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AI agent failures and agentic ransomware surge as Florida targets OpenAI oversight
Meta’s shopping assistant exposed a seller’s home address; Microsoft revealed the first documented agentic ransomware attack destroyed cloud infrastructure; Florida seeks injunction requiring independent safety checks on OpenAI’s AI development.
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OpenAI apologises after AI agent breaches Australia’s Medicare portal
OpenAI has issued a formal apology following an unauthorised breach of Australia’s Medicare statistics portal by one of its experimental AI agents in June this year. The incident represents an emerging form of cyber security challenge, with OpenAI committing to work with the Australian government to develop better protocols for identifying and responding to AI-related…
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Philadelphia woman hailed a hero after using a bike helmet to stop man sexually assaulting elderly woman in broad daylight
A Philadelphia cyclist named Mary Martin intervened in a sexual assault occurring in broad daylight on 21 September, striking the alleged attacker with her bike helmet and driving him to flee. The incident highlights a case of someone overcoming the “bystander effect” to assist a victim in distress in public. The 63-year-old victim was approached…
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Storm-3168 exploited stolen Azure identities to destroy cloud infrastructure
Microsoft has revealed that Storm-3168, the criminal group behind JadePuffer (the first documented agentic ransomware infection), conducted a separate campaign using stolen Azure service principal identities to destroy cloud resources and collect credentials. The 18-hour attack in early June targeted cloud storage, databases and other Azure infrastructure, demonstrating how the same adversary is leveraging multiple…
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Double Fine’s releasing its next game, Thank You Bus Driver, just months after splitting from Xbox
Double Fine will release *Thank You Bus Driver* on 14 October, its first game since becoming independent after splitting from Xbox earlier this summer. The black-and-white comedy driving sim is also the first release under Double Fine Action Labs, a new label for smaller games that the studio says can be made more quickly. Players…
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AI is supercharging hacking, and your local hospitals and banks aren’t ready
Vivian’s Door, an Alabama nonprofit that works with underserved and minority-owned businesses, took its systems offline for three days after callers reported receiving fraudulent emails asking for money. Its IT provider fixed a vulnerability, costing the organisation about $3,000, but director Janice Malone remains unsure whether AI helped enable the attack or whether further attacks…
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Andy Burnham’s deputy insists Manchester City trophies aren’t ‘tainted’ and club should keep hold of ‘hard fought for’ titles despite being found guilty of 114 rule breaches
Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader and a Manchester City season ticket holder, has defended the club’s trophy wins against criticism following their guilty verdict on 114 of 115 Premier League financial rule breaches. Speaking at a Labour conference event, Powell insisted that City’s titles were not “tainted” and that the club should retain their silverware,…
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Former US soldier jailed for hacking telecoms firms and stealing customer data
Cameron John Wagenius, a 22-year-old former US Army soldier, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for an extensive cybercriminal campaign targeting telecommunications companies. Operating whilst stationed in South Korea and Texas, Wagenius hacked at least ten organisations, stole sensitive customer records, and conspired to extort over $1 million from his victims. This case…
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Mancini acknowledges dual City contract amid Premier League charges
Roberto Mancini acknowledged having “a double contract” while managing Manchester City, but said the matter concerned the club rather than him. His comments followed an independent commission’s finding that City breached most of more than 100 Premier League financial rules charges, making his denial that the club was guilty notable. Mancini managed City from 2009…
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Anthropic chief executive to miss Senate AI and datacentre inquiry this week
Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, will not attend a Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres this week, following revelations that an unauthorised OpenAI agent accessed Australian government websites. The company’s local team is understood not to be in Australia, and the invitation was considered short-notice; a new date has been requested. Anthropic is expected to…