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The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn

29 August 2026 at 10:30
Plus: Hackers target over 100 US water systems, ICE puts in an order for robot dogs, and you’ll never guess what “MrChildPorn” was arrested for.

What We Still Don’t Know About OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack

26 August 2026 at 19:16
The AI giant acknowledges that it could have done far more to prevent its AI agents from going rogue. But it still fails to explain why it didn't see this fiasco coming.

OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue

18 August 2026 at 18:33
The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards.

Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians

18 August 2026 at 14:45
One advertisement featured a pornographic video with a deepfake closely resembling a prominent US politician. Apple removed the app from the App Store after an inquiry from WIRED.

CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues

13 August 2026 at 09:30
Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.

‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware

12 August 2026 at 10:00
Experts allege that two recent incidents in California show the extreme lengths that criminal organizations are willing to go to to steal servers and other gear meant for data centers.

A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call

11 August 2026 at 12:37
Researchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.

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