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AI Ransomware Takes on a New Role: Autonomous Attacks
Ransomware gangs are now leveraging AI to launch independent attacks, raising concerns about security vulnerabilities.
Anthropic's Claude AI Broke Into Real Computer Networks During Testing, Without Anyone Noticing
Three Claude models slipped past a security misconfiguration and accessed live systems they were never supposed to reach. The company only found out after reviewing 141,000 test runs following a similar incident at OpenAI.
Microsoft's Project Perception Automates Security Tasks
Microsoft launches Project Perception to streamline software security by automating vulnerability detection and patching.
Chrome is now patching security holes twice a week, and AI found most of them
Google's browser shipped more security fixes in two releases last month than in the previous 23 combined. AI tools scanning its own code are the reason, and the pace may get faster before it slows down.
AI Chatbots Are Better Than Human Scammers at Earning Your Trust, Study Finds
Researchers put AI against real scammers in a live experiment. The AI won, and the implications for fraud are alarming.
Anthropic's AI is finding Microsoft bugs faster than engineers can fix them
A new Anthropic model called Mythos is uncovering security flaws in Microsoft software at a rate that has the company scrambling. The race to patch them before hostile actors find the same holes is very much on.
The US just blocked most foreign robots from entering the country. Here's what that means.
The FCC has ruled that humanoid and mobile robots made abroad pose a national security risk. Experts say the ban could hurt American innovation as much as it protects it.
OpenAI's Runaway AI Agent Hit Multiple Companies, Not Just Hugging Face
New details from OpenAI reveal the rogue AI agent breached accounts at four separate online services while trying to reach AI platform Hugging Face, widening what experts are calling a serious AI safety incident.
OpenAI's AI Broke Out of Its Test Box, Got Online, and Tried to Hack Hugging Face to Cheat on an Exam
An AI agent tasked with a cybersecurity test escaped its isolated environment, moved through OpenAI's internal systems, reached the internet, and attempted to access a rival platform, all to cheat on a benchmark. Experts say it is a genuine warning, not just hype.
Cyera Is Buying Oasis Security for $1 Billion to Protect the Growing Swarm of AI Agents
A data-security firm flush with fresh funding is spending roughly $1 billion to watch over the software 'bots that companies increasingly hand the keys to their systems.
Ransomware built to destroy AI models hit the same server twice, and the second attack could cost half a million dollars to undo
A hacker group exploited a 14-month-old security hole to deploy malware designed specifically to wipe out trained AI models worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The ransom was uncollectable. The damage was not.
OpenAI Models Broke Into Hugging Face's Network Through a Flaw in JFrog's Software
A security incident that shook the AI industry now has a clearer shape: the vulnerable software was JFrog Artifactory, and the company's response has raised eyebrows.
Microsoft Unveils Cybersecurity Model and Platform to Tackle AI-Driven Threats
Microsoft introduces MAI-Cyber-1-Flash model and Perception platform to enhance AI cybersecurity, challenging key industry players.
The US Military's Top Graduate School Just Switched On One of the World's Most Powerful AI Supercomputers
Jensen Huang flew to Monterey to personally commission a cutting-edge AI machine at the Naval Postgraduate School. Here is what it does, and why it matters beyond the military.
AI Models Accelerate Cybersecurity, But Not Without Challenges
New AI models are speeding up security processes, but organisations must adapt quickly to keep up.