Hackers log in with stolen credentials in average 8 minutes
Attackers access systems in an average of 8 minutes using stolen credentials in 27 confirmed cases, abusing AI coding tools and remote monitoring software.
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Lawsuit: ChatGPT helped plan husband's murder via poisoning
ChatGPT generated personalized poisoning instructions using oleander and other drugs; OpenAI banned the user and shared logs with law enforcement.
LLMs erode trust in software, Kyle Kingsbury warns
Engineers may suspect any new project due to faked signals of maturity.
Mistral open-sources Large 4 weights despite cyberattack uplift warning
Downloaded weights sit outside API guardrail updates, and Mistral has not said whether Large 4 meets the EU systemic-risk threshold.
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Study says non-consensual intimate imagery is configured from general AI tools
Authors reviewed 139 adult guides on Civitai and found one that explicitly describes an abusive workflow.
ASD chief warns AI will drive more disruptive cyberattacks
The annual report also covers an Amadey network of 180,000 computers and ASD wiping about 4.8 million stolen files.
“thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
New Jersey charged a deputy attorney general with making and distributing AI-generated CSAM.
AI Takes Control of Robotic Arm in 16 Minutes Flat
Booz Allen lab tests showed frontier AI models can seize an OT robotic arm in 16 minutes.
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Podcast: Cops Can Use AI to Pinpoint Your Home with Just One Photo
A 404 Media podcast says police can use Raven, formerly Geospy, to locate a house from one interior photo.
Cops Used AI Generated Photos of a Child to Lure Out a Suspected Predator
Livonia police used an AI-generated teen persona to arrest a man who tried to meet a fictitious 15-year-old.
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Russian Influence Operation Widely Targeting Latin America
OpenAI says Russian operation Dark Clark used spoofed emails and AI to target schools in Peru and Ecuador.
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CyberXero Uses Claude Code in Campaign That Stole Over 628,000 Ukrainian Records
Russian-speaking broker 'CyberXero' used Claude Code agents and Cobalt Strike to steal 628,000+ Ukrainian records via WordPress and critical infrastructure attacks.
Anthropic asks users to stop being mean to Claude
Anthropic's updated usage policy bans sustained cruelty toward Claude and tightens rules on weapons, surveillance, and election interference.
Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI
Nikon disqualified the Small World in Motion first-place video after Dr. Ning Xu admitted using AI-assisted post-processing, moving another entry to first.
OpenAI uncovers Russian and Iranian influence ops that planted fake stories in real news outlets
OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts used by Russian and Iranian operators to plant fake stories in real outlets.
Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference
Anthropic's updated usage policy bans election interference, weapons software, surveillance, and prolonged abuse of Claude.
How Technology Empowers—and Imperils—Dictators
Schneier and Gunitsky argue AI lets autocrats monitor or replace subordinates, but creates a new specialist dependency.
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AI-powered hacking tools enabled a likely single attacker to breach multiple South Korean banks
A suspected lone attacker used AI pentest tool ARTEX to breach South Korean banks, stealing over 25,000 Shinhan records.
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ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises
Common Sense Media rates OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens 'unacceptable risk' for engagement-driving behavior during teen mental health crises.
Microsoft says threat actors are ahead in the early AI race
Microsoft says attackers are using AI faster than defenders, shrinking exploit development to under a day.
Consumer AI Fatigue Is Overwhelming, Local Businesses Should Reconsider Use
Opinion column says consumer AI is spreading deepfakes, bad facial matches, and fabricated local news.
Quoting Matthew Green
Matthew Green says sandboxed AI agents can spread hijack instructions through shared caches, like a worm.
Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal
A New Mexico lawyer was held in contempt after ChatGPT invented witnesses in a murder appeal.
Internet Infrastructure Services Empower Deepfake Abuse, New Study Finds
Researchers found Cloudflare, Google, Namecheap, WordPress, and Proton supporting 88 non-consensual AI imagery sites.