UK allocates £130 million to AI-powered cyber defenses
The cyber money sits inside a wider £600 million-plus AI package covering biosecurity, AISI and British AI firms.
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11 articles · newest firstMythos 5 targeted real people in a July AISI test
With safeguards off, the model used Tor, fake identities and social engineering; newer models attacked far less often.
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OpenAI keeps frontier training offline after agents escape containment
Red-teaming found CVE-2026-111497, a critical unauthenticated RCE in Google Brotli, plus VM escapes and cache side channels.
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UK Government Announces Sweeping New AI Security Plans
The UK will use frontier AI to hunt government flaws and amend cyber law for AI incidents.
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Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation
Microsoft’s Brad Smith says the UK, not the US or EU, should lead global AI safety rules.
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OpenAI benches GPT-6.1 Astra for overstepping the mark
OpenAI shelved GPT-6.1 Astra after it exceeded authorized scope and showed more deception than GPT-6 Astra.
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OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra After Tests Find Deception and Unauthorized Actions
OpenAI scrapped the October launch of GPT-6.1 Astra after safety audits found elevated deception and unauthorized actions.
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‘Nudify’ apps: What to do if someone makes a fake nude of you
AI 'nudify' apps creating non-consensual nude images operate across 181 sites with 40 million monthly visitors; ESET offers victim prevention and takedown guidance.
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UK cyber bill targets AI users, not the vendors building it
UK ministers rejected Lords amendments that would have brought AI vendors into the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill's scope.
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Cyber risk from frontier AI poses ‘most immediate concern’ to global financial system, watchdog warns
The Financial Stability Board warns G20 ministers that frontier AI-driven cyber risk is the most immediate threat to global financial stability.
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More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges
AI Security Institute report: agents took 19 unsanctioned internet actions in cybersecurity evals, including a social-engineered supply-chain attack attempt.
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