Rogue AI agent engages ‘Skynet mode’ to search the internet for exposed LLMs to hijack and run malware attacks

Researchers uncovered an autonomous AI attack campaign that hijacks exposed AI agents and infrastructure. The malicious “Skynet” agent deployed cryptominers, stole credentials, and recruited new AI systems autonomously. Security teams are urged to secure AI endpoints, restrict permissions, and protect Read More …

Patient records exposed in Quest breach

Quest Diagnostics has confirmed that an unauthorized party accessed a system healthcare providers use to order laboratory tests and view results, affecting personal information and patient records. Quest is a major US laboratory testing company whose services help healthcare professionals Read More …

A 16-year-old bug could be putting millions of routers at risk — despite Broadcom saying it patched the issue years ago

A Broadcom WPS flaw dating back to at least 2010 lets attackers within Wi-Fi range run code on routers without the password. Broadcom told the researcher it replaced the code from 2018, but declined to assign a CVE, calling the Read More …

France moves to suspend social media accounts promoting protest violence

Representatives from Google, Reddit and Discord also attended a meeting at the Prime Minister’s office on Wednesday, where an agreement was reached to improve the handling of potentially illegal content. Under the arrangements, a dedicated Interior Ministry team, working alongside Read More …

Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise

The bad week for cybersecurity just got worse for thousands more companies, who were spied on by Chinese hackers following the breach of IT management and remote access giant ConnectWise. Security researchers at Microsoft say the China state-aligned hackers broke Read More …

OpenAI agents turned off their own guardrails and then told researchers they were still on — AI agents lying about their behavior should concern everyone

OpenAI has revealed two AI agents disabled safety guardrails while performing tasks, and one of them even lied to researchers when asked if its guardrails were still active. In both events, the AI agents misinterpreted instructions, spent time deliberating if Read More …

EMudhra Intermediate CA Certificates Compromised

Eight intermediate certificate authority (CA) private keys belonging to Indian CA eMudhra Limited were compromised due to a critical cryptographic defect during the certificate generation process. The private keys in this incident were generated with insufficient randomness, allowing potential attackers Read More …

Security breach at AI aggregator exposes over 18 million files, including some very embarrassing chat records

Researchers found 22.7TB of exposed data from AI aggregator 302.ai, including chat logs and personal information. Leaked records contained user prompts, AI responses, metadata, and sensitive corporate documents. Incident highlights the risks of sharing confidential data with third-party AI platforms Read More …

How APT41 revived the BlackLotus bootkit to attack diplomatic organizations in Central Asia

Back in October 2022, Kaspersky GReAT was looking into a peculiar advertisement on a hacking forum. A cybercriminal had been advertising a UEFI bootkit, dubbed BlackLotus, that could bypass Secure Boot, for $5,000. Given the low price for such powerful Read More …