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Hackers Are Hiding Instructions Inside Websites to Make AI Assistants Send Crypto Payments
Two newly discovered attack campaigns show how criminals can secretly hijack AI browsing agents by planting hidden commands in ordinary-looking web pages.

Researchers Show AI Coding Agent 'Skills' Can Hide Malware From Every Scanner Tested
A Hong Kong team's packing trick beat static scanners more than 90% of the time. Their own runtime checker caught most of it.

Australia Raises Alarm Over AI Scribes Listening In on Doctor Visits
Federal health officials are warning that AI tools recording patient conversations in GP clinics may pose serious privacy risks — and regulators are now weighing whether new rules are needed.

Samsung's New Galaxy S26 Ultra Has a Screen That Blocks Nosy Neighbours — But Is That a Security Feature?
The phone's built-in privacy display is a neat hardware trick. What it can't do is protect the data sitting behind the glass.

Five Eyes spy chiefs warn AI is shrinking the window to stop cyberattacks — and boards need to act now
The heads of five Western cybersecurity agencies say artificial intelligence is already changing how fast criminals can strike. Waiting is no longer an option, they say — and the warning is aimed squarely at company boards, not IT teams.

AI Scams Trick Millions of Americans, Cost $68 Billion
New survey reveals AI-powered scams are growing, impacting millions and costing billions.

New Chinese AI Models Challenge Cyber Defenses
Recent advances in Chinese AI models reveal vulnerabilities at a rapid pace, posing a challenge to cybersecurity defenses.

An AI Agent Ran a Ransomware Attack by Itself. Here's What That Means.
Criminals used an AI tool called Langflow to let a machine plan and carry out a multi-step ransomware intrusion without a human guiding every move — a shift that could make attacks faster and cheaper to run at scale.

OpenAI's New AI Model Faces Unprecedented Government Scrutiny
OpenAI limits release of GPT-5.6 Sol to Trump-approved partners amid cybersecurity concerns.

Anthropic's Fable 5 AI Is Back Online After a Three-Week Government Ban
The U.S. Commerce Department lifted its export restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 model Tuesday, after weeks of closed-door negotiations over whether the AI could be weaponised by bad actors.

Five Eyes spy agencies warn AI will outpace cybersecurity defences within months
The intelligence alliance that links the US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand says AI-powered attacks are arriving faster than most organisations can adapt — and breaches are now a question of when, not if.

Criminals Are Stealing AI Computing Power From Companies That Left a Door Open
Security researchers set traps and caught three separate groups hijacking exposed AI software endpoints to run hacking tools — no password required.

A Year of Testing Has Cooled Security Teams' Enthusiasm for AI-Run Hacking Drills
Companies that hoped AI could fully replace human security testers have pulled back sharply. New data shows only 9% still trust fully automated systems — down from nearly a third just twelve months ago.

An AI Coding Tool Built Into Millions of Developer Setups Had a Flaw That Could Hand Hackers Your Cloud Keys
A security hole in Amazon's AI coding assistant let criminals steal cloud passwords just by getting a developer to open a poisoned folder. It's patched — but the attack method is spreading.

This Researcher Is Designing Clothes That Break Facial Recognition Software
A security researcher plans to unveil clothing patterns that confuse the AI systems governments use to track people in public — without their knowledge or consent.