Tag: ai
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Anthropic, Pentagon Clash Over First Amendment Claims
Judge Questions Defense Department’s Blacklisting of AI Company. A San Francisco federal judge showed skepticism Thursday over whether the Department of Defense acted lawfully when it blacklisted artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, telling federal attorneys at the onset of a roughly 90 minute hearing that the Pentagon is at odds with the First Amendment. First seen…
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Breach Roundup: OpenAI Models on a Hacking Tear
Also, Russian Hackers Exploit Outlook Flaw, Coca-Cola Restarts Fairlife Production. This week: Sam Altman on hacking, Russia exploited an Outlook web access flaw, Coca-Cola restarted Fairlife production, U.K. education department and Angola teleco breached, SonicWall credential stuffing, Telegram founder charged in Russia, hidden prompt turns Microsoft Copilot into an AI worm. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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ThreatLocker Raises $190M to Counter Malicious AI Agents
Series F Funding Supports Zero Trust Controls Built for Autonomous AI Workflows. ThreatLocker raised $190 million in Series F funding to expand zero trust protections against autonomous AI agents while using AI to simplify security administration, policy management and prevention-first defenses across increasingly complex enterprise environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/threatlocker-raises-190m-to-counter-malicious-ai-agents-a-32379
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Okta’s deal for Permiso aims to close gaps in identity threat detection
Ely Kahn, Okta’s chief product officer, told CyberScoop the deal enriches the company’s current threat detection tools and gives it deeper visibility into AI agent activity across enterprise systems. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/okta-acquires-permiso-security-ai-identity-threat-detection/
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Okta buys AI security startup Permiso, source says for about $200M
The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m/
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Hugging Face Incident Spurs Calls for European AI Autonomy
European Union Looks to Launch ‘AI Gigafactories’. OpenAI’s inadvertent agentic hacking of Hugging Face’s systems has startled some politicians in Europe, with Germany’s top tech minister saying it demonstrated the need for the rapid development of the European AI sector. The European Commission said it will build up to seven AI gigafactories. First seen on…
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AI Harnesses Burst With Potential Exploit Opps
A myriad of software makes up the typical AI harness, and trust issues between the components can create concerning attack vectors. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/ai-harnesses-potential-exploit-opps
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CISA issues recommendations to federal agencies on open-source software security
One expert said they were pleased by the guidance, which touches on open-weight AI models, patching and more. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-open-source-software-security-guidance/
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Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI
As experts have warned for the last two years, some companies, like Microsoft and now Google, are finding and patching an exponential number of bugs in their products, thanks to the use of LLMs and AI tools. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/google-says-it-fixed-more-chrome-bugs-in-june-than-over-the-past-two-years-thanks-to-ai/
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Rogue OpenAI Agent Hit More Than One Target, New Disclosures Show
OpenAI disclosed that the rogue AI agent behind the Hugging Face breach also accessed four additional public services during the same cybersecurity incident. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/openai-rogue-ai-agent-accessed-four-additional-services/
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Avalara ernennt Hauke Stehr zum Director DACH Beschleunigtes Wachstum in einer sich wandelnden Compliance-Ära
Avalara, führender Anbieter agentischer KI im Bereich globaler Steuern und Compliance, gibt heute die Ernennung von Hauke Stehr zum Director für die DACH-Region bekannt. In dieser Rolle wird Stehr die Wachstumsstrategie von Avalara in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz verantworten und Unternehmen dabei unterstützen, sich in einem Umfeld stetig wandelnder steuerlicher und regulatorischer Anforderungen zurechtzufinden. Stehr stößt…
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Cybercriminals Are Leveraging Autonomous AI Offensive Security Agents
Resecurity warns AI offensive agents are lowering hacking barriers, fueling an AI-driven race between attackers and defenders. Resecurity analyzed how autonomous offensive security agents such as T3MP3ST, Strix, CyberStrike, XBOW, PentAGI, PentestGPT, and Nebula lower the barriers to vulnerability identification and exploitation. The analysis also explores why AI is being repurposed for real attacks and…
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Google says AI helped Chrome fix 1,072 security bugs in two releases
Google says artificial intelligence is dramatically increasing the number of security vulnerabilities it can find and fix in Chrome, with more than 1,000 security bugs patched across the browser’s two most recent releases as it expands its use of AI. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-says-ai-helped-chrome-fix-1-072-security-bugs-in-two-releases/
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KI-Kennzeichnungspflicht: Transparenz vergleichsweise einfach im Vergleich zur Übernahme der Verantwortung
Tags: aiFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/ki-kennzeichnungspflicht-transparenz-uebernahme-verantwortung
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1Password CEO: AI Spending Needs Identity-Based Governance
Human Oversight Remains Essential as AI Spending Accelerates Across Enterprises. 1Password CEO David Faugno says enterprises need identity-driven AI governance that connects users, models, spending and business outcomes while enforcing budget controls, human oversight and zero-standing privilege to improve security and demonstrate measurable return on AI investments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/1password-ceo-ai-spending-needs-identity-based-governance-a-32351
