. over tariffs

Nintendo is challenging the U.S. government’s tariffs as unlawful under a Supreme Court ruling limiting presidential authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The company seeks refunds with interest for tariffs paid and says it raised original Switch prices due to tariffs but has kept Switch 2 prices steady. Engadget

Anthropic AI remains available outside defense

Google, Microsoft, and Amazon say Anthropic’s Claude AI remains accessible for non-defense projects after the Pentagon blacklisted the company as a supply chain risk. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company will challenge the designation in court, while some federal contractors have already switched to alternatives. CNBC

Claude sees strong consumer growth

Claude’s daily active users hit 11.3 million on March 2, up 183% from January, and mobile installs reached 149,000, surpassing ChatGPT’s 124,000, according to Appfigures. The app is No. 1 in the U.S. App Store and 15 other countries, with web traffic up 43% month-over-month and paid subscribers doubled since early 2026. TechCrunch

Anthropic finds 22 Firefox vulnerabilities

Using Claude Opus 4.6, Anthropic discovered 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks, 14 rated high-severity. Most were fixed in Firefox 148, with remaining patches in the next release. The exercise highlighted AI’s strength in detecting complex open-source security issues. TechCrunch

OpenAI launches Codex Security

OpenAI introduced Codex Security, an AI tool that scans code for vulnerabilities, validates them, and suggests fixes. In testing, it flagged nearly 800 critical and 10,500+ high-severity issues, including in OpenSSH, GnuTLS, and Chromium. The research preview is free for a month to Enterprise, Business, and education customers. Axios

OpenAI and Oracle halt AI data center expansion

Plans to expand a major AI data center in Abilene, Texas, with Oracle collapsed over financing and evolving infrastructure needs, opening the site for Meta to lease instead. Nvidia reportedly facilitated discussions between Meta and the developer Crusoe. Bloomberg

ChatGPT “adult mode” delayed again

OpenAI postponed ChatGPT’s adult content feature for the second time to prioritize personalization, intelligence, and proactive experience improvements. The delay allows better age verification and protections for younger users, with the feature still planned for release. Axios

TfL hack exposed data of 10 million

The 2024 Transport for London breach by the Scattered Spider group compromised personal data of roughly 10 million people, including names, emails, and phone numbers. TfL notified 7.1 million customers and was cleared of wrongdoing by the ICO; two teenagers are set for trial in June. BBC

U.S. Suspects Chinese-Linked FBI Breach – DTH