ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - FBI says Chinese hacking group targeted government agencies, hospitals and military
NASA, NIH, HHS, DOJ and other agencies were targeted, the FBI said.
AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - AI is making critical infrastructure easier to attack
Years of warnings about the digital vulnerabilities lurking inside basic utilities are colliding with a new reality: AI is making those weaknesses easier for hackers to exploit. Why it matters: AI is lowering the barrier for state-backed hackers looking to disrupt or manipulate water systems, power plants and other critical infrastructure. Driving the news: A recent wave of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure is raising new questions about the preparedness of U.S. water systems and a British power plant. - The Telegraph reported that Iran-backed hackers broke into a U.K. power plant, prompting a four-day shutdown around the time a series of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems began. - U.S. officials warned last week that…
Years of warnings about the digital vulnerabilities lurking inside basic utilities are colliding with a new reality: AI is making those weaknesses easier for hackers to exploit. Why it matters: AI is lowering the barrier for state-backed hackers looking to disrupt or manipulate water systems, power plants and other critical infrastructure. Driving the news: A recent wave of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure is raising new questions about the preparedness of U.S. water systems and a British power plant. - The Telegraph reported that Iran-backed hackers broke into a U.K. power plant, prompting a four-day shutdown around the time a series of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems began. - U.S. officials warned last week that…Open
CISA (CISA) - A Tale of Two SOCs: Insights From Two Red Team Assessments
Advisory at a Glance Title A Tale of Two SOCs: Insights From Two Red Team Assessments Original Publication August 25, 2026 Executive Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) conducted simultaneous red team assessments at two organizations and observed different defensive outcomes. In both environments, the red team achieved full domain compromise and accessed sensitive business systems (SBSs) and cloud resources. Organization A failed to detect or contain the activity, but Organization B rapidly identified initial compromise attempts, isolated affected systems, and forced the red team into an assume breach model. This advisory details the red team’s activity and organizations’ defensive actions, offering…
NYTIMES (Sheera Frenkel) - Why Irregular’s A.I. Tests for Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI Went Off the Rails
Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess the security of their A.I. models. It made a mistake. Then the tests went off the rails.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - AI Models Are Going Rogue. Should We Be Worried? | Terms of Service
Two OpenAI models recently escaped their testing environment and hacked another company, Hugging Face. Anthropic and Meta discovered similar behavior. Should we be alarmed by this? Is there anything we can do? AI researcher Steven Adler weighs in. 0:00 Are AI systems breaking the law? 11:35 How these three 'rogue' AI incidents differed 15:15 Do AI companies lack liability for the actions of their models? 24:58 What should AI companies do to improve AI safety? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #technology #ai #News
NYTIMES (Dylan Freedman) - Anatomy of an Autonomous Attack: 5 Alarming A.I. Capabilities
When OpenAI’s agents went rogue in July, they demonstrated ingenuity and drive beyond what many experts imagined — a dangerous harbinger of what such bots could do in the future.
NYTIMES (Kate Conger) - After Hugging Face Was Attacked By A.I. Agents, It Embarked on a Crusade
Hugging Face, a start-up that was breached by rogue bots from OpenAI, is using the hack to push for openness in A.I. development.
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Iranian Hackers Reportedly Shut Down British Power Plant for Four Days
Hackers working on behalf of Iran’s Islamist regime reportedly forced a British power plant offline for four days, highlighting Tehran’s ability to target Western critical […] Source
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Mike Rogers responds to Abdul El-Sayed's callout for 5 debates
On "Katie Pavlich Tonight," Katie sits down with Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers to discuss Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign, affordability, polling and prediction markets as well as El-Sayed’s challenge for five debates. Plus, nine Michigan water systems were hit with a cyberattack, raising new questions about infrastructure security. Next, former Seattle Times sports columnist Matt Calkins explains why he resigned from the newspaper after 11 years, saying his reporting on transgender athletes was repeatedly killed. Then, Ali Bradley joins Katie for "The Bradley Report" as they look at an ICE arrest connected to a deadly New York boat accident and a suspected ISIS-inspired bombing plot targeting the New York State Capitol in Albany.…
DAILYCALLER (Sean Moran) - As Hacking Incidents Pile Up, Top AI Lab Pumps The Brakes
‘expect confidence in safety to increasingly set the pace’