Russian bot activity plunged 84% after Ukraine hit Yandex data centers, but the bots were back at full strength within two days

The 84% bot collapse after Ukraine’s Yandex strikes was real, lasted about a day, and Cloudflare watched the automation move to rival clouds.

FBI warns of torrent of scams and deepfakes ahead of US midterm elections

AI deepfakes and financial fraud campaigns are already showing up ahead of the US midterm elections in November.

SandboxAQ launches tools to test AI agents and track what they cost
SandboxAQ launches tools to test AI agents and track what they cost

SandboxAQ has added two products to its Switch AI platform. Switch Trust finds a company’s AI agents, tests them for attacks such as prompt injection, and blocks unsafe behaviour. Switch ROI tracks each agent’s spending against outcomes. Both are free …

WhatsApp Help Pages Leaked Hidden Instructions for a Meta Chatbot

Around 80 pages on WhatsApp’s website exposed instructions that were designed for its chatbot, including “WHAT NOT TO SAY.” Meta says a bug caused the issue.

US orders civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek from their systems
US orders civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek from their systems

The Department of Homeland Security has ordered US civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products from their IT systems and stop buying them, under a 2018 supply chain security law. The order covers third-party tools built on DeepSeek’s models, …

US federal court work hit after BAE Systems cyberattack affects bankruptcy court systems

The incident halted the BNC’s production and distribution of bankruptcy notices for bankruptcy courts.

Zoom can now tell you for sure that the person you’re speaking to isn’t a deepfake — Sam Altman’s World debuts ID verification for AI Agents
Zoom can now tell you for sure that the person you’re speaking to isn’t a deepfake — Sam Altman’s World debuts ID verification for AI Agents

With deepfake attacks on the rise, World will scan your iris so that you can verify you are indeed real on your next Zoom call.

AI agents broke into 100+ sites for one hacker at $50 each, researcher says
AI agents broke into 100+ sites for one hacker at $50 each, researcher says

A cybersecurity researcher watched a Chinese-speaking hacker break into the websites of more than 100 companies, leaving almost all the work to AI agents. Snorre Fagerland, principal threat researcher at NorForge, set out the findings on Monday in a re…

A hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents
A hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents

A hacker broke into more than 100 websites using an army of AI agents that mostly operated on their own, according to findings from the AI security firm Norforge. Though Norforge doesn’t name the targets, Reuters reports that the victims included companies like John Deere, SharkNinja, and Cummins. Concerns over AI-powered cybersecurity breaches have grown […]