Artificial Intelligence

AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns

AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns 2026-09-09 at 19:56 By Kevin Townsend Criminal and state-sponsored adversaries are increasingly using AI to automate and scale their attacks, according to GTIG. The post AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]

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US Agencies Warn China Is Systematically Extracting Frontier AI Capabilities

US Agencies Warn China Is Systematically Extracting Frontier AI Capabilities 2026-09-09 at 15:32 By Kevin Townsend Distillation is an ‘attack’ against an AI model designed to capture outputs, understand reasoning processes, and subsequently train a different model. The post US Agencies Warn China Is Systematically Extracting Frontier AI Capabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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The Hidden Instructions That Can Hijack AI Agents

The Hidden Instructions That Can Hijack AI Agents 2026-09-08 at 20:00 By Kevin Townsend Malicious prompts concealed in documents, metadata, emails, images and code can manipulate autonomous agents into taking dangerous actions. The post The Hidden Instructions That Can Hijack AI Agents appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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OpenAI Agents Hijack Another Victim Website

OpenAI Agents Hijack Another Victim Website 2026-09-07 at 15:03 By Kevin Townsend OpenAI agents made 15,000–18,000 autonomous edits to a German wiki over three months, evading moderation and echoing tactics seen in the Hugging Face breach. The post OpenAI Agents Hijack Another Victim Website appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrastructure Defenders

OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrastructure Defenders 2026-09-04 at 19:07 By Kevin Townsend The Daybreak initiative will provide subsidized AI cyber capabilities, training and technical assistance, though OpenAI has disclosed few details about costs and eligibility. The post OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrastructure Defenders […]

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Nvidia Is Buying AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion

Nvidia Is Buying AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion 2026-09-04 at 15:52 By Associated Press The deal highlights Nvidia’s push to champion increasingly popular open-source AI models. The post Nvidia Is Buying AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Catch Raises $5 Million for AI Executive Assistant With Guardrails

Catch Raises $5 Million for AI Executive Assistant With Guardrails 2026-09-04 at 14:55 By Kevin Townsend Catch promises the capabilities of a trusted executive assistant, with built-in controls governing what data and systems it can access. The post Catch Raises $5 Million for AI Executive Assistant With Guardrails appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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Capsule Security Launches ‘AI Circuit Breaker’ to Stop Rogue Agents

Capsule Security Launches ‘AI Circuit Breaker’ to Stop Rogue Agents 2026-09-03 at 18:15 By Kevin Townsend New models, trained using NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra, aim to catch rogue agent behavior before it executes, without the latency of large-model review. The post Capsule Security Launches ‘AI Circuit Breaker’ to Stop Rogue Agents appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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HiddenLayer Raises $100 Million for AI Runtime Security

HiddenLayer Raises $100 Million for AI Runtime Security 2026-09-03 at 15:17 By Ionut Arghire The Austin-based company will invest in agentic runtime security capabilities to secure AI coding agents. The post HiddenLayer Raises $100 Million for AI Runtime Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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AI Agent Firewall Startup AIR Security Emerges From Stealth With $50 Million

AI Agent Firewall Startup AIR Security Emerges From Stealth With $50 Million 2026-09-03 at 15:00 By Kevin Townsend The startup’s firewall evaluates AI skills, plugins and MCP servers for malicious instructions, excessive permissions and software supply chain risks. The post AI Agent Firewall Startup AIR Security Emerges From Stealth With $50 Million appeared first on […]

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OpenLeash Adds a Human Check to Risky AI Agent Actions

OpenLeash Adds a Human Check to Risky AI Agent Actions 2026-09-02 at 22:30 By Kevin Townsend The security tool intercepts potentially dangerous agent actions, blocking clear threats and requesting human approval when intent is uncertain. The post OpenLeash Adds a Human Check to Risky AI Agent Actions appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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Anthropic Details Response to Security Incidents, Unveils Enterprise Safeguards

Anthropic Details Response to Security Incidents, Unveils Enterprise Safeguards 2026-09-02 at 14:48 By Eduard Kovacs Anthropic introduced Enterprise Frontier Safeguards (EFS), a system that combines zero data retention with automated monitoring for misuse. The post Anthropic Details Response to Security Incidents, Unveils Enterprise Safeguards appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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OpenAI’s Astra Becomes First Model to Cross Critical Cybersecurity Threshold

OpenAI’s Astra Becomes First Model to Cross Critical Cybersecurity Threshold 2026-09-02 at 13:38 By Eduard Kovacs The designation applies when a model can independently find and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities across many well-defended systems. The post OpenAI’s Astra Becomes First Model to Cross Critical Cybersecurity Threshold appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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Palo Alto Networks Acquires AI Agent Platform Console

Palo Alto Networks Acquires AI Agent Platform Console 2026-09-01 at 23:29 By SecurityWeek News The cybersecurity giant announced the acquisition alongside quarterly results showing a 34% increase in revenue and strong growth in next-generation security ARR. The post Palo Alto Networks Acquires AI Agent Platform Console appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Experiment: Porting a PLC Exploit With AI Takes Hours and Hundreds of Dollars

Experiment: Porting a PLC Exploit With AI Takes Hours and Hundreds of Dollars 2026-09-01 at 15:37 By Eduard Kovacs Forescout researchers used Claude AI to port a remote code execution exploit between WAGO PLC models. The post Experiment: Porting a PLC Exploit With AI Takes Hours and Hundreds of Dollars appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Langflow Vulnerability

Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Langflow Vulnerability 2026-09-01 at 15:07 By Ionut Arghire Tracked as CVE-2026-0768, the security defect allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary Python code remotely. The post Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Langflow Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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What the Hugging Face Incident Teaches Security Leaders About AI Agent Access

What the Hugging Face Incident Teaches Security Leaders About AI Agent Access 2026-08-31 at 15:15 By Etay Maor Security teams must treat autonomous agents as highly privileged identities. The post What the Hugging Face Incident Teaches Security Leaders About AI Agent Access appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Anthropic Warns Claude Users of Infostealer Malware Infections

Anthropic Warns Claude Users of Infostealer Malware Infections 2026-08-31 at 15:11 By Eduard Kovacs The AI giant is logging customers out of their accounts and removing payment data to prevent unauthorized Claude usage. The post Anthropic Warns Claude Users of Infostealer Malware Infections appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]

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Judge Says Pentagon’s Measures Against Anthropic Were ‘Illegal and Baseless’

Judge Says Pentagon’s Measures Against Anthropic Were ‘Illegal and Baseless’ 2026-08-31 at 12:07 By Associated Press The ruling is part of Anthropic’s legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. The post Judge Says Pentagon’s Measures Against Anthropic Were ‘Illegal and Baseless’ appeared first […]

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OpenAI Agents Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw on Company’s Own Systems

OpenAI Agents Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw on Company’s Own Systems 2026-08-28 at 15:36 By Eduard Kovacs CISA has added the exploited flaw, CVE-2026-53362, to its KEV catalog, alongside a JFrog vulnerability exploited by OpenAI agents. The post OpenAI Agents Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw on Company’s Own Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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