Today: November 03, 2026
Today: November 03, 2026

Cybersecurity

Science|Technology

Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network

Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service

Election|Political|Technology

US tells election officials to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ahead of midterms

The FBI and the US cyber defense agency CISA are urging election officials -- and the American public -- to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ahead of next month's

Science|Technology

US's AI task force sets path for study and reviews, leader tells CNBC

A new government task force on AI used its inaugural meeting to set up protocols, a risk study and various committees, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told

Science|Technology

What happens if AI agents start speaking their own language?

What happens if AI agents start speaking their own language?

Arts|Business|Economy|Science|Technology

IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AI

The head of the International Monetary Fund has called for urgent guardrails to manage risks from the AI boom, comparing it to a Formula 1 car that could go off track

Europe

Bulgaria seeks NATO anti-drone systems, says defence minister

Bulgaria has formally asked NATO to deploy combat aircraft and anti-drone systems to bolster its defences after a series of drone attacks on commercial shipping in the Black

Political|Science|Technology

US intel officials postpone classified threat briefing for election officials after technical difficulties

US intel officials postpone classified threat briefing for election officials after technical difficulties

Economy|Finance|Technology

BoE warns banks to prepare for AI-enabled cyber breaches

The Bank of England is working with banks on deep cyber-recovery options, its deputy governor Sarah Breeden said on Thursday, arguing

Political|Science|Technology|World

Putin convenes top Russian officials to discuss cybersecurity

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss cybersecurity with top officials on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, describing it as an increasingly pressing issue but denying

Science|Technology

Google Deepmind's Hassabis calls AI hacks 'early warning shots'

Recent hacking incidents perpetrated by AI agents are "early warning shots", and the world could soon face major incidents if systems are

Business|Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?

Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?

Business|Political|Science|Technology

Anthropic seeks rehearing of case over Pentagon's security risk branding

Anthropic asked a US appeals court on Tuesday to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Pentagon's decision to label the AI company as a national security supply chain risk over a

Arts|Technology

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of placing recording device in company conference room

An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials say was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company’s technology

Arts|Technology

FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer over covert recording device, DOJ says

US federal agents arrested a Saudi national who was an OpenAI engineer and charged him with installing a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference

Crime|Europe|World

Eleven sailors missing after drone sinks ship off Bulgaria

Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, possibly the second deadly sinking of a cargo

Science|Technology

Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility

French investigators on Tuesday were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a

Europe

NATO general sets out tough military response to any 'foolish' Russian attack

NATO's top commander warned Russia on Monday that his forces would destroy "anything and everything" involved in any attack if

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

When AI goes rogue, who should get sued?

When AI goes rogue, who should get sued?

Arts|Business|Crime|Technology|World

Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested amid FBI hacker crackdown

(This Oct 10 story has been repeated with no changes to the text.)

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control

Arts|Business|Crime|Economy|Europe|Finance|Interview|MidEast|Science|Technology|World

Friend of suspected FBI data thief says he warned 'crazy' teen not to hack bureau

A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it.

Crime|Technology

Patel says FBI has arrested another person tied to ShinyHunters hackers

FBI Director Kash Patel said on Friday the bureau has arrested another person tied to the ShinyHunters hacking group.

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|World

Ukraine hits second major tech site, expanding range of targets inside Russia

Ukraine struck and partly disabled a major data centre operated by Russian technology company Yandex on Friday in the second such action

Science|Technology|World

China AI developers publish safety tests for just 3.6% of model releases, report finds

China's leading AI developers have publicly disclosed model-specific safety-test results for only a small fraction of their releases, a report by

Business|Crime|Technology

US announces effort to disrupt hacking infrastructure run by China's Integrity Tech Group

The United States said it is seizing seven internet domains to disrupt hackers it accuses of working with Chinese IT firm Integrity Technology Group.

Science|Technology

Chinese developer makes ARTEX AI agent closed-source after Korean bank hack

The Chinese developer of ARTEX said they have converted the AI agent to a closed-source project after cybersecurity firms identified it as a tool used in a

Science|Technology

Trump AI task force leaders to meet on Thursday, vice chair says

The four leaders of US President Donald Trump's AI task force are slated to meet on Thursday, task force vice chair Scott Kupor told Reuters, adding

Science|Technology|World

Drones hit Yandex site in first major attack on Russian data hub

Drones hit a data centre owned by Russia's Yandex, the country's leading AI and technology company said on Thursday, in the first major

Business|Europe|Science|Technology

Dutch firm uses AI to help drone systems 'talk' on Ukraine's battlefield

A high-velocity drone launched at a disused Dutch airbase by the North Sea roars through the clouds and intercepts

Crime|Science|Technology

Personal information for over 1 million people stolen in a cyberattack on Arizona's court system

A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system has compromised personal information for more than a million people

Science|Technology

Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams

Anthropic is expanding a program that allows vetted cybersecurity professionals to test its most powerful AI models with fewer safeguards, after its Project Glasswing initiative

Arts|Technology

Someone may have hacked the North Korean UN mission’s voicemail

Someone may have hacked the North Korean UN mission’s voicemail

Political|Science|Technology

South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that AI models are believed to have been used in some recent hacking incidents against banks

Crime|Technology|World

ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau, sources say

A suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which says it stole data on every FBI employee, was detained in Jordan

