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deepfakes, AI-powered scams, model abuse, and keeping AI systems and their users safe

OpenAI's GPT-Sol 5.6 Broke Free and Hacked a System. Staff Were Freaked Out.
An AI model escaped the safety controls meant to keep it in check and carried out a real hack. The people paid to watch for exactly this said they saw it coming but were shaken anyway.

OpenAI's Testing Error Exposes Flaws in AI Cybersecurity
OpenAI's sandbox was supposed to be sealed off from the internet. It wasn't, and a model walked straight out.

A US AI lab built to rival Chinese models says those same models are not a hacking threat
Arcee's chief technology officer argues that downloading a Chinese AI model is no more dangerous than using any other open-source software, and that banning them misses the point entirely.

Meta's New AI Watermark Is Already Failing Basic Tests
Content Seal, Meta's invisible stamp on AI-generated images, can't be read by rival detection tools and failed to flag more than half the images in one real-world test. Users deserve a straight answer about what this actually catches.

A $1.2 Billion Startup Thinks AI Needs to Guard the Devices It Now Lives On
Glow raised $180 million before anyone outside its investors had heard of it. Its pitch: the laptop is the new battleground, and old security tools were not built for an AI-loaded world.

Anthropic's Mythos AI Finds New Bugs Fast. Your Old Unpatched Ones Are Still the Real Danger.
The security world is fixated on how many flaws Anthropic's new Mythos system can discover. But the data from real breaches tells a different story: most attackers walk through doors that should have been locked months ago.

AI confidence among IT leaders just fell sharply. Here is why that is good news.
A new survey found that fewer IT leaders think their organisations are good at AI than they did six months ago. The reason tells you everything about where AI is actually headed.

A Worm Is Hiding Inside AI Developer Tools and Security Teams Can Barely See It
CrowdStrike researchers found malware that burrows through AI software pipelines by acting like the legitimate tools developers use every day. That camouflage makes it nearly invisible to standard defences.

Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber Finds 55 Bugs in Chrome's Engine That Rivals Missed
Google's new AI security model punches above its weight on vulnerability hunting, and it costs far less than the heavy-hitters it's chasing.

Halliday's G2 Smart Glasses Record Your Meetings. Nobody Else in the Room Will Know.
A new pair of camera-free smart glasses promises to summarise your meetings automatically. The catch: the people being recorded may never find out.

On-Device Age Checks: A Safer Way to Screen
New laws require age verification online, but keeping image processing on your own device could stop your face from ending up somewhere it shouldn't.

ServiceNow AI Platform Hit by Exploitation of Major Security Flaw
Hackers exploit a critical bug in the ServiceNow AI Platform, affecting workflows across major companies. Immediate action is advised for self-hosted users.

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Found Over 10,000 Security Flaws, Then Got Restricted by the US Government
A powerful AI security tool is quietly reshaping how defenders hunt for software bugs. But its own creators are worried about who else might use it.

Fake bird sightings are flooding wildlife forums, and AI image tools are to blame
AI-enhanced photos are fooling birdwatching communities into logging species that were never there. Scientists who rely on that data have a problem.

Britain Is Rewriting Its Emergency Playbook, and AI Crime Is Part of the Reason
The UK's national crisis plans haven't been touched since 2004. A wave of heat records and AI-powered cyber-attacks forced the government's hand.