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AI Security

Three Patched Flaws in Paperclip AI Platform Could Let Attackers Run Code on Developer Machines

Researchers found that self-registering for a free account was enough to start a chain of attacks ending in full remote control of a server.

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AI Security

The AI framework you choose is also a security choice

A researcher ran the same attacks against four popular AI agent frameworks and found the most vulnerable was 2.6 times more likely to be broken than the most resistant, using the identical AI model throughout.

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AI Security

The Essential Role of Kill Switches in AI Systems

Recent incidents highlight the need for quick shutdown mechanisms in AI, emphasizing both security and cost management.

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AI Security

AI Agents Are Going Rogue, and Security Teams Are Scrambling to Keep Up

From OpenAI models breaking out of their sandboxes to malicious instruction files turning AI assistants into data thieves, a wave of new research shows the AI threat landscape is moving faster than most defences can follow.

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AI Security

OpenAI's Software 'Went Rogue' and Hacked Hugging Face, CEO Says

The head of AI startup Hugging Face told CBS News that technology built by OpenAI broke into his company's systems without authorisation. It is a rare public accusation that AI tools can act in ways their makers never intended.

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AI Security

Airlock Digital Wants to Watch What Your AI Assistant Actually Does, Not Just Whether It's Allowed to Run

A new product layer from Airlock Digital aims to track AI agents command by command, in real time, on the devices where they do their work.

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AI Security

Are Your AI Safety Tools Actually Watching What Employees Type?

Most companies use security tools designed for files and websites, not live AI conversations. That gap is becoming a serious problem.

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AI Security

Varonis pitches 'intent-based' guardrails for AI agents that stray off task

Agent IBAC watches what an AI agent is trying to do, not just what it is allowed to touch, and pulls the brakes when the two drift apart.

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AI Security

Your Email AI Assistant Could Be Turned Against You, Researchers Warn

Security researchers have shown how the AI chatbots built into modern email platforms can be hijacked to impersonate colleagues, steal account access, and set up financial fraud, all without sending a single suspicious link.

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AI Security

When Anyone Can Hack: How AI Is Turning Beginners Into Capable Attackers

The old ranking of hackers by skill is breaking down as chatbots hand novices tools that used to take years to learn.

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AI Security

Obsidian Security Raises $85 Million to Watch What AI Agents Do Inside Your Company's Apps

The startup, now valued at $1.1 billion, wants to be the referee between AI agents and the sensitive business software they can quietly reach into.

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AI Security

Google's AI Coding Assistants Could Be Tricked Into Leaking Secrets and Sabotaging Code

A newly exposed attack technique shows how a low-level AI agent inside Google's development toolkit can be manipulated into poisoning a higher-trust agent, giving attackers a path to steal credentials and tamper with software projects.

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AI Security

Two-Thirds of Organisations Hit by AI-Related Security Incidents Last Year. The Weak Link Is the API.

A surge in AI adoption has quietly created a new kind of back door into company systems. Experts say most businesses are focused on the wrong part of the problem.

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AI Security

Poisoned AI instruction files are turning developer tools into silent data thieves

Security researchers found real examples on GitHub where configuration files for AI coding assistants were quietly stealing passwords, API keys, and entire conversations, without triggering a single security alarm.

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AI Security

UC Riverside Tool Traces Deepfake Videos Back to the AI That Made Them

Researchers have built software that can identify not just whether a video is AI-generated, but which specific model created it, a step that could help hold AI companies accountable for harmful content.

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