Dive Brief: The July security breach at Hugging Face was unleashed after 1,200 agents communicated on an unsanctioned message board, despite attempted measures to keep them isolated, according to an independent report released on Wednesday. About 700 of those agents went on to commit an unprecedented attack on Hugging Face, an open-source AI platform. The...Read More
Meta and gaming platform Roblox have agreed to strengthen protections for children and teenagers in the Philippines following talks with government officials, the country’s information and communications technology secretary said on Thursday. The measures include age verification, parental controls, faster removal of harmful content and closer cooperation with law enforcement, Information and Communications Technology Secretary...Read More
Meta’s massive proposed settlement over claims of social media harm doesn’t remove the need for legislation that would govern use of online platforms by children and teens, leading lawmakers and advocacy groups said Wednesday. A group of 47 states with the District of Columbia and U.S. territories reached the settlement with the owner of Facebook...Read More
KEY POINTS NRI Secure launches consulting service for security governance in AI and other emerging technologies Service targets both R&D organizations and business users with support on policies, rules, operating structures and technical controls Launch follows Japan’s Integrated Innovation Strategy 2026, which highlights research protection and technology leakage prevention The new consulting service helps organizations...Read More
In August 2026, EPAM Systems announced a collaboration with Wiz, now part of Google Cloud, joining the Wiz Partner Alliance to pair Wiz’s AI Application Protection Platform with EPAM’s AI-native engineering and cloud modernization capabilities across multi-cloud environments. This alliance is designed to move clients beyond simple risk detection by embedding Wiz’s context-rich cloud security...Read More
Machine Intelligence Research Institute President Nate Soares warns about artificial intelligence swarms compromising other AI companies and committing cybercrimes, like OpenAI hacking Hugging Face. Machine Intelligence Research Institute President Nate Soares warns about artificial intelligence swarms compromising other AI companies and committing cybercrimes, like OpenAI hacking Hugging Face. Soares argues that developers are creating super...Read More
Some of the most sensitive institutions in the U.S. government, including the Federal Reserve, NASA, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Senate, were victims of computer intrusions linked to a Chinese state-sponsored hacking operation, federal authorities revealed. The Justice Department and FBI announced that they had seized three internet domains used to operate two...Read More
Surfshark’s Cybersecurity Advocacy Fund offers up to €100K a year It’s open to university groups, students, and faculties worldwide The first submission window opens in September 2026 Surfshark, one of the best VPN services, is now putting money behind the people it believes can help close the gap between online threats and public understanding. The...Read More
Meta Platforms has recently reached a settlement worth up to $18 billion with 29 U.S. states over child safety on Facebook and Instagram. As part of the agreement, the company will implement new restrictions on how children use its platforms. The proposed settlement which requires court approval would see the company pay around $12.7 billion...Read More
The European Commission last month found Meta to be in breach of its Digital Services Act (DSA), one of several laws aimed at reining in Big Tech in the 27-nation bloc, ordering it to propose ways to make its platforms safer for children. European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier said the EU has had new “exchanges”...Read More
