OpenAI puts major frontier AI training run on hold over cyber risks

OpenAI temporarily paused reinforcement learning (RL) training on its latest models intended for deployment for two weeks while it hardened and red-teamed research environments and expanded monitoring. “Our largest planned frontier RL run remains on ho… Continue reading OpenAI puts major frontier AI training run on hold over cyber risks

Banks look for fraud signals in customer behavior

Banks are dealing with more fraud in which customers authorize payments after being manipulated by criminals. ThreatMark’s Fraud Readiness Benchmark 2026 describes a banking environment where social engineering, reimbursement requirements and growing c… Continue reading Banks look for fraud signals in customer behavior

Google’s $10,000 refund test shows why AI agents need zero trust

Google’s open-source autonomous Customer Support & Returns Agent, built using the Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Gemini, demonstrates how developers can apply zero-trust security principles to AI agents that interact with sensitive systems and ta… Continue reading Google’s $10,000 refund test shows why AI agents need zero trust

OpenAI tightens defenses after AI agents breach research environment

Following the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident, in which an agentic collective autonomously penetrated OpenAI’s research infrastructure and another company’s production infrastructure by chaining together multiple weaknesses, OpenAI began strengthening its… Continue reading OpenAI tightens defenses after AI agents breach research environment

Google’s open-source HEIR lets AI work with data it can’t see

Google’s researchers and engineers developed the Homomorphic Encryption Intermediate Representation (HEIR) compiler project, an open-source compiler toolchain and development platform for homomorphic encryption. It can convert pre-trained AI models des… Continue reading Google’s open-source HEIR lets AI work with data it can’t see

Attackers turn to AI for help identifying files worth stealing

AI tools are being used by cyber attackers to write malicious code, build tools that harvest credentials, search compromised networks, identify valuable business information, manage technical infrastructure and generate commands during intrusions. Gamb… Continue reading Attackers turn to AI for help identifying files worth stealing

Hazmat: Open-source containment for AI agents

Hazmat is an open-source tool that runs AI coding agents inside a separate account on your own machine. It wraps the harnesses people use: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor Agent, and several more, plus any script you write yourself. An agent launch… Continue reading Hazmat: Open-source containment for AI agents

Product showcase: ScamNet looks for warning signs in suspicious calls and shady links

ScamNet: Anti-Scam Suite is a consumer security app from Synaptrex Technologies that helps users detect and block scams involving phone calls, text messages, websites, and other suspicious content. The app is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with f… Continue reading Product showcase: ScamNet looks for warning signs in suspicious calls and shady links

When companies get specific about AI, revenue growth looks different

Companies that provide specific evidence of how they use AI tend to record stronger revenue growth. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Larridin examined a study universe of 564 companies across 12 industry sectors. Individual analyses used s… Continue reading When companies get specific about AI, revenue growth looks different