OpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated on Friday, following a series of incidents in which AI agents have escaped containment. The company had evaluated the agent, Astra, and found “significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity”, which had moved to a “critical” threshold where...Read More
The families of four teenagers who died by suicide recently sued Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, alleging that the teenagers’ use of the platforms over many years was addicting, and caused sleep deprivation, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. The teenagers committed suicide at the ages of 13, 14, 17, and 18, respectively. These are not...Read More
Three long weeks after OpenAI’s agents autonomously hacked Hugging Face, the company finally shared an in-depth description this week of what actually happened, and a video of that account published on YouTube on Thursday night has quickly gone viral. The video is of a talk two OpenAI staffers gave on Wednesday at the Black Hat...Read More
Blockchain security firm $REKT has reported that cryptocurrency hacking incidents have surged in 2026, with 276 separate attacks resulting in total losses of approximately $1.2 billion so far this year. The firm highlighted that the recent Coldcard hack alone accounted for about 10% of the annual total, underscoring the growing sophistication and impact of exploits...Read More
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Mapo/Getty Images For a while, it seemed like two-factor authentication was going to stump hackers for years to come. Its strength lies in giving you two distinct factors of authentication, mainly what you know and what you own. That is why when you enter a password (something...Read More
BRAINERD — The first-ever CC’s Sack Attack Bags Tournament raised preliminary gross proceeds of more than $6,000 to support Family Fun Day and the Alex & Brandon Child Safety Center, a program of Relationship Safety Alliance. Held July 25 at CC’s Bar in Brainerd, the event brought together 20 teams, volunteers, local businesses, donors and...Read More
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March. In a ruling late Thursday, Judge Bryan Biedcheid said the bulk of the money —...Read More
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – As Congress debates new regulations for social media and gaming platforms, a North Alabama juvenile court attorney says keeping children safe online still starts at home. The Kids Online Safety Act is moving forward in Congress after clearing the Senate Commerce Committee. The legislation would hold tech companies to a higher...Read More
Two Polish security researchers wanted to find out how vulnerable their country’s internet was to potential cyberattacks and quickly found that thousands of public agencies and websites were at risk of being hacked. At the Def Con cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas on Friday, security researchers Robert Kruczek and Kamil Szczurowski said they wanted to...Read More
