Tag: Cyber Security
OpenAI warns about how good Astra model is at cracking cybersecurity, releases it anyway because it took ‘years of research and big bets’
OpenAI rolled out GPT‑6 Astra, its most advanced AI, with “critical” cyber capabilities Astra can autonomously find and exploit unknown flaws; release limited to vetted Daybreak participants Staggered rollout sparked user frustration; Altman apologized, promising broader access soon OpenAI has begun rolling out GPT-6 Astra, its latest and most capable…
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OpenAI puts its money where its mouth is, offers $1 billion in AI credits to cyber defenders
OpenAI launched Daybreak for Frontline Defenders, offering $1B in credits for resource‑constrained security orgs Priority goes to essential services, governments, banks, nonprofits, and open‑source maintainers Initiative includes training, partnerships, and a water‑sector pilot with MS‑ISCA for local defenders OpenAI is offering a billion dollars in credits to security organizations who…
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Thomson Reuters hit by cyberattack that saw court documents across 11 states accessed by a hacker
Thomson Reuters confirmed March 2026 breach of its C‑Track court management system Incident affected courts in 11 US states, Ontario, and the US Virgin Islands No operational disruption; scope of exposed records still under investigation, no misuse reported yet Thomson Reuters, the IT company behind the Reuters news agency, suffered…
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2.8 million people affected by data breach at Baylor Genetics testing and diagnostic firm
Baylor Genetics confirmed a June cyberattack affecting 2.8M patients and employees Stolen data includes medical test results, insurance info, and some SSNs/financial details Operations continued; no misuse seen yet, but no group has claimed responsibility Baylor Genetics, a US-based clinical diagnostic laboratory, suffered a cyberattack in which it lost sensitive…
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AI is getting closer to being able to exploit OT, and that’s very bad news for critical infrastructure
Forescout researchers showed AI can port RCE exploits to PLCs, achieving DoS and shellcode execution Effort required heavy researcher input and $500+ in API usage, making attacks impractical for criminals Nation‑state actors remain a concern, as seen in Sandworm’s 2025 attack on Poland’s power grid If you are worried cybercriminals…
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Over 5,000 Dropbox accounts have been hacked, and the attackers only needed an email address
Hackers exploited Lenovo’s flawed email verification to hijack ~5,000 Dropbox accounts Attackers created Lenovo IDs with victims’ emails, bypassing login; 2FA absence worsened impact Dropbox ended Lenovo ID logins, expired sessions, and urged password changes plus 2FA setup Around 5,000 Dropbox user accounts were compromised when hackers found a vulnerability…
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