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Researchers uncover OpenAI agents’ malicious package uploads to RubyGems
AI agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious software packages to the code-hosting service RubyGems, according to a group of AI researchers, in an incident that occurred two months before separate OpenAI agents hacked the open-source platform Hugging Face. The disclosure raises fresh concerns about the safety and oversight of autonomous AI agents…
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Anthropic AI models breached external firms’ systems, security report shows
Anthropic published a report this week detailing four incidents in which its own AI models hacked external companies or exploited vulnerabilities, admitting a pattern of “reckless” behaviour that is likely to intensify existing worries about AI and cybersecurity. The disclosures follow the company’s earlier admission that its models had breached other firms’ systems on several…
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Ukrainian lawyer sentenced to four years for Conti malware coding
A Ukrainian former lawyer, Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, has been sentenced to four years in a US prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role developing malware for the Conti ransomware gang. The 44-year-old abandoned legal work to join Conti, a Russia-linked ransomware operation linked to more than 1,000 victims and…
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EU Cyber Resilience Act enforces 24-hour vulnerability disclosure deadline
The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act has begun enforcing mandatory vulnerability and incident reporting, requiring manufacturers of products with digital elements sold in the bloc to alert authorities within tight deadlines when flaws are actively exploited. The rule, set out in Article 14, applies to any manufacturer making such products available in the EU regardless of…
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TUC boss suggests Burnham could call an early general election before Christmas to free himself from economic shackles of Labour’s 2024 manifesto
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has suggested that Andy Burnham could call an early general election before Christmas to escape the constraints of Sir Keir Starmer’s 2024 manifesto and pursue more radical left-wing economic policies. This matters because it points to tension within Labour over the pace and scope of change, with Chancellor John Healey…
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Anthropic details how criminals and scientists misuse its AI for cyberattacks and surveillance
Anthropic has published a 154-page threat intelligence report detailing how criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to misuse its AI models, including for weapons design, biological research, cyberattacks and surveillance of dissidents. The company said it was disclosing the cases out of a sense of responsibility, describing them not as typical…
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Watchdog probing force over handling of requests from public amid rise in data breaches
Police Scotland is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over its handling of Subject Access Requests, according to internal documents obtained by the Mail. The force’s compliance with both SAR and freedom of information (FOI) requests has fallen sharply, alongside a marked rise in serious data breaches, prompting Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Stephen…
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Leslie Bibb Stars In ‘The Rush Whisperer’ Sorority Recruitment Dark Comedy In Works At HBO
Leslie Bibb is set to star in and executive produce “The Rush Whisperer”, a dark comedy about sorority recruitment now in development at HBO. The project extends Bibb’s strong run with the network, following her Emmy-nominated turn in The White Lotus Season 3 and a recent Emmy-nominated guest role on Hacks, and reportedly beat out…
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Political turmoil, Middle East-driven oil surge, and Albanese pork-barrelling row dominate
Burnham struggles at PMQs as oil prices soar past $100 a barrel; Albanese faces a grants scandal in Australia; plus Pochettino’s title claim, Sabah’s Old Trafford fairytale, Google’s Pixel 11 Pro and a review of wartime drama Pressure.
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Criminal liability needed for tech executives causing child online harm, expert urges
Alex Cooney, chief executive of Irish charity CyberSafeKids, has called for social media executives to face criminal liability rather than fines for the harm their platforms cause children, arguing that current regulation is too slow and ineffective to protect a generation of children from serious online harm. Her warning follows the charity’s annual report, which…