Today: October 21, 2026
Today: October 21, 2026

Cybersecurity

Science|Technology

Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility

French investigators on Tuesday were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a

Europe

NATO general sets out tough military response to any 'foolish' Russian attack

NATO's top commander warned Russia on Monday that his forces would destroy "anything and everything" involved in any attack if

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When AI goes rogue, who should get sued?

When AI goes rogue, who should get sued?

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Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested amid FBI hacker crackdown

(This Oct 10 story has been repeated with no changes to the text.)

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A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control

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Friend of suspected FBI data thief says he warned 'crazy' teen not to hack bureau

A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it.

Crime|Technology

Patel says FBI has arrested another person tied to ShinyHunters hackers

FBI Director Kash Patel said on Friday the bureau has arrested another person tied to the ShinyHunters hacking group.

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Ukraine hits second major tech site, expanding range of targets inside Russia

Ukraine struck and partly disabled a major data centre operated by Russian technology company Yandex on Friday in the second such action

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China AI developers publish safety tests for just 3.6% of model releases, report finds

China's leading AI developers have publicly disclosed model-specific safety-test results for only a small fraction of their releases, a report by

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US announces effort to disrupt hacking infrastructure run by China's Integrity Tech Group

The United States said it is seizing seven internet domains to disrupt hackers it accuses of working with Chinese IT firm Integrity Technology Group.

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Chinese developer makes ARTEX AI agent closed-source after Korean bank hack

The Chinese developer of ARTEX said they have converted the AI agent to a closed-source project after cybersecurity firms identified it as a tool used in a

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Trump AI task force leaders to meet on Thursday, vice chair says

The four leaders of US President Donald Trump's AI task force are slated to meet on Thursday, task force vice chair Scott Kupor told Reuters, adding

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Drones hit Yandex site in first major attack on Russian data hub

Drones hit a data centre owned by Russia's Yandex, the country's leading AI and technology company said on Thursday, in the first major

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Dutch firm uses AI to help drone systems 'talk' on Ukraine's battlefield

A high-velocity drone launched at a disused Dutch airbase by the North Sea roars through the clouds and intercepts

Crime|Science|Technology

Personal information for over 1 million people stolen in a cyberattack on Arizona's court system

A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system has compromised personal information for more than a million people

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Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams

Anthropic is expanding a program that allows vetted cybersecurity professionals to test its most powerful AI models with fewer safeguards, after its Project Glasswing initiative

Arts|Technology

Someone may have hacked the North Korean UN mission’s voicemail

Someone may have hacked the North Korean UN mission’s voicemail

Political|Science|Technology

South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that AI models are believed to have been used in some recent hacking incidents against banks

Crime|Technology|World

ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau, sources say

A suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which says it stole data on every FBI employee, was detained in Jordan

Science|Technology

Chinese hackers impersonated an Anthropic exec to get information about AI

Chinese hackers impersonated an Anthropic exec to get information about AI

Science|Technology

A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control

Science|Technology

Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts

Chinese hackers have been impersonating US AI experts, including a former government official, to try to steal emails from experts in AI

Crime|Technology

ShinyHunters website goes offline after FBI deadline expires

The website used by ShinyHunters, the group that claimed responsibility for a recent hack of thousands of FBI agents' personal and sensitive data, went offline on

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Pentagon creates 'Autowarcom' to expand AI and drone capabilities

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced the creation of a new military command that would be dedicated to building and providing autonomous and robotic

Science|Technology

Google announces Gemini 4 flagship AI model after months of delays

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced a new top-tier artificial intelligence model to anchor its Gemini 4 generation of models in a fresh bid to

Technology|World

Ukraine to present ‘wish list’ for new Russia sanctions under Graham law

Ukraine will present the Trump administration and Congress this week with a wish list of Russian companies, vessels and individuals it would like to see hit with U.S. sanctions under a new law signed by President Donald Trump this month

Opinion|Science|Technology

The ‘WarGames’ problem: Computer science has long understood what it takes to keep AI under control

A hit 1983 movie illustrates what computer scientists have long known: If you give an AI agent a goal but don’t control what it can and can’t do, you shouldn’t be surprised by what it does.

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Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said tech executives agreed to establish voluntary standards for AI and reiterated his support

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European telcos may get more time to phase out high-risk suppliers under EU proposal

Europe's mobile telecoms ​operators could get more time to phase out equipment from suppliers deemed high risk, according to a proposal by EU governments

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Visa joins growing alarm over AI-powered risks

Visa has open-sourced part of its AI-powered cyber defence system after "humbling" lessons from vulnerabilities exposed by AI models, as the payments giant

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China's AI agents can lie and scheme - just like their US rivals

Chinese-powered AI agents have learnt to deceive, circumvent restrictions and conceal failure, showing the kind of traits in autonomous

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Top AI executives sign commitment to ‘self-police’ after meeting at White House

Top AI executives sign commitment to ‘self-police’ after meeting at White House

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OpenAI apologises for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust

OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve cyber

Arts

FBI grapples with fallout from massive data breach

FBI grapples with fallout from massive data breach

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Cerebras to supply AI systems to cloud computing startup Gimlet Labs

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Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue

Nvidia has unveiled a new security platform designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue

Science|Technology

Trump wants an AI Force like Space Force, but that could make AI’s risks harder to manage

An AI Force would likely push China to create its own. That arms race could turn a technology already slipping out of human control into a weapon.

Political|Science|Technology

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe

(This Sept 27 story has been repeated with no changes to text.)

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Nvidia releases AI safety software it says could have stopped Hugging Face hack

Nvidia on Monday made available a set of software safety tools for AI agents that it says would have stopped the hack of Hugging Face, the AI

Arts

Residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack on Poland's border with Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of potential hybrid attacks from Russia on European countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland

Political|Science|Technology

Trump said he would dine with Anthropic CEO amid mounting AI debate

President Donald Trump had plans to dine late Sunday with the CEO of Anthropic

Interview|Science|Technology

Trump confirms meeting with Anthropic's Amodei, repeats dismissal of AI fears

US President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to have a dinner meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday night,

Business|Science|Technology

Rogue OpenAI agents targeted three separate US government websites

Rogue OpenAI agents targeted three separate US government websites

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OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure

OpenAI has disclosed its artificial intelligence models have interacted with U.S. government websites in unexpected ways

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OpenAI's models accessed public US Census, SEC data, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI's models accessed publicly available information from US government websites, including those of the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg News

Science|Technology

OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges

Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still

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ShinyHunters hackers say they stole psychiatric and medical records of FBI staff

FBI personnel data recently stolen by the ShinyHunters hackers includes sensitive psychiatric and medical evaluation records, according

Science|Technology

Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security

An unregulated sector has risks in itself but will also aid the rapid advancement of AI in China.

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Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database

Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia's health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the