Tag: ai
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Spain reports first data breach involving autonomous AI agent
Spain’s data protection authority (AEPD) has reported its first data breach blamed on an AI agent acting on its own, after the system reportedly logged into a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/17/spain-ai-agent-data-breach/
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Das Codewort gegen KI-Betrüger: So schützen Sie Ihre Familie vor Deepfake-Anrufen
Wenn plötzlich die Stimme eines Angehörigen um Hilfe bittet, kann das heute täuschend echt klingen. Warum ein simples Familien-Codewort der wirksamste Schutz gegen KI-gestützte Betrugsmaschen sein kann, erfahren Sie hier. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/cybercrime/das-codewort-gegen-ki-betruger-so-schutzen-sie-ihre-familie-vor-deepfake-anrufen/
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Autonome KI-Agenten sprengen das Akteursmodell der DSGVO – 42 Millionen Euro Bußgeld zeigt die Grenzen alter TOM-Dokumente
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/dsgvo-artikel-32-tom-ki-agenten-a-f6100a43f7ec336ae61ba6a327e424e4/
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Autonome KI-Agenten sprengen das Akteursmodell der DSGVO – 42 Millionen Euro Bußgeld zeigt die Grenzen alter TOM-Dokumente
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/dsgvo-artikel-32-tom-ki-agenten-a-f6100a43f7ec336ae61ba6a327e424e4/
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Autonome KI-Agenten sprengen das Akteursmodell der DSGVO – 42 Millionen Euro Bußgeld zeigt die Grenzen alter TOM-Dokumente
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/dsgvo-artikel-32-tom-ki-agenten-a-f6100a43f7ec336ae61ba6a327e424e4/
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Autonome KI-Agenten sprengen das Akteursmodell der DSGVO – 42 Millionen Euro Bußgeld zeigt die Grenzen alter TOM-Dokumente
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/dsgvo-artikel-32-tom-ki-agenten-a-f6100a43f7ec336ae61ba6a327e424e4/
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Agenten beim Schummeln erwischt: OpenAI gesteht Kontrollverlust über seine KI
OpenAI will besorgniserregende KI-Vorfälle künftig schneller offenlegen. Zum Start liefert der ChatGPT-Entwickler gleich sechs reale Beispiele. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/agenten-beim-schummeln-erwischt-openai-gesteht-kontrollverlust-ueber-seine-ki-2609-213140.html
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Agenten beim Schummeln erwischt: OpenAI gesteht Kontrollverlust über seine KI
OpenAI will besorgniserregende KI-Vorfälle künftig schneller offenlegen. Zum Start liefert der ChatGPT-Entwickler gleich sechs reale Beispiele. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/agenten-beim-schummeln-erwischt-openai-gesteht-kontrollverlust-ueber-seine-ki-2609-213140.html
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AI Agent Carries Out Multi-Stage Data Theft Attack
Spanish data protection agency AEPD reveals the country’s first AI-powered data breach First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-agent-carries-out-multistage/
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Fake AI trading agent steals crypto wallet passwords
Attackers built a website for a fake AI crypto trading agent and used it to install Needle Stealer, malware that replaces a victim’s browser wallet with a copy that … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/17/fake-ai-trading-agent-research/
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RatHat Abuses Android Wireless Debugging to Gain Shell Access and Steal Banking PINs
RatHat, a newly identified Android banking malware family that combines Accessibility abuse, local Android Debug Bridge (ADB) pairing, native shell-level components, and generative-AI-assisted interface automation. The operation appears linked to China-based threat actors and is primarily designed to steal banking credentials, payment PINs, one-time passwords, device-unlock secrets, and other high-value data from infected Android devices.…
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Hackers Turn AI Agent Into a Cyber Weapon After Deleting Its Safety Refusals
A French-speaking cybercrime crew calling itself BlackHatSect0r && DXQRTXX allegedly disabled safety controls in a self-hosted AI agent and used the resulting system to automate mass credential harvesting, target discovery, phishing preparation, and attack orchestration. The internet-exposed server reportedly contained 4.9 GB of material across 9,299 files, including a custom Go-based command-and-control platform named DXSCAN,…
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BlackHatSect0r Hackers Disable AI Safety Controls to Automate Credential Theft and Cyberattacks
Tags: ai, attack, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data-breach, hacker, Internet, phishing, theftA French-speaking cybercrime crew calling itself BlackHatSect0r && DXQRTXX allegedly disabled safety controls in a self-hosted AI agent and used the resulting system to automate mass credential harvesting, target discovery, phishing preparation, and attack orchestration. The internet-exposed server reportedly contained 4.9 GB of material across 9,299 files, including a custom Go-based command-and-control platform named DXSCAN,…
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PuzzleMask umgeht KI-Sicherheitsfilter komplett
Tags: aiCheck Point zeigt mit PuzzleMask, wie sich schädliche KI-Anweisungen in gewöhnlichem Text vor Sicherheitsfiltern verstecken lassen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/puzzlemask-ki-sicherheit
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The AI security question leaders should be asking instead
In this Help Net Security interview, Frederic Bull, Security Officer at Gremlin, talks about what AI means for security teams. The conversation covers why asking what data a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/17/frederic-bull-gremlin-ai-in-cybersecurity-gap/
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From Curiosity to Habit: Why Free + Speed Matters in Consumer AI