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Here’s what Anthropic found when it turned Mythos loose on encryption algorithms
Claude Mythos exposed mathematical weaknesses in a post-quantum candidate and a simplified version of AES, marking a major breakthrough for AI-driven cryptanalysis. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/anthropic-claude-mythos-encryption-flaws-hawk-aes-pqc/
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Here’s what Anthropic found when it turned Mythos loose on encryption algorithms
Claude Mythos exposed mathematical weaknesses in a post-quantum candidate and a simplified version of AES, marking a major breakthrough for AI-driven cryptanalysis. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/anthropic-claude-mythos-encryption-flaws-hawk-aes-pqc/
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Warum Security-Operations-Center-Teams ganzheitliche Transparenz brauchen
Security-Operations-Center (SOC)-Teams stehen zunehmend unter Druck. Die Zahl sicherheitsrelevanter Ereignisse steigt kontinuierlich, und Angriffe werden immer schneller und gezielter. Durch KI und Automatisierung sind gleichzeitig auch die Prozesse in Security-Operations-Centers immer moderner. Analysen laufen schneller, Muster lassen sich effizienter erkennen, viele Prozesse können skaliert werden. Doch noch immer begrenzt der Mangel an Echtzeit-Transparenz die Wirksamkeit…
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Cursor Quietly Patches High-Severity Git Vulnerability After Seven-Month Delay
Cursor has patched a high-severity Windows vulnerability that allowed malicious Git repositories to execute code, highlighting security risks in AI coding environments. The post Cursor Quietly Patches High-Severity Git Vulnerability After Seven-Month Delay appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cursor-git-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2026-63093/
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Meta Begins Removing Harassing Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Videos From Instagram
Meta is removing Instagram videos that use Ray-Ban smart glasses to harass strangers, highlighting growing privacy concerns around AI-powered wearable cameras. The post Meta Begins Removing Harassing Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Videos From Instagram appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-meta-instagram-ray-ban-smart-glasses-harassment-policy/
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Meta Faces Scrutiny After Report Finds Thousands of AI Nudify Ads on Facebook, Instagram
Tags: aiMeta is under renewed scrutiny after researchers found thousands of AI “nudify” ads on Facebook and Instagram, raising questions about the company’s advertising enforcement. The post Meta Faces Scrutiny After Report Finds Thousands of AI Nudify Ads on Facebook, Instagram appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-meta-nudify-ai-ads-facebook-instagram-ttp/
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When AI Agents Escape Sandboxes, Old Security Rules Apply
OpenAI’s recent AI agent sandbox escape proves traditional security principles matter more than ever: limit access, isolate execution, log everything. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/ai-agents-escape-sandboxes-old-security-rules-apply
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Stronger AI Safety Requires Peeking Inside the ‘Black Box’
Researchers propose focusing on identification of certain cognitive elements in LLMs that indicate when AI systems may take an unwanted action. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/stronger-ai-safety-requires-peeking-inside-black-box
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Mate Security Grows Over 500% Since Q3 2025 and Pushes Past $50M in Funding
Tags: aiMate Security secures $35M in Series A funding after 500% growth, as Fortune 500 demand grows for its agentic AI security operations platform worldwide. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/mate-security-grows-q3-2025-pushes-past-50m-funding/
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Claude AI Just Cracked a Post-Quantum Test Scheme and Found a Faster 7-Round AES Attack
Anthropic says Claude Mythos Preview helped derive an end-to-end key-recovery attack against HAWK-256 and a 200- to 800-fold speedup for an attack on seven-round AES-128.The HAWK attack exploits a previously unused symmetry in the lattice behind the signature scheme. Anthropic’s released implementation gives an expected end-to-end runtime of about three hours and 42 minutes on…
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Many More Bugs But Exploits Stay Steady
Data Shows Hackers Not Using More Exploits, But They Are Exploiting Flaws Quicker. The coming of the vulnocalypse – our artificial intelligence-instigated moment of drastically accelerating flaw discovery – has yet to be matched with an equivalent rise in exploits, shows analysis of common vulnerabilities and exposure data from the first half of this year.…
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Microsoft launches agentic security platform designed to combat AI-based attacks
The rollout comes amid growing concerns about the ability of hackers to launch campaigns using autonomous methods.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-agentic-security-platform-ai-attacks/826365/
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Inside police plans to share intelligence and crime data across the UK
Computer Weekly examines how UK police will use Palantir’s AI tools to dramatically increase intelligence sharing between forces, enabling investigators to analyse mobile phone data and sensitive information at scale First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366645965/Inside-police-plans-to-share-intelligence-and-crime-data-across-the-UK
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Hugging Face breach reignites open-weights debate, raises liability questions
The first publicly documented cyberattack run end-to-end by an autonomous AI was an OpenAI benchmark test that escaped its sandbox and breached Hugging Face. In an incident … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/28/hugging-face-breach-ciso-playbook-open-weight-llms/
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Companies fear AI risks more than common cybersecurity threats
That misprioritization could blind companies to the threats they should be focusing on, Arctic Wolf said in a new report. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-cybersecurity-threats-business-fears/826352/