… Security experts also say that the moment presents an opportunity to address shortcomings in how software is currently developed. “For decades, we have built an enormous global industry to defend, detect, and respond to ‘vulnerabilities’—flaws and defects in software—that should never have existed … …
As agentic AI models become more adept at both autonomously identifying software vulnerabilities and developing exploits for them—in other words, identifying weaknesses and creating hacking tools—vulnerability disclosure programs are being flooded just as organizations are finding more bugs than ev… …
… Done not carefully, this could be a meaningfully accelerant for attackers.” Project Glasswing partners, including some of Anthropic's competitors, struck a collaborative tone in statements as part of the launch. “Google is pleased to see this cross-industry cybersecurity initiative coming together,… …
… It's really too easy.” An Apple spokesperson told WIRED in a statement that “every day Apple's security teams around the world work tirelessly to protect users' devices and data,” and noted that Apple had released security updates that would protect users from both Coruna and DarkSword, including e… …
… Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos AI Tool Anthropic’s Mythos Preview AI model has been touted as a dangerously capable tool for finding security vulnerabilities in software and networks, so powerful that its creator has carefully restricted its release. …
… OpenAI says that the initiative fits into its broader security efforts, including an application security AI agent launched last month known as Codex Security, a cybersecurity grants program that began in 2023, a recent donation to the Linux Foundation to support open source security, and the “Prep… …
… The agency’s remit, after all, includes some elements of helping the US government discover and patch security vulnerabilities in the software it uses, as well as sometimes exploiting those vulnerabilities in the NSA’s own operations. …
… On Reddit channels related to cybersecurity and iOS, some self-identified iPhone owners discussing DarkSword argued that Apple seemed to be taking advantage of the DarkSword hacking campaigns to push them onto its latest OS version, which some have found to be slow or overly animated. “Apple is try… …
… But day-to-day, North Korea’s cyber operators have repeatedly been caught using commercial, off-the-shelf AI tools. “North Korea is using AI as a force multiplier, and it is helping with every aspect—building resumes, building websites, building exploits, testing vulnerabilities—and they're doing i… …
… Hack of FBI Wiretap Tools Are Officially a National Security Risk The FBI formally classified a recent cyber intrusion into one of its surveillance collection systems as a “major incident” under FISMA—a legal designation reserved for breaches believed to pose serious risks to national security. …