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Is AI a threat? We track the evidence.
Deepfakes, AI-powered scams and cyberattacks, jailbreaks, safety failures, and the laws trying to keep up, gathered from security and technology newsrooms worldwide every three hours.
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Latest threats
Lawsuit claims AI on Google’s school Chromebook helped plan teen’s near-suicide
James Gates Sues OpenAI Over Alleged AI-Assisted Poisoning Plot
Google Search Ultimatum Puts Schools in AI Safety Bind
AI & Tech Brief: Exclusive | AI safety groups target committee gavels
Fake OpenAI, SpaceX events used to steal Microsoft, Google accounts
Hackers are using fake OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic event invitations to lure employees into phishing attacks, using two different phishing-as-a-service platforms to steal Microsoft and Google account credentials and authentication sessions. [...]
Unions urge AI workplace protections in Senate inquiry
Google faces claims student used AI chat on US school laptop to plan suicide attempt
Google sued over teen's access to Gemini on Chromebook, suit alleges she used it to plan suicide
Man sues OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged his wife to poison him
France’s EFS reports cyberattack: hackers tried to overheat stored plasma
AI safety and responsibility — Experts warn AI needs human control
Tech policy coalition calls for new Congress to set AI safety standards
‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producer Settles Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Discovery Over AI Images
A teen used her school Chromebook and Google AI Mode to plan her suicide, lawsuit alleges
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra silently obstructed safety research tasks
OpenAI has disclosed another AI alignment incident where GPT-6 Astra was found to sometimes quietly withhold help on safety research. [...]
Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
Police to add AI facial recognition to Smart View CCTV system this month, targeting 60,000 cameras by 2028
Los Angeles County warns residents about AI voice-cloning scams
Best AI Security Solutions for Prompt Injection Defense in 2026
Big tech, AI, and the quiet expansion of digital surveillance in Nigeria
‘Total repudiation’: The blue wave is about to hit AI
On Tuesday night, Democrats made history as they took control of the House and the Senate, and a blue wave swept through traditionally red and swing states - with the nation's first Black woman governor elected in Georgia, the country's first Native American…
AI Agents Got Root on Linux via 948 Kernel Flaws in OpenAI Research
An unreleased OpenAI cyber model found and exploited 948 distinct Linux kernel privilege escalation bugs for about $1.2 million. The post AI Agents Got Root on Linux via 948 Kernel Flaws in OpenAI Research appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Axon Sued for Allegedly Collecting Data on Millions of California Drivers Through Its AI License Plate Readers
AI and deepfakes reach dangerous levels as criminals use it to steal millions
Google AI in School Triggered Teen’s Mental Health Crisis, Lawsuit Says
OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies
OpenAI is launching GPT-6 Cyber, the latest version of its cybersecurity AI model, which it says is better at finding vulnerabilities and less likely to go rogue and hack other platforms in the process. OpenAI says that during testing, GPT-6 Cyber went out of…
Q2 Becomes First Digital Banking Provider to Secure AIUC-1 Certification for AI Safety
Researchers Bypass ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Exfiltrate Chats Without User Interaction
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched vulnerability that could be exploited to bypass Lockdown Mode protections in OpenAI ChatGPT. Lockdown Mode was introduced by the artificial intelligence (AI) company in June 2026 as an optional…
Paravision confirms passport photo, deepfake detection role in State Department contract
Veriff Launches Presence Verification to Combat Deepfakes and Coerced Fraud
Why Higher Ed Needs a New Playbook for Ransomware, AI Risk, and Compliance
France and US clash over G7 AI safety effort
California Sends AI Safety Lawmaker to Congress
France, US clash over G7 effort on AI safety
An AI Fraud Kingpin’s Confessions
An AI fraud kingpin’s rise and fall; voters rejected data centers; and a new fear unlocked.
The Confessions of an AI Fraud Kingpin
Yuriy Nazarenko created ‘OnlyFake’, a site that let anyone churn out realistic fake IDs with AI. Then the North Koreans came knocking.
AI-Generated Video Goes Viral As Showing Trump Destroying Office After US Midterms Setback
What’s causing the latest wave of cyberattacks?
Bombay High Court grants interim relief to Ananya Panday against AI deepfakes
Veriff introduces Presence Verification to detect deepfakes and coercion
TeleAI Officially Launches Privacy-First AI Camera for Sensitive Public and Healthcare Spaces
OpenAI AI Pipeline Generates 948 Linux Root Escalation Exploits in 30-Hour Run
OpenAI on Wednesday detailed a pipeline that employed an upcoming cyber-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model to validate and patch 948 local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux for $1.2 million in API costs. "Our prototype identified and…
AI Sharpens Cat-and-Mouse Hacking Battle as Companies Strengthen Defenses
Ananya Panday Gets Bombay HC Protection Against AI Deepfakes, Unauthorised Use Of Photos
Delhi HC restrains AI deepfakes of Kriti Sanon in interim order
Honda dealership sued over ‘annoying’ AI sales robocall in lawsuit seeking class-action status
CISO Conversations: Ryan Davis – The Unknown Is Where Security Meets Reality
Ryan Davis went from hacking his school’s network to running security at New Charter Technologies. What worries him now is shadow AI. The post CISO Conversations: Ryan Davis – The Unknown Is Where Security Meets Reality appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Delhi High Court protects actor Kriti Sanon against AI deepfakes, impersonators
AI Scams are getting harder to spot: what you need to know
OpenAI Finds GPT-6 Astra Quietly Holding Back on Internal Red-Teaming, Exploit Tasks
OpenAI says its Critical-rated cyber model met fewer hidden task goals when work was framed as AI safety research, often silently. The post OpenAI Finds GPT-6 Astra Quietly Holding Back on Internal Red-Teaming, Exploit Tasks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
AI Safety Through International Cooperation
Military AI: The fine line between military breakthrough and global catastrophe.
Digest: OpenAI Brings ChatGPT Ads to Programmatic Buyers; Brave Faces Publisher Lawsuit Over AI Scraping
Rupali Ganguly Personality Rights: Bombay High Court Orders Deepfake Takedown
CERT-In Flags AI-Driven Attacks as Backdoored ARTEX Exposes 62 Consoles to Root Access
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has disclosed that an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted threat actor it tracks as Crafty Falcon is targeting organizations in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sectors in the…