Sam Sabin

OpenAI is finalizing a model with advanced cybersecurity capabilities that it plans to release only to a small set of companies, similar to Anthropic's limited roll out of Mythos, a source familiar...

Anthropic is rolling out a preview of its new Mythos model only to a handpicked group of tech and cybersecurity companies over concerns about its ability to find and exploit security flaws, the com...

Suspected North Korean hackers are believed to be behind an ongoing compromise of the widely used open-source package Axios, which is downloaded millions of times per week, researchers at Google sa...

Iranian hackers are now taking their psychological warfare tactics directly to government officials and employees at major companies.Why it matters: Even unproven threats from Iranian hackers can c...

A hacktivist group that the U.S. has linked to back to Iranian intelligence services claims it has stolen "personal and confidential information" from FBI Director Kash Patel, including emails, doc...

Cybercriminal groups are now using spyware tools once utilized mainly by spies and law enforcement to hack into iPhones, new research shows.Why it matters: Anyone with an iPhone can now be the targ...

Security researchers used relatively simple jailbreaking techniques to trick the AI system powering Utah's new prescription refill bot.Researchers were able to make the bot spread vaccine conspirac...

As artificial intelligence accelerates, so does the prospect of a cyberattack powerful enough to shut down hospitals, black-out cities and disrupt core government systems.Why it matters: Just by sc...

Cybersecurity companies aren't likely to face the same dramatic, AI-induced apocalypse that's hit the software industry over the last month, analysts say.Why it matters: Investors are panicking and...

Sentiment around widely used home surveillance tools is souring as high-profile cases reveal just how deeply law enforcement can tap the data they generate.Why it matters: What once felt like a per...

Anthropic's latest AI model has found more than 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries with little to no prompting, the company shared first with Axios. Why it...

The autonomous future stopped being theoretical this weekend, as a swarm of AI agents signed up for a social media network built just for them.Why it matters: Security teams, corporate leaders and ...

A suspected China-based hacking group spun up a phishing campaign around Christmas that mimicked U.S. policy briefings in an attempt to hack diplomats, according to new research from cybersecurity ...

The tech world is agog (and creeped out) about Moltbook, a Reddit-style social network for AI agents to communicate with each other. No humans needed.The big picture: Tens of thousands of AI agents...

Protesters opposing ICE's mass deportation operations are increasingly turning to data leaks and homegrown surveillance tools.Why it matters: The latest wave of U.S.-based hacktivism — where hacker...