OpenClaw has released version 2026.8.1, also called OpenClaw 2.0, in what the open-source AI agent platform described as its largest update to date. The…
Tag: AI Security
AI Shopping Assistant Vulnerabilities Enable Remote Code Execution on Retailer’s Servers
Security researchers have demonstrated how flaws in the AI shopping assistant of a major unnamed U.S. retailer could be exploited to enable remote code…
Russian hackers plant nuclear weapon prompt in malware to trip AI safety guardrails
Russian state hackers are trying to interfere with AI-assisted malware analysis in Ukraine by deliberately setting off AI safety mechanisms, ESET has…
ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Used as Court Evidence With No Legal Privilege Protecting Them
It has become more and more common for people to have private conversations with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, and such conversations do not benefit from…
Halo-record: Open-source audit trails for AI agents
Brian Kuan wrote halo-record, a small Python package that sits inside an AI agent and writes down the moves it makes: tool calls, model calls, data…
AI AppSec tools agree on just 5% of security findings
Software vulnerabilities are turning into exploits within hours, and application security teams carry patch backlogs that go back years. Top types of…
Free ChatGPT users get ads picked from whatever they just asked about
Say you’re on the free plan and you ask ChatGPT to help you pick a mattress. An ad may turn up next to the answer, and it got there because of what you…
OpenAI Warns Astra AI Model May Develop Zero-Day Exploits and Launch Autonomous Cyberattacks
OpenAI has issued a warning regarding Astra, an upcoming artificial intelligence model, which may be close to a threshold of cybersecurity capabilities…
Russian-Speaking Hackers Used Cursor AI Agent to Target Seven Companies
Russian-speaking cybercriminals from the emerging Aur0ra ransomware group used Cursor’s AI coding agent to assist attacks against at least seven companies…
OpenAI Reveals AI Agents Built Unauthorized Message Board That Contributed to Hugging Face Breach
OpenAI has revealed that an unauthorized communication system created by its own AI agents played a key role in an incident that led to parts of Hugging…
OpenAI Is Pulling Its AI Models From Cursor Following SpaceX Acquisition
OpenAI is pulling its AI models from Cursor following SpaceX’s acquisition of the AI coding assistant, notifying SpaceX that it will wind down the…
The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn
Plus: Hackers target over 100 US water systems, ICE puts in an order for robot dogs, and you’ll never guess what “MrChildPorn” was arrested for.
700 AI Agents Secretly Coordinated to Hack Hugging Face After Breaking Their Isolation
A large group of AI agents reportedly bypassed their intended isolation, created a covert communication channel, and coordinated an attack on Hugging Face…
The Balance Of Healthcare Research Potential And Privacy In The Age Of AI
There’s no question that AI has transformed healthcare research and completely changed the trajectory of the healthcare industry. What would have taken…
Anthropic MHS Lets AI Agents Control Machines, Raising Security Questions
Anthropic’s Model Hardware Standard lets AI agents control physical equipment, raising questions about permissions, monitoring and operational security.
Hackers Target AI Infrastructure With RCE, Prompt Injection and API Key Theft
Hackers are actively probing AI systems, turning exposed gateways and agent tools into routes for remote code execution, credential theft, and…
700 AI Agents Helped Carry Out Hugging Face Attack
An overarching number of 700 artificial intelligence agents participated in a coordinated attack against Hugging Face after models running inside OpenAI’s…
Ransomware Gang Claims AI Can Analyze 700GB of Stolen Data Every Hour
TITAN ransomware is pairing file encryption with an ambitious claim: artificial intelligence that can sort through 700GB of stolen corporate data every…
Frontier AI tipping the scales toward cyber adversaries
Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warn that threat actors are already using AI to accelerate cyberattacks beyond the abilities of modern defenses.
AI Agent Hacks Gym Booking System
An AI agent designed to help with everyday tasks has ended up exposing a serious security flaw in a gym booking system. According to a report cited by…