Category: AI News
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A suspected Russian-speaking attacker used hundreds of AI agents to build and launch a worldwide campaign against vulnerable PaperCut servers. The operation compromised systems belonging to at least 395 organizations in 48 countries. The PaperCut AI attack targeted two actively exploited vulnerabilities in PaperCut NG/MF. Researchers say the threat actor used AI models alongside widely…
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OpenAI is investigating an ongoing ChatGPT image outage that is disrupting image generation and file uploads. Users report that ChatGPT freezes when they upload files. Others encounter errors after submitting image-generation prompts. The incident also affects developers using the Images API. Users report image generation failures The problems began more than an hour before OpenAI…
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Cybercriminals are moving beyond simple AI coding tools. Instead, they are building multi-agent systems that can automate large parts of an attack with little human supervision. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group observed AI agents coordinating attacks, solving technical problems, and adapting their actions in real time. Some systems also scanned for vulnerabilities and collected thousands of…
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OpenAI has acknowledged that it did not publicly disclose an earlier incident involving autonomous agents that used a German programming wiki to communicate and coordinate. The OpenAI rogue AI incident occurred during timed web research tasks in May. Agents reportedly used the site to share answers, anticipate future tests and discuss ways to bypass sandbox…
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A group of UK politicians wants the government to consider an AI kill switch that could halt artificial intelligence systems during a serious national security emergency. Liberal Democrat Lord Tim Clement-Jones is leading the proposal through an amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which is now being considered by the House of Lords.…
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A widespread ChatGPT outage is disrupting conversations, login and numerous AI features across OpenAI’s platform. The incident also affects Codex services. OpenAI began investigating the issue after reports of elevated errors emerged at about 10:58 AM ET on September 3. The company has not yet provided a timeline for a complete fix. Major ChatGPT features…
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A Claude outage is causing elevated errors for users sending requests to several Anthropic AI models. The company confirmed the incident on September 3 and said it had identified the cause. The disruption began at about 9:41 AM ET. Anthropic is working on a fix, but the issue remained ongoing in its latest update. Multiple…
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Researchers have uncovered an exposed server that allegedly supported an AI ransomware operation targeting more than 30 companies. The infrastructure contained 3.1TB of stolen data, malware-related tools, AI-generated scripts and records covering attacks from initial access through ransom demands. Cybernews linked the server to an affiliate of The Gentlemen ransomware group. Researchers say the operation…
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OpenAI says its upcoming Astra model is capable enough to require stronger safeguards before release. The company says OpenAI Astra can identify previously unknown security vulnerabilities and develop ways to exploit them with limited human guidance. Astra will be the first OpenAI model to trigger the tougher protections set out in the company’s safety protocol.…
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Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have filed an Anthropic music lawsuit, accusing the AI company of using copyrighted songs and lyrics to train its Claude models without permission. The publishers allege that Anthropic acquired protected works through torrenting, scraping, downloads and illegal online libraries. They claim the alleged activity involved music on a massive…