Security researchers used relatively simple jailbreaking techniques to trick the AI system powering Utah's new prescription refill bot. - Researchers were able to make the bot spread vaccine conspiracy theories, triple a patient's prescribed pain medication dosage, and recommend methamphetamine as treatment. Why it matters: Critics warned this pilot could create safety risks — and researchers say the flaws persist, despite alerting the company in January. Driving the news: In a report shared first with Axios, AI red-teaming firm Mindgard said it manipulated health tech startup Doctronic's system into tripling an OxyContin dose, mislabeling methamphetamine, and spreading false vaccine claims. - Doing this didn't require much effort,…
Security researchers used relatively simple jailbreaking techniques to trick the AI system powering Utah's new prescription refill bot. - Researchers were able to make the bot spread vaccine conspiracy theories, triple a patient's prescribed pain medication dosage, and recommend methamphetamine as treatment. Why it matters: Critics warned this pilot could create safety risks — and researchers say the flaws persist, despite alerting the company in January. Driving the news: In a report shared first with Axios, AI red-teaming firm Mindgard said it manipulated health tech startup Doctronic's system into tripling an OxyContin dose, mislabeling methamphetamine, and spreading false vaccine claims. - Doing this didn't require much effort,…Open
Mexico and Cartels — Why It Matters to America’s Security, Economy & Public Health Mexican cartels aren’t just a problem south of the border — they are a strategic threat that reaches deep into the United States’ social fabric, public health, and national security. These transnational criminal groups dominate the trafficking of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, […] The post Mexico and Cartels — Why It Matters to America appeared first on StoneZone .
Mexico and Cartels — Why It Matters to America’s Security, Economy & Public Health Mexican cartels aren’t just a problem south of the border — they are a strategic threat that reaches deep into the United States’ social fabric, public health, and national security. These transnational criminal groups dominate the trafficking of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and other dangerous drugs into the U.S., fueling a deadly opioid crisis and undermining community safety from coast to coast. Cartel networks also leverage American demand, U.S.–sourced firearms, and sophisticated smuggling routes to expand their reach, corrupt institutions, and weaken the rule of law on both sides of the border, making cartel violence a matter that…Open
The drug lord, Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, who died after his caputure was known for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine into the U.S.
Overdose deaths are falling, but America's illicit drug supply is re-engineering itself into lethal cocktails: fentanyl plus stimulants, sedatives, and novel synthetics that hide in party powders and pressed pills. Why it matters: Those polydrug blends — nicknamed "pink cocaine," "rhino tranq," "benzo-dope" and others — are harder to detect, harder to reverse, harder to message against and can even result in the loss of limbs. - That makes recent overdose declines fragile and public-health victories reversible if policy, testing and treatment don't catch up. - "When we crack down on one drug, the market innovates," Sheila Vakharia, managing director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy…
Overdose deaths are falling, but America's illicit drug supply is re-engineering itself into lethal cocktails: fentanyl plus stimulants, sedatives, and novel synthetics that hide in party powders and pressed pills. Why it matters: Those polydrug blends — nicknamed "pink cocaine," "rhino tranq," "benzo-dope" and others — are harder to detect, harder to reverse, harder to message against and can even result in the loss of limbs. - That makes recent overdose declines fragile and public-health victories reversible if policy, testing and treatment don't catch up. - "When we crack down on one drug, the market innovates," Sheila Vakharia, managing director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy…Open
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump’s new Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) conducted a January “surge” operation, resulting in over 500 arrests and significant seizures of narcotics and weapons.WHO WAS INVOLVED: HSTF, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), state and local law enforcement agencies, and federal departments, including the Coast […] The post New Trump Task Force Captures 500 in War on ‘ISIS of the Western Hemisphere.’ appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump’s new Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) conducted a January “surge” operation, resulting in over 500 arrests and significant seizures of narcotics and weapons. WHO WAS INVOLVED: HSTF, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), state and local law enforcement agencies, and federal departments, including the Coast Guard and Border Patrol. WHEN & WHERE: January 2026, spanning locations across the U.S., including border towns and cities such as San Diego, Miami, and Las Cruces. KEY QUOTE: “The President’s Homeland Security Task Forces are a landmark achievement that highlight what the federal government can achieve with a leader like…Open