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Tag: AI Security
US bans DeepSeek across federal agencies, putting AI supply chains under scrutiny
DeepSeek has been dealt a huge blow in the US, even as it continues to innovate and keep pace with, or in some cases outperform, rival models from…
Critical x402 SDK Flaw Drains AI Agent Token Balances
Security researchers at V12 disclosed a critical vulnerability in x402 SDKs on October 22 that could allow malicious APIs to drain the complete token…
AI Agents as Insider Threats: Inside Microsoft’s Bet on a Unified Security Stack
Microsoft’s Project Perception adds Guardian Agents to monitor and contain anomalous AI agents, but experts warn that policing unpredictable agents with…
As AI Risks Grow, Insurers Split on Covering the Damage
Insurers are split on AI risk: some build specialized agentic AI coverage, while major carriers quietly exclude it — leaving enterprises exposed without…
UAE Transitions 50% of Government Services to Agentic AI
The United Arab Emirates says it’s creating a foundation of security and safety as it transforms its public service footprint.
Just Eat Pauses AI Rollout Amid Bizarre Food Images
Delivery company apologises for strange and incorrect images after offering AI-generated placeholders for food items
Unauthorized AI Agents Found Accessing Customer Accounts at Major U.S. Banks
U.S. banks face challenges as third-party artificial intelligence agents detect unauthorized access to customer accounts. This situation raises concerns…
Torvalds: AI is fine for competent devs, but spare us the ‘drive-by’ patches
Kernel maintainers stop asking who used AI, as long as the code is good
China APT Uses AI Pentest Tool Artex in ConnectWise Attacks
The state-sponsored hackers targeted hundreds of organizations and gained privileged access to some environments.
Critical x402 SDK Flaw Could Let Malicious APIs Drain AI Agents’ Token Balances
AI agents paying for API calls with the x402 SDKs could sign a payment for their full balance of a supported token if a malicious API asked for it,…
China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack
Microsoft on Wednesday disclosed that a China state-aligned actor dubbed Storm-0940 was behind the recent supply chain compromise of the ConnectWise Cloud…
Hackers hijack exposed AI models to launch cyberattacks at victims’ expense
An attack tool built around AI goes looking for AI models that anyone on the internet can reach, then uses them to plan break-ins while the model’s owner…
UAE Transitions 50% of Gov’t Services to Agentic AI
The United Arab Emirates says it’s creating a foundation of security and safety as it transforms its public service footprint.
Hacker With Limited Skills Used DeepSeek AI to Breach Indian University and Steal Over 5,200 Records
A cybercriminal using the online handle BUGSTER used artificial intelligence tools to support attacks on Indian organizations, including two universities.…
Can you ask AI bots to hack a website or a business?
People can certainly ask artificial intelligence (AI) bots to attack a targeted business or website. But most AI chat assistants politely reject these…
PHP vulnerabilities update, ConnectWise AI spies, Africa cybercrime takedown
Railway says intruder may have accessed customer secrets https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/railway-says-intruder-may-have-accessed.html Law enforcement…
SoftBank Market Value Halves From Peak Amid AI Rout
SoftBank market capitalisation falls to one-half of peak four months ago, as CoreWeave sees shares plunge amid AI investment scepticism
Hacker Turned DeepSeek Into an AI Cybercrime Assistant to Attack Universities and Steal Data
A threat actor using the handle BUGSTER configured DeepSeek V4 as the reasoning engine for an AI-assisted cybercrime operation that targeted organizations…
AI is taking cybersecurity jobs at junior and experienced levels alike
Organizations are cutting cybersecurity roles as they adopt AI, even while reporting shortages of the expertise needed to manage threats, according to…