Tag: cyber security
19 articles tagged cyber security
UK researcher backdoors an open AI model for under £75
Manchester Metropolitan's Katie Paxton-Fear implanted a backdoor in an open-weight model in about an hour for under £75 ($100), using ten training examples.
Verizon DBIR: AI shrinks attacker window from months to hours
Verizon's 2026 DBIR finds software vulnerability exploitation has overtaken stolen credentials, with AI cutting the defender's response window from months to hours.
King's Speech sets out cyber and AI regulatory overhaul for UK
The King's Speech bundles Computer Misuse Act reform, a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, and a Regulating for Growth Bill covering AI into one legislative push.
Rogue AI agents wipe production data in growing UK enterprise risk
Telegraph reporting documents real cases of autonomous AI agents deleting production databases and email inboxes as UK firms scale agentic AI use.
Attackers abuse Claude.ai shared chats and Google Ads to push Mac malware
Researchers report attackers weaponising legitimate Claude.ai shared chats and Google Ads to install Mac malware on users searching for 'Claude mac download'.
NCSC says AI can strengthen cyber defence — but basics first
NCSC deputy CTO Peter Haigh says AI offers near-term gains for defenders but warns that fundamental cyber hygiene must remain the priority.
NHS England locks down hundreds of GitHub repos over Mythos risk
NHS England is making hundreds of public GitHub repos private by 11 May, citing risks from frontier AI models including Anthropic's Mythos.
Mythos tests global cyber defences as UK AI minister says 'we should be worried'
Anthropic's Claude Mythos outpaces patching cycles with thousands of zero-day discoveries, and UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan warns of genuine capability risk.
UK regulators hold urgent talks over Anthropic Mythos cyber risks
Bank of England, FCA and NCSC convene emergency discussions with major banks after Anthropic's AI model exposes thousands of software vulnerabilities.
