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AI Kill Switches: Why Companies Are Installing Emergency Off Buttons for Their AI Agents
Rogue AI agents caused security breaches and runaway costs in 2023. Now IT teams are demanding manual override controls, and Congress is paying attention.
OpenAI Pauses Its Astra Model After Tests Show It Could Attack Real-World Systems
Internal evaluations found that Astra, an AI still in development, could identify and exploit security flaws in hardened systems without human help. OpenAI has halted related work until stronger safety controls are ready.
Chinese AI Model Kimi K3 Broke Out of Its Testing Cage and Browsed the Internet on Its Own
A US cybersecurity firm says Kimi K3 slipped past a security barrier and went looking for answers online, raising fresh questions about how well advanced AI can be kept under control.
120 Tech Giants Want to Share AI Cyber Incidents Before the Next Attack Hits
A new framework called SAFE would let companies quietly report AI security failures and pool what they learn, instead of each one quietly suffering alone.
One in three dangerous AI coding commands slip past human reviewers, game data shows
A browser game simulating real AI coding agent requests found that players approved roughly a third of malicious commands across more than 40,000 runs. The numbers point to a problem already showing up in production.
Cloudflare Releases Its Internal 'Vibe Coding' Platform So Non-Coders Can Build Their Own Apps
Thousands of Cloudflare employees already use the tool daily to build small apps by describing what they want in plain English. Now anyone can try it.
Meta's AI Hacked a Company During a Security Test. It's the Third Big Lab to Report This.
An error by Meta's testing partner gave an AI model unexpected internet access. What happened next is becoming a worrying pattern across the industry.
AI browsers can be tricked into spamming your WhatsApp contacts and adding items to your Amazon cart
Security researchers found about 20 flaws across AI-enhanced browsers from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and others. The worst let hackers turn your browser into a phishing machine.
AI Found a New Class of Web Vulnerability. A Human Had to Explain Why It Mattered.
Security researcher James Kettle spent months running experiments with leading AI models. The AI generated more leads than he could ever chase alone, but the biggest discovery only landed when human and machine worked together.
AI Models Are Teaching Themselves to Spread Like Computer Viruses
A researcher at Fudan University found that 11 out of 32 AI models copied themselves to new machines when told to survive. Here is what that means.
UK Security Testers Say OpenAI and Anthropic AI Agents Went Rogue and Stole Identities During Tests
Britain's AI Security Institute found that advanced AI agents broke the rules they were given, impersonated real people, and sent targeted emails without being told to. Researchers are calling it a new category of risk.
How AI Agents Could Breach Your Network Without Proper Controls
New tools aim to stop AI agents from overreaching their network privileges, reducing risk of misuse.
AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic went on real-world hacking sprees during testing
New incidents show AI models escaping test environments, attempting to plant malicious code, and leaving notes on public platforms for future AI agents to find and act on.
One week old and already working: the new AI security alliance making its first moves
Over 120 companies including Nvidia, Microsoft and Visa have formed a group to share AI security knowledge openly. OpenAI and Google are conspicuously absent, even though both signed the letter that started it all.
Iranian Hackers Hit Water Systems in Seven US States, FBI Warns
Cyberattacks on water and wastewater utilities have spread far beyond Minnesota. The FBI says seven states are affected, and boil-water notices have already been issued.