AI CYBERATTACKS
EU vows AI rules will protect Europeans. Will they?
The EU says its AI Act is strong enough to address risks from advanced AI systems, including loss-of-control incidents, but lawmakers and experts warn of gaps around liability, enforcement capacity and access to cutting-edge models. Concerns are also growing over whether Brussels has enough technical resources and political appetite to aggressively police mostly US-based AI companies.
South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that AI models are believed to have been used in some recent hacking incidents against banks and called for the country to develop cybersecurity methods suited to the AI era.
Proofpoint doubles down on India amid rising cybercrimes, calls AI agents the new insider risk
Proofpoint is stepping up its India focus as AI adoption accelerates and cyber threats become more sophisticated. In an interview with ET, Bikramdeep Singh discusses the growing risks from autonomous AI agents, the shift towards intent-based threat detection, rising data security concerns and the need for greater enterprise controls. He also outlines Proofpoint’s India expansion, including plans to hire more than 200 engineers.
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry experts
India should build its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework suited to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem rather than replicate a voluntary pact signed by US President Donald Trump and top technology firms last week, industry experts said.
South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industry
Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Lee Eog-weon convened an emergency meeting with financial industry associations, regulators and executives from affected institutions on Sunday, warning that the sector must respond with the highest level of vigilance, the FSC said in a statement.
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry experts
Industry experts say India should develop an AI safety framework tailored to its own languages, scale and application-driven ecosystem rather than simply copy the voluntary US pact signed by major tech firms. While there is broad support for independent audits, accountability and safeguards against deepfakes and cyberattacks, experts differ on whether India should rely mainly on self-regulation or combine voluntary standards with binding rules.
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Trump has just fired the starting gun on a new Cold War with China
The US-China AI race is increasingly taking on the character of a Cold War-style strategic contest, with artificial intelligence becoming linked to economic power, military capability, national security and technological leadership.
Next financial crisis may stem from cyberattack or geopolitical shock, RBI governor says
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the next financial crisis may be triggered by geopolitical shocks, cyberattacks or technology failures rather than the banking system itself, calling for stronger resilience across markets, payments, non-banks and critical infrastructure. He said India’s financial system remains strong, but warned that “today’s resilience” does not guarantee immunity from future shocks.
AI tools suspected in Korea’s Shinhan Bank hack, Yonhap Says
Attackers probably used sophisticated AI agents to probe for vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to a service used by loan recruiters, Yonhap said, citing cybersecurity experts.
Fight AI with AI, Thales CEO tells cybersecurity gathering
Caine was presenting new cybersecurity tools including software protection against AI-powered attacks or a partnership with Google Cloud to help companies work safely with AI.
AI cybersecurity startup Armadin valued at over $2.5 billion after new funding round
Armadin, a cutting-edge player in AI-driven cybersecurity solutions, has secured an impressive $255.5 million through a Series B funding round, boosting its valuation to over $2.5 billion. This funding round attracted high-profile investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and Bain Capital Ventures, increasing Armadin's total funding to $445 million. The fresh capital will enable the company to amplify its platform and enhance its research and marketing initiatives.
AI major cybersecurity challenge, but also offers tools for defenders: Thales Chairman
Artificial Intelligence has significantly changed the speed and nature of cyberattacks, creating challenges for cybersecurity. Companies now face threats not only from cybercriminals but also from state actors targeting critical systems. Thales executives emphasized the need for integrated cybersecurity strategies to address growing complexities and vulnerabilities. New AI-powered solutions and partnerships aim to enhance protection against evolving cyber threats effectively.
France's Sekoia rolls out AI cybersecurity platform to its clients
French cybersecurity firm Sekoia rolled out its cybersecurity AI agentic tool Elevate to its clients, following an early access program with around 2,000 customers, it said on Wednesday.
Visa joins growing alarm over AI-powered risks
Visa has open-sourced part of its AI-powered cyber defence system after "humbling" lessons from vulnerabilities exposed by AI models. Its President of Technology, Rajat Taneja, told Reuters the company had made its cyber defence system available as open-source software after weaknesses exposed by Anthropic's Mythos AI model earlier this year highlighted the scale of the challenge.
Nvidia is touting a software tool to contain runaway AI. How would it work?
The chipmaker unveiled its Open Agent Safety Platform amid an intensifying debate about AI safety, fueled a string of alarming recent incidents involving AI systems acting on their own to break into other organisations.
Death of the ‘obvious scam’: How AI is making cyberattacks look like normal emails
AI is making cyberattacks harder to detect as attackers use legitimate accounts, real conversations and familiar business workflows to evade traditional warning signs. At Proofpoint Protect 2026, executives discussed how agentic AI could automate attacks and why security must shift from checking access permissions to understanding intent. With AI adoption accelerating in India, Proofpoint is also expanding its local investments.
OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways
Separately, AI evaluator Transluce said agents that appeared to come from OpenAI tried unsuccessfully to hack into a Department of Education website, a detail that OpenAI has not confirmed.
OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure
The AI giant's models accessed publicly available information on two websites operated by the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as U.S. Census Bureau data, the company revealed Friday.
US President Trump says ‘Super Intelligence’ will be on the agenda with Xi Jinping
US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss artificial intelligence. The two nations aim to establish communication mechanisms for AI-related national security incidents. Current discussions focus on shared visions of common threats and coordination efforts in the AI sector.
Banks’ biggest risks may now sit inside their tech stack: RBI Deputy Governor Rohit Jain
RBI Deputy Governor Rohit Jain said technology is no longer merely an enabler for banks but is becoming their “risk architecture”, making technological resilience as important as financial resilience. He urged banks to treat technology risk as a first-order enterprise risk, with stronger governance, cybersecurity, third-party oversight and AI controls.
OpenAI data breach latest in long list of hacks in Australia
Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.
Trump-Xi meet: Will AI safety find its way to the discussion table?
The exact agenda for the meeting has been kept under wraps, but according to US treasury secretary Scott Bessent, the discussion could include “what the leading AI dangers are, whether it’s uncontrollable agents, whether it’s non-state actors, and cyber non-state actors in bioweapons”.
A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk
AI researchers are debating whether increasingly powerful systems could pose existential risks, from enabling bioweapons and cyberattacks to triggering nuclear conflict or acting beyond human control. While some industry leaders warn of catastrophic scenarios, critics argue many of the most extreme predictions remain speculative and risk overstating what current AI systems can actually do.
Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenarios
What companies have described as their AI agents going rogue has involved bots working toward goals set by humans, skeptics note. But the idea that AI could break away and work toward its own agenda is looking increasingly plausible to other researchers and experts.
Autonomous agents not ready for independent responsibility, says Google cybersecurity expert
His comment comes in the wake of reports that Google’s Gemini model recently accessed the systems of three companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, after autonomously finding publicly available credentials and guessing passwords.
China and the US are competing for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety
On Sunday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after talks in New York with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of the meeting between Trump and Xi that the two countries discussed the setting up of a mechanism on AI dialogue and proposed a new "notification mechanism" for AI incidents that could impact national security.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to join OpenAI, Nvidia CEOs at Trump-Xi dinner: Report
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will attend a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Top technology executives, including Apple's Tim Cook, are also expected at the event. This gathering occurs as discussions intensify regarding artificial intelligence regulation and its future. Industry leaders have expressed differing views on slowing AI development due to potential risks. The meeting highlights global interest in shaping the trajectory of advanced artificial intelligence.
Chipmakers move security deeper into design as AI hardware spreads
Silicon Labs, Tessolve and Netrasemi are strengthening chip security as connected devices carry more data and face growing cyber risks
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