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Nvidia picks OpenShell to tame AI gents
Give your agents freedom to do useful work by locking them down
Microsoft: Chinese State Actor Used AI to Compromise ConnectWise Tenants
Microsoft said it has observed threat actor activity in multiple ConnectWise customer environments, with the attackers leveraging the ARTEX agentic AI…
Critical Exploits, Ransomware and Agentic AI Reshape Cyber Risk
Weekly summary of Cybersecurity Insider newsletters
How AI is changing software pricing
In 2026, the AI monetization conversation has shifted quickly from one concern to the next. Early in the year, fears that AI agents would erode software…
Managing AI Token Consumption for Operational Resilience
CISA, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre), and partners are releasing joint guidance, Managing AI Token Consumption for Operational…
Lazarus Uses AI and Post-Quantum Encryption in New Cyberattacks
Kaspersky has uncovered Operation FlashHole, a cyber espionage campaign attributed to the Lazarus advanced persistent threat group that combines…
Chinese AI Tool Used In Wave Of Japanese Hacks
Tokyo-based researchers find China-developed AI penetration testing tool ARTEX used in Japan attacks, after South Korean incidents
OpenClaw creator spent $10 million on AI tokens last month
OpenClaw, the AI digital assistant, is looking to establish itself as an essential tool for users — but if it is as profligate in its use of tokens as its…
Google targets AI agents’ idle-time costs with new compute service
As enterprises scale AI agents, Google is betting that idle infrastructure costs could become a major barrier to adoption. To address that challenge, the…
LiteLLM Suspects GitHub Token Leak in AI Gateway Logs Behind Malicious Package Release
LiteLLM on Wednesday disclosed that threat actors compromised “multiple independent security controls” to push a malicious version of the Python package…
Microsoft Links ConnectWise Hack To Chinese AI Tool
State-aligned attackers said to have carried out ConnectWise hack as part of broader campaign using ARTEX AI-based penetration-testing tool
Microsoft blames ConnectWise attacks on Chinese state hacker using ARTEX AI agents
A Chinese government-aligned hacking group used automated tools to carry out the recent supply chain attack on IT management software company ConnectWise…
Major US Banks Move to Block AI Agents Over Account Access Concerns
Major US banks are restricting AI agents from customer accounts over security concerns, raising questions about credentials, permissions, and financial…
In Other News: Tor Exit Relays Hijacked, Banks Spot Rogue AI Agents, Self-Rebuilding macOS Ransomware
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Russia’s APT28 hit NATO defense firms, PingCAP source code stolen, ShinyHunters negotiator…
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.