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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.
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.
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.
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 tracks AI agents command by command, in real time, on the devices where they do their work.
Are Your AI Safety Tools Actually Watching What Employees Type?
Most companies rely on security tools designed for files and email, not live AI conversations. That gap is now wide open.
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.
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.
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.
Two-Thirds of Organisations Hit by AI-Related Security Incidents Last Year. The Weak Link Is the API.
Most companies racing to deploy AI have left a quieter door wide open. It's the one their security teams aren't watching.
Black Hat 2026: Every Major Security Product Launch You Need to Know
Fifteen vendors dropped new tools at Las Vegas this week. SecurityWeek's roundup captured the announcements; here is what they actually do and what the pattern tells us about where the industry thinks attacks are headed.
Why Locking Down What AI Agents Can Do Is Not Enough
A security firm says the real question is not what you told your AI to do. It is how far it can wander if something goes wrong.
Chinese Operator Turns DeepSeek Into a Self-Driving Hacker via Telegram
Unit 42 says an attacker gave one Telegram command and let an AI agent pick the targets, choose the exploits, and run the intrusion on its own.
The Hidden Weak Spots Inside AI Agents That Major Tech Giants Are Missing
Security researchers broke into AI systems built by Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI, not by attacking the AI itself, but by exploiting the overlooked software wrapper around it.
Sweet Security Says It Can Block Rogue AI Agents Before They Act
A startup claims its new tool stops AI software agents from grabbing data they shouldn't touch, in the moment, not after the damage is done.
AI agents are approving transactions and nobody is watching
A new report finds most companies have handed financial controls to AI systems they cannot audit, trace, or investigate in real time.