Artificial intelligence
AI got it wrong with high confidence. Now what?
In this Help Net Security interview, Christian Debes, Head of Data Analytics & AI at SPRYFOX, talks about the growing gap between what AI models do and what their …
Big tech companies step in to support the open source security ecosystem
Backed by new funding commitments from major technology players, open source security efforts are moving beyond threat identification toward practical solutions for defenders. …
Microsoft zeroes in on AI-driven data risks in Fabric
New Microsoft Purview innovations for Microsoft Fabric help organizations secure data and accelerate AI adoption. The updates focus on identifying risks, preventing data …
Hidden instructions in README files can make AI agents leak data
Developers rely on AI coding agents to set up projects, install dependencies, and run commands by following instructions in repository README files, which provide setup …
AI coding agents keep repeating decade-old security mistakes
Coding agents are now writing production features on real development teams, and a new report from DryRun Security shows that those agents introduce security vulnerabilities …
ENISA advisory examines package manager security risks
Developers install external libraries with a single command, and that step can introduce more code than expected into a project environment. Dependency resolution inside …
Agentic attack chains advance as infostealers flood criminal markets
Cybercriminals spent much of 2025 automating their operations, shifting from one-off attacks to systems that can run entire intrusion cycles with minimal human input. Data …
Does Anthropic deserve the trust of the cybersecurity community?
The cybersecurity industry runs on trust. The belief that when a vendor says they will behave a certain way, they will, that critical CVEs are in fact critical, or when …
Researchers uncover AI-powered vishing platform
A vishing-as-a-service platform that helps scammers carry out so-called “press 1” scams is misusing text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities provided by AI voice …
Meta turns to AI to sniff out scams on Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp
Meta’s new tools on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp protect users from scams. They use advanced AI systems to analyze text, images, and surrounding context and identify …
Anthropic forms institute to study long-term AI risks facing society
Anthropic has established the Anthropic Institute, a research unit focused on studying the societal effects of AI and informing policy responses to risks from more advanced …
Software vulnerabilities push credential abuse aside in cloud intrusions
Cloud intrusions are unfolding on shorter timelines, with attackers leaning more on unpatched software and compromised identities. H2 2025 distribution of initial access …
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