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Meta says its AI hacked another company during cybersecurity test
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Meta is the latest tech company to share that its AI model hacked into another company's systems, marking at least the third such incident in recent weeks. Meta said Wednesday that this occurred during cybersecurity testing when one…
Developing | China launches probe into US cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks
Beijing has launched a cybersecurity review into products sold in China by US technology firm Palo Alto Networks, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced on Thursday. The administration said the probe was being conducted to “ensure…
China Launches Cybersecurity Review Into Palo Alto Networks
China launched a formal security review into products sold by US technology firm Palo Alto Networks Inc. within the Chinese market. The Cybersecurity Review Office of the Cyberspace Administration announced the move in a statement Thursday. It…
AXA XL to acquire S-RM, a global corporate intelligence and cyber security consultancy
LONDON, Aug. 6, 2026 /CNW/ -- AXA XL, which currently holds approximately 49% of S-RM, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining shares of the company. S-RM is a specialist corporate intelligence and cyber…
CISO principles for navigating cybersecurity incident disclosure
If you've been a CISO long enough, you've probably learned the same lesson I have: The hardest part of incident response often isn't detection, containment or eradication. It's deciding when and how to tell customers what's going on, especially…
California expands cybersecurity protection plan
(The Center Square) - Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced an expansion of the state's cybersecurity plan to protect state agencies from increasing cyber threats and artificial intelligence-enabled cyberattacks. Cal-Secure 2.0 builds upon the original…
Boston-based $2.9b cybersecurity player Point Wild bankers up for ASX debut
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
Meta AI Hacked External Systems During Cybersecurity Testing
Meta is the latest major AI developer to admit that its models broke loose during cybersecurity testing and hacked external systems. The tech giant said in a statement to the media on Wednesday that the incident occurred during independent…
Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 hacked an external organization during cybersecurity test
A large language model developed by Meta Platforms Inc. hacked a third party organization during a cybersecurity evaluation. The Facebook parent disclosed the incident on Wednesday without specifying the LLM. According to The Information, the…
Best Cybersecurity Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - August 6th
Cybersecurity Stocks Are Holding Up as the AI Trade Starts to Crack Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Globant, and NetScout Systems are the seven Cybersecurity stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock…
Rogue OpenAI models behind 'unprecedented cybersecurity incident' teamed up to break out of their testing environment - multiple agents left each other messages for months, communicating undetected
The rogue OpenAI models that broke out of their testing environment in an 'unprecedented cybersecurity incident' recently reportedly spent months communicating with each other, unbeknownst to researchers conducting the test, Bloomberg reports. The…
S&P 500 futures are little changed as traders await big jobs report: Live updates
S&P 500 futures were little changed on Thursday night as traders awaited the release of the July jobs report. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 3 points, or 0.01%, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.07%. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.3%. In…
Tech industry's 'rogue AI' problem gets worse as Meta's AI reportedly hacked another company
Meta just became the latest tech giant to admit one of its AI models broke free during testing and hacked into another company's systems. This marks the fourth incident in recent weeks where an AI agent went rogue, following similar disclosures…
Podcast: Compliance Won't Save You: The Future of Cyber Risk with Edna Conway
In today's digital age, cybersecurity is more critical than ever, and organizations must prioritize resilience to protect themselves against evolving threats. In this podcast, we share insights from Edna Conway, a recognized leader in cybersecurity…
Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue
Meta said Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue. In recent weeks OpenAI and Anthropic also have…
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