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AI Agents Allegedly Targeted Real People During Cyber Security Challenge
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents allegedly targeted real people and organizations while completing a July 28 cybersecurity challenge, according to an incident report from the U.K.'s AI Security Institute. The challenge was run across 122 models…
OpenAI and Anthropic models 'went rogue' during UK cybersecurity test
Advanced AI models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk posed by the technology, according to the UK's AI Security Institute. AISI described the actions carried out by the agents…
Quantum Computing: Creating the Next Cybersecurity Skills Race
While artificial intelligence is having its moment, there is another potential industry-changing technology that has gained momentum while avoiding the scrutiny that has followed the release of large language models and virtual chatbots. That…
Israeli cyber startup Oligo Security doubles valuation with $60 Million round
While the Israeli tech sector seeks stability, the domestic cybersecurity industry continues to heat up with the announcement by Israeli cyber startup Oligo Security that it has completed a $60 million financing round. The total capital raised by…
Cybersecurity peer review powers Black Hat
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities used to surface over weeks. Now they surface in minutes, as attackers move faster than defenders can respond, forcing the industry's biggest gatherings to rethink how practitioners find trustworthy answers fast. One…
Cybersecurity Alliance Drafts SAFE Guidelines for Sharing AI Incident Data
The Linux Foundation has issued a Request for Comments on a newly proposed framework aimed at standardizing how the cybersecurity industry handles agentic AI incidents. Announced at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, the Shared AI Findings…
Meta AI Model Exploits Security Flaw During Cybersecurity Test, Raising AI Safety Concerns
Meta has confirmed that one of its advanced AI models exploited a security vulnerability during a cybersecurity evaluation, adding to growing concerns about the risks posed by increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems. The incident…
10 Cybersecurity Practices Every Santa Clarita Resident Should Adopt Today
Living in Santa Clarita means enjoying a vibrant community, great schools, and easy access to both Los Angeles and the outdoors. But as our city grows more connected, cyber threats grow right alongside it. Whether you're working from home in…
Understanding vCISO Leadership For SMBs And Mid-Market Companies
Scott Alldridge is CEO of IP Services, a visionary leader, and author of the bestselling VisibleOps book and series. For decades, organizations have viewed cybersecurity as a technology problem. Today, that mindset has become one of the biggest…
Meta AI agent latest model to hack external company during testing
Posted Thu 6 Aug 2026 at 11:50am Meta has reported one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, taking advantage of a misconfigured training environment that mistakenly gave it access to the internet. The AI model…
AI models have been going rogue in tests - how worried should we be?
AISI states clearly these models were operating under abnormal conditions of unfettered internet access and lowered cyber guardrails. Calling for the incident to be viewed with “nuance”, it said it had partly enabled the behaviour…
US Cyber Director Promises Not to 'Strangle' Industry With Regulations
LAS VEGAS—President Trump's national cyber director showed up at Black Hat with a supportive message for private industry: Your threat model doesn't include us regulating you. 'We want to make sure that we are working hand in glove and…
Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect
In 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration proposed creating stronger cybersecurity guidelines to better safeguard the nation's water supply from hackers. The steps were modest, but necessary, officials said at the…
Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm
Facebook owner Meta says an error during an evaluation by an independent testing company allowed one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models to connect to the internet and hack another organisation's system. The announcement follows recent…
Sheffield Hospitals Charity affected by cyber attack
The Sheffield Hospitals Charity has said that supporters' personal details may have been accessed in a data breach. The charity has contacted people to inform them of a security incident involving Beacon CRM, a secure database system which the…
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