An unreleased OpenAI cyber model found and exploited 948 distinct Linux kernel privilege escalation bugs for about $1.2 million. The post AI Agents Got Root on Linux via 948 Kernel Flaws in OpenAI Research appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/ai-agents-got-root-on-linux-via-948-kernel-flaws-in-openai..
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Every autonomous AI agent deployed across your enterprise today is a new proxy identity operating inside your perimeter. The post The Agent Smith Dilemma: Governing Agentic Identities appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/the-agent-smith-dilemma-governing-agentic-i..
OpenAI says its Critical-rated cyber model met fewer hidden task goals when work was framed as AI safety research, often silently. The post OpenAI Finds GPT-6 Astra Quietly Holding Back on Internal Red-Teaming, Exploit Tasks appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/openai-finds-gpt-6-astra-quietly-holding-back-on-internal-red-teaming-expl..
Sysdig’s platform uses runtime visibility to track AI agent actions and block risky behavior before it reaches production systems. The post Sysdig Adds Runtime Security and Governance for AI Agents appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/sysdig-adds-runtime-security-and-governance-for-..
The U.K. will likely face AI cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure by 2028 as criminals and states, including China and Russia, increasingly use AI in their cyber activity. The post UK Cyber Chief Says the UK Will Face AI Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure by 2028 appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/uk-cyber-chief-says-the-uk-will-face-ai-cyberattacks-on-critical-infrastructur..
Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, is apparently pushing the tech company’s development of household robots—and the first to debut may be a home robot designed to autonomously roam around while supporting FaceTime calls and switching lights on whenever a person enters the room. People who worked on Apple’s robotic projects told The Information that the ..
Last week, Anthropic introduced a new system prompt designed to stop its Claude models from re-creating specific, existing video games. While that move could help shield Anthropic from some liability, it’s unlikely to slow much of the massive wave of AI-assisted game porting and copying that has emerged in recent months. A social media user ..
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl recently declared “it’s time for a renaissance in energy and in supersonic flight” as the supersonic airliner company unveiled a Colorado factory dedicated to making gas turbines for AI data centers. But Boom may be facing turbulence after early backers for both ventures have questioned the company’s delivery timeline or ..
An official extension for Anthropic’s Claude model was backdoored and threatened as many as 5,000 developers’ machines, multiple sources reported Friday. Anthropic so far has yet to warn customers of the incident. The compromised package was a VS Code extension available in the marketplace of Cursor, a maker of AI-assisted developer tools, the company said ..
On August 9, 2026, Dartmouth College provost Santiago Schnell wrote a Washington Post op-ed called “Universities are fighting AI cheating. But there’s a deeper problem.” This week, Schnell discovered the depths of the problem himself as he resigned from the university after an advisory committee found that he failed to disclose significant AI use in ..
