OpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’
OpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’

As reports of OpenAI’s models breaking containment, hacking sites, and generally getting out of control pile up, the company has made the decision to pause training of its most powerful models. The decision was made after a model being tested within a sandbox exploited a loophole to gain internet access. The incident happened on September […]

OpenAI took 2.5 hours to stop an AI agent that escaped its sandbox
OpenAI took 2.5 hours to stop an AI agent that escaped its sandbox

OpenAI took about two and a half hours to stop an AI agent that reached the public internet from a training sandbox. Its monitoring had flagged the problem within minutes. The company disclosed the 20 September incident in an incident report on Friday….

Old-School Credit Card Scams Are Far From Dead

In an era of increasingly sophisticated AI-fueled scams, a retro threat may be lurking in your mailbox.

Some Supabase customers are publicly exposing reams of people’s data to the web

The findings highlight how AI-generated and vibe-coded apps can spill and expose users’ data when not configured or secured properly.

Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack

The tech giant, which allows companies to send large datasets over the internet, said it received a “credible threat” from law enforcement about an imminent attack.

This Mac malware is somehow using iCloud calendar invites to try and steal your data

A loader talks to iCloud before deploying a sophisticated infostealer and stealing all your cryptos.

Palo Alto’s Nikesh Arora tells CNBC that slowing AI down is ‘unrealistic’
Palo Alto’s Nikesh Arora tells CNBC that slowing AI down is ‘unrealistic’

Palo Alto Networks chief executive Nikesh Arora says it is “unrealistic” to slow down AI development, because “not everybody is going to pace themselves”. He made the comments on CNBC’s “The Tech Download” podcast, recorded on Tuesday, CNBC’s Arjun Kha…

Bitget suspects North Korean hackers in $351.6m theft from its hot wallets
Bitget suspects North Korean hackers in $351.6m theft from its hot wallets

Crypto exchange Bitget says hackers took about $351.6m from its hot and warm wallets on Thursday. It suspects North Korea. The company said on X that its systems spotted unauthorised transfers at 18:31 UTC. It has suspended withdrawals. Chief executive…

‘Decades-old’ bugs found affecting Windows, Android, macOS and Linux — but the OS makers don’t see it as a big deal

The OS makers don’t see the issue as a particularly big problem, and Microsoft even said it was by design.

North Korean hackers suspected in $351M crypto theft, the largest so far this year

The $351 million theft from crypto exchange Bitget is the latest in a string of high-profile hacks targeting the crypto sector.