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AI models breaking into companies without human instruction raises alarm, cybersecurity expert says
Anthropic announced this week that its AI models accidentally accessed systems at three undisclosed companies without being instructed to do so, following a similar incident reported by OpenAI last week. Ahmed Banafa, a professor of engineering at…
What to Know About the U.S. Water Systems Cyberattacks
Malicious cyber activity has affected technology at water systems in at least seven states last week, forcing some facilities to switch to manual operations and prompting the FBI and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to warn facilities…
Iran's Cyberattacks on US Water Systems: Growing Threats Unveiled
NYT (“ Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran “): The scope of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems has grown to include at least seven states and may be far wider, officials and experts warned, as the…
Philippines eyes Ukraine's drone know-how for South China Sea
Ukraine 's use of cheap, adaptable drones to slow Russia 's military advance has become a model for countries looking to modernise their armed forces, with the Philippines the latest to explore what defence lessons it can learn from Kyiv. Some…
Map shows states hit by cyberattacks on water systems
A wave of cyber incidents targeting water and wastewater infrastructure has put utilities across multiple states on high alert, as federal authorities investigate attacks that have disrupted operations and exposed vulnerabilities in critical public…
'You owe parking fees': experts warn of fake RingGo text scam
You use parking apps a lot – you have several on your phone – but it is not always straightforward. Sometimes there is a lack of reliable mobile signal, or the app crashes or behaves oddly, or it does not seem to want to accept your…
Chinese GLM-5.2 steals the spotlight after Hugging Face breach
Chinese Zhipu AI GLM-5.2 succeeded where leading American models failed woefully Hugging Face breach reignited Washington's battle over open-weight artificial intelligence Safety guardrails unexpectedly complicated defensive cybersecurity work…
AI hackers escape the lab, fueling calls for tougher safeguards (OPENAI:Private)
They increase demand for AI cybersecurity tools but also heighten risk of regulatory, compliance, and reputational challenges for companies developing advanced AI. There are prospects of tighter regulations, higher compliance costs, and greater…
CEO of AI firm Hugging Face calls last month's hack by OpenAI model 'very weird and unprecedented'
An artificial intelligence model that was being tested by OpenAI went rogue and hacked the AI company Hugging Face on its own, in an apparent first-of-its-kind incident that has fueled discussion about the risks that powerful AI technology could…
Transcript: Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue on 'Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,' Aug. 2, 2026
The following is the transcript of an interview with Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue that aired on 'Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan' on Aug. 2, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to artificial intelligence and a question that has…
AI kill switch bill could shut down rogue models
The phrase 'AI kill switch' sounds like a red button hidden behind glass in a government bunker. The proposal now before Congress looks less dramatic, but it could give Washington significant new power over the country's largest AI companies. A…
AI Policy Organizations Call for Federal Investigation into OpenAI Hacking Incident
A coalition of AI policy organizations is urging President Donald Trump to launch a formal government investigation into OpenAI following a security breach involving the company's AI agents hacking the Hugging Face platform in an…
AI's manifesto war
Silicon Valley's AI moguls are flooding Washington with competing blueprints for superintelligence, clashing over a defining question: Does safety come from spreading powerful AI or containing it? Why it matters: Their fight will shape who gets…
Rogue AI: a step closer to doomsday?
Have we already lost control of AI, asked Danny Fortson in The Sunday Times. On 11 July, an entirely new kind of hacking attack was launched at Hugging Face, an online platform that houses a library of AI code and datasets. The attack, which…
Anthropic Says Claude Breached Three Real Companies During Safety Test
Close-up of Claude artificial intelligence app on an iPhone, showing information about the return of the Fable 5 model from Anthropic, Lafayette, California, July 2, 2026. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Anthropic spent part of July…
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