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Amid AI-Driven Bug-Hunt Tsunami, NIST Looks to … AI
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking guidance on the future of the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and to what degree AI should be integrated into its management of the service and...
Hugging Face Breach Raises Big Questions About AI Security Controls
OpenAI's rogue agents have sparked a new set of questions and concerns for cyber defenders, and Dark Reading's senior news director Rob Wright sat down at the News Desk with threat modelling expert Adam Shostack to find...
CISOs Break Their Silence in 'Declassified' Docuseries
Most RSAC and Black Hat conference attendees go to network and learn about emerging threats. But Danielle Lewan, Clint Howard II, and 11 long-time chief information security officers (CISOs) arrive with cameras rolling...
China-Linked Hacker Shows AI Capabilities in APAC Attack
A successful multi-agent AI attack on a government's agencies in the Asia-Pacific region by a Chinese-language operator has put nations and businesses on notice that near- and fully-autonomous AI-enabled attacks are now...
Researchers observe first ‘near-autonomous’ AI attack on government target in Taiwan
Suspected Chinese hackers used open-source artificial intelligence models to run a cyberattack against the Taiwanese government in the first publicly known case of an autonomous AI hack hitting a government target,...
Trump turns to private sector in offensive hacking operations memo
President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum Wednesday that lays the groundwork for private sector companies to take a larger role in helping law enforcement carry out offensive hacking operations...
Tech contractor for Brightly Software sentenced to 2 years in prison for insider attack
A tech worker who hatched an elaborate insider attack in late 2023 and attempted to extort Brightly Software for about $2.5 million was sentenced to two years in prison , the Justice Department said Thursday. Cameron...
A bold new strategy or a dangerous precedent? Experts are divided on Trump’s memo.
A newly-signed presidential memorandum enlisting private sector companies in federal law enforcement hacking operations against criminal organizations could present a number of legal, practical and moral pitfalls, cyber...
Irregular says ‘human oversight’ responsible for AI sandbox escape incidents
A company that runs AI testing labs involved in a series of breaches carried out by Anthropic and OpenAI’s cyber-focused models said the incident happened in part because they “unintentionally” provided the models with...
Details emerge on BlackFile’s recent attacks on financial companies
A cybercrime group responsible for a string of recent attacks against private equity firms, law firms and financial rating agencies remains active and continued to target new victims as of late last week, according to...
Eight years later, federal authorities re-up charges against alleged Iranian hackers at Mabna Institute
Federal authorities on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against 17 Iranians affiliated with the tech firm Mabna Institute, alleging a campaign of vast cybertheft on behalf of the Iranian government against universities,...
943 Patches Rolled Out With Oracle’s August 2026 Security Update
Oracle on Tuesday announced the release of 943 new security patches as part of the August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU), its third monthly security rollout. The company’s advisory mentions more than 1,000...