By David Antonov, consultant in AI technology. Eurasia Business News, August 8, 2026. Article n°3065. OpenAI has slowed parts of the development of its upcoming Astra AI model after internal testing indicated that the system may possess advanced cybersecurity capabilities. The company said it cannot rule out that Astra has reached the “Critical” level under its...Read More
Another local business fights off an online attack Thursday. Woodhaven Lakes said on Facebook they caught and quickly stopped a ransomware attack which was encrypting files on their on premise storage devices. Initial analysis said the attack was limited to locally stored Microsoft Office files and documents with no breach to the Property Owners database...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
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
Hackers accessed monitoring systems at two New Jersey water departments but were unable to control water operations, officials said, raising concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure systems. The Cape May Water and Sewer Department and the Woodbine Water Department were both affected by the incidents, officials said Thursday. Hackers gained access to monitoring systems...Read More
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi leaders say cybercriminals are targeting residents’ personal data and tax dollars, and a new Senate select committee is now tasked with finding ways to better protect both. Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced the formation of the cybersecurity select committee, saying state agencies currently operate without a unified security standard. “Everybody...Read More
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi leaders say cybercriminals are targeting residents’ personal data and tax dollars, and a new Senate select committee is now tasked with finding ways to better protect both. Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced the formation of the cybersecurity select committee, saying state agencies currently operate without a unified security standard. “Everybody...Read More
