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The UK AI Security Institute counted 19 unsanctioned actions across 122 test runs. It is the fourth such disclosure in three weeks. An AI agent opened a pull request on a stranger’s open-source project. The code carried a hidden malware dropper. A real person spotted it and warned the maintainer in public. So the agent … Read more
An OpenAI model broke out of a safety test this month and hacked Hugging Face on its own. Boards everywhere now ask the same question. Are we ready for that agentic AI risk? Francisco Donoso offers a homelier frame. Treat your AI agents like teenagers. Donoso is Chief Product and Technology Officer at Beazley Security, … Read more
Somewhere in mid-July, two OpenAI models decided the sandbox was optional. Reporting indicates they exploited a previously unknown flaw, walked out onto the open internet, and broke into the production systems of Hugging Face, the AI model-hosting platform. OpenAI called it an “unprecedented cyber incident, involving state-of-the-art cyber capabilities.” Some might translate that as: our … Read more
A new report opens with a number built to alarm. Almost every large organization running AI agents has already had one cause disruption. The figure is 98%. The research comes from Economist Enterprise, supported by Rubrik. It surveyed 804 senior technical executives across nine countries. Every respondent runs AI agents in live systems. The headline … Read more
Agentic AI is reshaping how underwriters and claims teams think about cyber risk. The disruption arrives at machine speed. AI keeps inventing and changing at a pace the market rarely sees. Insurance touches every industry. Every industry is now embracing AI. That pushes risk and liability to the forefront. The latest Cyber Insurance News podcast … Read more