Tags: aiFor years, freemium has been one of the most familiar growth models in consumer software. Give users enough value for free, reserve better features or higher usage for paid plans, and gradually convert the most engaged users into subscribers. The… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/from-curiosity-to-habit-why-free-speed-matters-in-consumer-ai/
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AI, Cryptanalysis and Offensive Security: Rahul Singh Choudhary on What Comes Next
The Cyber Express First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/ai-cryptanalysis-crypto-security/
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AI is adding to the review load on open-source projects, many of them thinly funded
AI coding tools are making open source software harder to maintain and secure, according to six authors writing for the Association for Computing Machinery’s Technology … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/17/ai-and-open-source-projects/
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KI-Agenten rücken beim Insider-Risiko in den Fokus
Eine internationale Befragung unter 600 Security- und Finance-Entscheidern zeigt: KI-Agenten mit zu weitreichenden oder unbeabsichtigten Zugriffsrechten werden zunehmend als Risiko wahrgenommen. Gleichzeitig fehlen vielen Unternehmen noch belastbare Daten, um technisches Verhalten in geschäftliche Risiken zu übersetzen. KI-Agenten verschieben die Debatte über Insider-Risiken Management Summary KI-Agenten werden zum Insider-Thema: 48 % der befragten Security-Verantwortlichen… First seen…
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The world must establish red lines for autonomous AI weapons
AI is transforming warfare and international conflict. Autonomous weapon systems pose a genuine threat to civilians. The war in Ukraine has become a proving ground for weapons … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/17/autonomous-ai-weapons-future/
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Why AI Security Investments Aren’t Always a Goldmine
From Robust Early-Stage Funding to Unceremonious Exits in a Little Over a Year AI security investment opportunities are a dime a dozen, but – nearly four years after ChatGPT took the world by storm – lucrative exits are still uncommon. AI security deal volume has skyrocketed, but many investors exit with little to show for…
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AI Security Spending Jumps as Fear Outpaces Proof of Value
CISOs are not waiting for AI to prove its cybersecurity value before investing in the technology. Is it the right move? First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ai-security-spending-jumps-fear-outpaces-proof-value
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Key lawmaker suggests action on AI safety legislation will wait until 2027
Tags: ai“It’s really complicated, and I wouldn’t want to do something in a lame duck session to do it quickly and not get it right,” said House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie about the FRONTIER Act. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/frontier-act-ai-bill-house-brett-guthrie
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Hugging Face Calls for Wider Access to AI Cyber Defenses
CEO Clem Delangue Urges Frontier Labs to Share Models, Compute and Threat Data. Organizations need more transparency and access to models and tools to fight against cyberattacks, according to Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, who said Wednesday that frontier should provide more compute and information. Hugging Face asked OpenAI for $100 million in compute. First…
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Black Hat USA 2026 | OpenAI’s Deep Dive Into Hugging Face Incident
At Black Hat USA, OpenAI engineers reconstruct the Hugging Face incident and explore lessons learned about AI safeguards and cyber resilience. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/bhusa26huggingfacetalk
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29-Point Readiness Gap: What Most AI Security Strategies Are Missing
Malicious or misaligned AI agents have already demonstrated the ability to probe real-world systems for vulnerabilities. Statistically speaking, most organizations aren’t ready for what comes next. A startling 69% of cybersecurity leaders consider AI-driven attacks “inevitable” within the next 12 months, yet only 40% have developed specific countermeasures: a gap of 29 percentage points. That’s..…
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Podcast: The AI Harness That Never Checked Its Work: Absence of Evidence Isn’t Evidence of Absence
Tags: aiSep 16, 2026 Podcast: The AI Harness That Never Checked Its Work: Absence of Evidence Isn’t Evidence of Absence Tova Dvorin (00:00) The line I want to open with today is one that gets misquoted more than almost anything in… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/podcast-the-ai-harness-that-never-checked-its-work-absence-of-evidence-isnt-evidence-of-absence/
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Building the Enterprise Security Playbook for Agents and Non-Human Identities.
Discover a modern security playbook for managing non-human identities, securing machine access, and safely accelerating AI adoption. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/building-enterprise-security-playbook-for-agents-non-human-identities-a-32847
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Spain’s data agency gets first report of AI-powered data breach
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) was notified of an attack allegedly carried out with an AI agent powered by a known large language model (LLM). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spains-data-agency-gets-first-report-of-ai-powered-data-breach/
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Five Eyes Optimistic About Impact of AI on Cybersecurity
Five Eyes Share Optimism on the Impact of AI on the Balance of Power in Cyberspace. Artificial intelligence will help both attackers and defenders in cyberspace, but will net out to the benefit of defenders – although it will get bumpy on the way there, senior officials from the national cybersecurity centers of all the…