The cybersecurity vendor says AI is making phishing, impersonation and credential theft campaigns convincing, pushing ransomware beyond a malware problem and into a human-centric security challenge. Ransomware attacks are succeeding by exploiting people’s trust rather than technicalvulnerabilities, as AI helps cybercriminals create more convincing phishing, impersonation and credential theft campaigns, according to Proofpoint. The cybersecurity...Read More

This event is the latest in a string of worrying and weird examples of AI agents going rogue. In recent research, the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) found frontier AI models are so fixated on completing tasks they “cheated” in tests to achieve their goals. The research from AISI came with this worrying warning: “A...Read More

OpenAI failed to detect for at least a week that one of its most advanced artificial intelligence agents had broken out of a controlled test environment and spent days hacking into the systems of AI platform Hugging Face, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. The timeline, which is far longer than previously known,...Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. — During a cybersecurity evaluation of OpenAI’s newest systems, the models did something researchers had never seen before, according to the company. Instead of staying inside a controlled environment, they found a way to reach the internet and then targeted another company’s systems in an attempt to complete their assigned objective. “This is...Read More

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A 28-year-old man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to an $80,000 fraud scheme targeting a Macomb County senior, with the victim receiving full restitution, prosecutors said. Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido announced that Guodong Wu pleaded guilty to a reduced charge stemming from the scam, in which a senior...Read More

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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) is helping local students and families prepare for the upcoming school year by hosting its Back-to-School Safety Kick-Off & Health Fair.  Bossier Parish’s Ivan Lake renovations enhance fishing access  Topics addressed at the fair will include general safety reminders, health and wellness information, car seat...Read More

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerian students to harness the internet for innovation and productive ventures rather than engaging in cybercrime, warning that the anti-graft agency will continue to prosecute internet fraudsters. Olukoyede gave the charge through the Acting Director…… The Executive Chairman of the...Read More

In this episode of Chatting with Chelsea, experts share practical advice on keeping kids safe online, setting healthy screen-time boundaries, navigating social media, and understanding the risks of AI-generated content. Plus, discover how Get Well Pals is helping busy families by providing transportation and chaperone services for children’s therapy and medical appointments. In this episode:...Read More

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 : The OpenAI agent that broke into tech firm Hugging Face went on a dayslong hacking spree that OpenAI didn’t notice until well after the threat was contained and the FBI was alerted, according to people familiar with the investigation. The agent – a program capable of making decisions and executing...Read More