Science|Technology

Chinese hackers impersonated an Anthropic exec to get information about AI

Chinese hackers impersonated an Anthropic exec to get information about AI

Science|Technology

A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control

Science|Technology

Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts

Chinese hackers have been impersonating US AI experts, including a former government official, to try to steal emails from experts in AI

Crime|Technology

ShinyHunters website goes offline after FBI deadline expires

The website used by ShinyHunters, the group that claimed responsibility for a recent hack of thousands of FBI agents' personal and sensitive data, went offline on

Science|Technology

Pentagon creates 'Autowarcom' to expand AI and drone capabilities

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced the creation of a new military command that would be dedicated to building and providing autonomous and robotic

Science|Technology

Google announces Gemini 4 flagship AI model after months of delays

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced a new top-tier artificial intelligence model to anchor its Gemini 4 generation of models in a fresh bid to

Technology|World

Ukraine to present ‘wish list’ for new Russia sanctions under Graham law

Ukraine will present the Trump administration and Congress this week with a wish list of Russian companies, vessels and individuals it would like to see hit with U.S. sanctions under a new law signed by President Donald Trump this month

Opinion|Science|Technology

The ‘WarGames’ problem: Computer science has long understood what it takes to keep AI under control

A hit 1983 movie illustrates what computer scientists have long known: If you give an AI agent a goal but don’t control what it can and can’t do, you shouldn’t be surprised by what it does.

Science|Technology

Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said tech executives agreed to establish voluntary standards for AI and reiterated his support

Arts|Europe|Technology|World

European telcos may get more time to phase out high-risk suppliers under EU proposal

Europe's mobile telecoms ​operators could get more time to phase out equipment from suppliers deemed high risk, according to a proposal by EU governments

Business|Science|Technology

Visa joins growing alarm over AI-powered risks

Visa has open-sourced part of its AI-powered cyber defence system after "humbling" lessons from vulnerabilities exposed by AI models, as the payments giant

Science|Technology|World

China's AI agents can lie and scheme - just like their US rivals

Chinese-powered AI agents have learnt to deceive, circumvent restrictions and conceal failure, showing the kind of traits in autonomous

Science|Technology

Top AI executives sign commitment to ‘self-police’ after meeting at White House

Top AI executives sign commitment to ‘self-police’ after meeting at White House

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI apologises for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust

OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve cyber

Arts

FBI grapples with fallout from massive data breach

FBI grapples with fallout from massive data breach

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Cerebras to supply AI systems to cloud computing startup Gimlet Labs

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Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue

Nvidia has unveiled a new security platform designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue

Science|Technology

Trump wants an AI Force like Space Force, but that could make AI’s risks harder to manage

An AI Force would likely push China to create its own. That arms race could turn a technology already slipping out of human control into a weapon.

Political|Science|Technology

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe

(This Sept 27 story has been repeated with no changes to text.)

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Nvidia releases AI safety software it says could have stopped Hugging Face hack

Nvidia on Monday made available a set of software safety tools for AI agents that it says would have stopped the hack of Hugging Face, the AI

Arts

Residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack on Poland's border with Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of potential hybrid attacks from Russia on European countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland

Political|Science|Technology

Trump said he would dine with Anthropic CEO amid mounting AI debate

President Donald Trump had plans to dine late Sunday with the CEO of Anthropic

Interview|Science|Technology

Trump confirms meeting with Anthropic's Amodei, repeats dismissal of AI fears

US President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to have a dinner meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday night,

Business|Science|Technology

Rogue OpenAI agents targeted three separate US government websites

Rogue OpenAI agents targeted three separate US government websites

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure

OpenAI has disclosed its artificial intelligence models have interacted with U.S. government websites in unexpected ways

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

OpenAI's models accessed public US Census, SEC data, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI's models accessed publicly available information from US government websites, including those of the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg News

Science|Technology

OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges

Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still

Arts|Crime|Health|Technology|World

ShinyHunters hackers say they stole psychiatric and medical records of FBI staff

FBI personnel data recently stolen by the ShinyHunters hackers includes sensitive psychiatric and medical evaluation records, according

Science|Technology

Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security

An unregulated sector has risks in itself but will also aid the rapid advancement of AI in China.

Australia|Economy|Health|Political|Science|Technology

Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database

Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia's health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the

Science|Technology

OpenAI to preview GPT-6 Cyber within days, Fortune reports

OpenAI is set to preview a cybersecurity-focused AI model, GPT-6 Cyber, within days and launch a new product designed to help customers deploy it more securely and automatically,

Finance|Technology

BNP Paribas to keep sensitive data off public cloud despite Google deal

BNP Paribas will keep some sensitive customer data and critical operations off public cloud infrastructure even after signing a five-year cloud and AI partnership

Europe

NATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid attacks

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance is capable of handling sabotage and drone incidents in Europe and has good action plans in place

Science|Technology

Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountability

The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network

Business|Finance|Opinion|Science|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Not everyone thinks AI will kill us all

Not everyone thinks AI will kill us all

Business|Finance|Health|Political|Technology

First known AI hack of a government system

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent unlawfully accessed public and non-public Medicare data, marking the first known case of an AI system infiltrating a government network. Australia has launched a forensic probe and is scrutinizing OpenAI’s delayed disclosure of the breach. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports.

Economy|Health|Political|Science|Technology

OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

What we know about the rogue AI-agent security breaches

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of AI

Health|Political|Science|Technology

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website, checks for more breaches

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Europe|MidEast|Technology|US

FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website

The FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website