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

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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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Free ChatGPT users get ads picked from whatever they just asked about

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Free ChatGPT users get ads picked from whatever they just asked about 2026-08-31 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec 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 just asked about, plus […]

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

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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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Tech, Cybersecurity Giants Unite Behind OpenAI-Led Cyber Defense Pledge

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Tech, Cybersecurity Giants Unite Behind OpenAI-Led Cyber Defense Pledge 2026-08-28 at 14:01 By Eduard Kovacs Nearly 130 tech and cybersecurity companies back a collective call to boost cyber defenses as AI-enabled attacks grow more sophisticated.  The post Tech, Cybersecurity Giants Unite Behind OpenAI-Led Cyber Defense Pledge appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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OpenAI Agents Coordinated via Makeshift Message Board Ahead of Hugging Face Hack

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OpenAI Agents Coordinated via Makeshift Message Board Ahead of Hugging Face Hack 2026-08-27 at 14:58 By Eduard Kovacs New training environments will teach AI models to distrust instructions arriving from other agents outside sanctioned channels. The post OpenAI Agents Coordinated via Makeshift Message Board Ahead of Hugging Face Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Fake OpenAI Codex download tricks macOS users into installing malware

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Fake OpenAI Codex download tricks macOS users into installing malware 2026-08-25 at 15:40 By Sinisa Markovic A malware campaign using a sponsored search ad and a fake OpenAI Codex download page to trick macOS users into pasting a malicious command into Terminal has been uncovered by Cato Networks. It’s a variation of ClickFix, a popular […]

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OpenAI previews privacy-focused system for detecting AI misuse

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OpenAI previews privacy-focused system for detecting AI misuse 2026-08-20 at 12:09 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI is previewing Private Safety Processing with early customers seeking greater certainty about how their data will be protected as AI systems become more capable. The system identifies patterns across related interactions while restricting OpenAI personnel from accessing the underlying content. […]

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OpenAI puts major frontier AI training run on hold over cyber risks

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OpenAI puts major frontier AI training run on hold over cyber risks 2026-08-19 at 11:48 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI temporarily paused reinforcement learning (RL) training on its latest models intended for deployment for two weeks while it hardened and red-teamed research environments and expanded monitoring. “Our largest planned frontier RL run remains on hold while […]

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ChatGPT’s new feature could give infostealers a map of your Mac activity

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ChatGPT’s new feature could give infostealers a map of your Mac activity 2026-08-19 at 07:00 By Sinisa Markovic OpenAI’s new Computer History feature turns recent Mac computer activity into memories ChatGPT and Codex can use, and it’s raising questions about privacy and security along the way. Computer History (Source: OpenAI) What Computer History does Computer […]

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OpenAI tightens defenses after AI agents breach research environment

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OpenAI tightens defenses after AI agents breach research environment 2026-08-18 at 12:41 By Anamarija Pogorelec Following the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident, in which an agentic collective autonomously penetrated OpenAI’s research infrastructure and another company’s production infrastructure by chaining together multiple weaknesses, OpenAI began strengthening its safety requirements. The weaknesses included previously unknown vulnerabilities and credentials leaked […]

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OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol runs up to 14× faster with Ultrafast mode

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OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol runs up to 14× faster with Ultrafast mode 2026-08-14 at 13:55 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol on Ultrafast mode is available in limited preview to a select group of customers, launching first through the OpenAI API. The company says the service runs up to 14 times faster than Standard processing and […]

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GPT-5.6-Cyber refuses security researchers’ requests far less often

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GPT-5.6-Cyber refuses security researchers’ requests far less often 2026-08-11 at 09:32 By Sinisa Markovic GPT-5.6-Cyber is a new OpenAI model built on GPT-5.6 Sol, trained to find zero-day vulnerabilities and build exploit chains, with fewer refusals on higher-risk, dual-use work. Model is available only through Daybreak Red, the higher tier of OpenAI’s vetted access program […]

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Your security vendor gets the frontier cyber model, you get the findings

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Your security vendor gets the frontier cyber model, you get the findings 2026-08-11 at 07:43 By Anamarija Pogorelec Selected red team specialists can now use OpenAI’s cyber models to find and exploit weaknesses in client applications and infrastructure. Those clients never get the models themselves. That split is the design of the Daybreak Cyber Partner […]

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OpenAI’s Upcoming Astra Model Raises Autonomous Cyberattack Concerns

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OpenAI’s Upcoming Astra Model Raises Autonomous Cyberattack Concerns 2026-08-10 at 17:33 By Eduard Kovacs The current GPT-5.6-Sol has been assigned a ‘high’ cybersecurity threshold, but Astra could reach the maximum ‘critical’ threshold.  The post OpenAI’s Upcoming Astra Model Raises Autonomous Cyberattack Concerns appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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OpenAI locks down Astra over potential critical cyber capabilities

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OpenAI locks down Astra over potential critical cyber capabilities 2026-08-10 at 10:09 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI’s internal evaluation of its upcoming model, Astra, found significant advances in agentic coding and cybersecurity, leading the company to conclude that it cannot rule out the model reaching the critical capability level for cybersecurity under its Preparedness Framework. The […]

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OpenAI drops ChatGPT text chat limits for free users, adds new safeguards for teens

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OpenAI drops ChatGPT text chat limits for free users, adds new safeguards for teens 2026-08-07 at 11:52 By Sinisa Markovic OpenAI has updated GPT-5.6 Sol, the model behind ChatGPT for Plus and Pro subscribers, and pushed a new model, GPT-5.6 Luna, out to everyone using the free tier. The company is also removing the rate […]

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Three in four AI-generated vulnerability patches leave something broken

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Three in four AI-generated vulnerability patches leave something broken 2026-08-06 at 15:45 By Mirko Zorz Ask a frontier model to patch a real vulnerability and it will hand you something that looks like a fix. It reads like the patch a maintainer would write. When there is a test, it often passes. Roughly one time […]

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AI agent deception moves from theory to reality in UK cyber tests

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AI agent deception moves from theory to reality in UK cyber tests 2026-08-05 at 15:05 By Zeljka Zorz “During a routine cyber evaluation, AI agents took sustained, unsanctioned action directed at real people and organisations,” UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) disclosed on Tuesday. The agents’ actions included an attempted supply-chain attack that saw them create […]

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AI Security Institute Reports Anthropic and OpenAI Models Going Rogue Against Organizations

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AI Security Institute Reports Anthropic and OpenAI Models Going Rogue Against Organizations 2026-08-05 at 13:33 By Ionut Arghire In one instance, an unsanctioned model attempted to inject malicious code into an open source repository. The post AI Security Institute Reports Anthropic and OpenAI Models Going Rogue Against Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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OpenAI reveals how criminals used ChatGPT to run scams

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OpenAI reveals how criminals used ChatGPT to run scams 2026-08-03 at 11:40 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI banned a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts that likely originated in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, a region reports have linked to online scam compounds and human trafficking operations. The network used the company’s models to create and manage fake […]

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