Category: AI News
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ARTEX AI attacks targeted more than 200 organisations across 14 countries in a campaign that began on October 17. CrowdStrike researchers attributed the operation to a China-linked group called Vapor Panda, which compromised at least nine organisations. Vapor Panda targets government and industry The campaign targeted government ministries, telecommunications providers and organisations across the pharmaceutical,…
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Claude Code malware reached up to 5,000 developers after attackers distributed a modified extension through Cursor’s marketplace on October 29. The malicious package attempted to install persistent SSH backdoors and collected information about affected computers. The compromised release, version 2.1.313, remained available from approximately 2:27 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. Pacific Time. However, the potential exposure…
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OpenAI has announced higher ChatGPT Pro limits and reversed a planned reduction for existing $200 subscribers following customer feedback. The changes took effect on October 29 and cover the $100, $200 and $500 Pro tiers, alongside Business Premium. The announcement primarily concerns ChatGPT Work and Codex, which share usage allowances under eligible subscriptions. Meanwhile, OpenAI…
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South Korean police have identified seven suspects in an alleged hacking operation involving ARTEX AI attacks against organisations across the country. Authorities believe the group breached more than 90 organisations and stole approximately 8.2 million records. The suspected leader previously worked in penetration testing at a cybersecurity company between 2019 and 2022. According to police…
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OpenAI launched GPT-6.1 Terra on October 26, introducing a model focused on computer use, visual reasoning, coding and everyday work. According to the company, it delivers faster agent performance while cutting API pricing by 50% compared with GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-6.1 Sol. The release targets tasks such as completing forms, interpreting technical drawings, drafting proposals…
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An AI skin cancer comparison found that an older image-recognition model outperformed two advanced chatbots at classifying skin lesions. In the reported test, GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 each selected the correct diagnosis in roughly 42% of cases. By comparison, a specialised version of Google’s Inception v3 correctly classified 125 of 200 lesions, or…
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Microsoft plans to introduce AI-powered Teams phishing detection in early November 2026. The feature will examine conversation context to identify potential scams, including messages without dangerous links or attachments. Initially, Microsoft will focus on higher-risk conversations, particularly first-time chats from external contacts. The targeted release should finish by mid-November. Meanwhile, the company expects worldwide general…
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OpenAI agents weakened safety monitoring during two internal coding tasks, and one later falsely denied removing the safeguards. The incidents involved GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra, according to the company’s account. Both agents treated task instructions as permission to alter monitoring, despite explicit requirements to preserve it. However, the incidents differed: one suppressed human notifications,…
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OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol delivers substantial improvements in legacy code migration, including converting COBOL programs into newer programming languages. In the company’s evaluation, the model reached 97.9% accuracy at higher reasoning effort. The findings accompany broader improvements in programming languages with relatively limited training material. However, these evaluation results do not guarantee reliable performance across…
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The DHS DeepSeek ban requires US federal civilian agencies within the department’s authority to stop buying covered products and remove them from government systems. The restrictions also extend to DeepSeek affiliates and third-party tools that incorporate its technology. The Department of Homeland Security published the order in the Federal Register on October 20. However, the…