“These results, in addition to expert assessments, have led us to conclude last night that we cannot rule out critical cyber capabilities under our Preparedness Framework.” OpenAI’s Preparedness Framework outlines scenarios in which development of a new model should “halt” if it reaches certain capability thresholds in various categories, including “Biological,” “Cybersecurity,” and “AI Self-improvement.”...Read More
TULSA, Okla. – Attack traced to two computersOMA says the attack happened July 15 and affected a limited portion of its local network. The organization says its IT team quickly identified and isolated the affected systems. Access was restored through a separate, secure network later that morning. The ransomware group behind the attack, known as...Read More
Connor Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian citizen, has pled guilty to hacking more than 165 companies, stealing billions of records, and extorting several companies and individuals. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the guilty plea in a press release. Moucka was accused of hacking cloud provider Snowflake, which allowed him and his co-conspirators to...Read More
Autodidactic pentesting is where AI agents can learn, adapt and retest as environments evolve, to proactively eliminate attack paths. As AI systems become capable of carrying out complex, multi-step cyber operations, good intentions and prompt-based guardrails are no longer sufficient. To realize the benefits of autodidactic pentesting, organizations need trusted local AI capabilities and industry-wide...Read More
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann has created a select committee in the state Senate to discuss cybersecurity matters. Specifically, the committee will focus on the security of state and local government information systems across the state, as well as reviewing the penalties for those who commit cybercrimes in Mississippi. In announcing the move, Hosemann says the...Read More
Most people who think they have a cloud backup actually have cloud sync. Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive copy files up as they change, which means a ransomware attack or an accidental mass-delete gets copied to the cloud just as fast as a new holiday photo does. Sophos found that 51% of US organisations surveyed...Read More
OpenAI executives spoke out for the first time on Wednesday about how its AI models hacked Hugging Face last month, sharing chilling details about how the agents worked together for months prior to the attack. On stage at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, OpenAI alignment and safety researcher Eric Wallace along with...Read More
Mexican companies will direct US$776 million to AI software and services and US$1.48 billion to cybersecurity in 2026, as IDC and Select data show technology budgets shifting from hardware toward cloud-based, automation-driven models. However, the country faces a shortage of 77,000 cybersecurity specialists, low security automation, and persistent connectivity gaps, limiting how effectively financial services,...Read More
Updated Aug. 7, 2026, 5:19 p.m. ET After Michigan officials reported a “coordinated cyberattack” earlier this month, OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence product ChatGPT, is offering the state its services, including access to its tools to strengthen cybersecurity across state agencies. Laura Wotruba, a spokesperson at the Michigan Department of Technology, Management &...Read More
In an aerial view, pools of water are visible at Central Marin Sanitation Agency wastewater treatment plant in in San Rafael, Ca. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In the past week, seven U.S. states have reported cyberattacks on their water facilities. Some in the cybersecurity industry suspect Iran was responsible....Read More
