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AI system attempts to hack into Canadian government website, continuing worldwide automated attacks

"We do not confidently attribute these attempts to OpenAI, but they exhibit tactics consistent with prior observed agent activity that we have attributed to OpenAI in a similar timeframe."

OpenAI logo and Canadian flag are seen in this illustration taken, September 28, 2026.
An FBI insignia on a building in Washington, DC, US. March 15, 2029.

'We know how to find you': FBI official tells ShinyHunters hacker group to get in touch with agency

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Hackers steal over half a million credit cards using cheap Chinese AI models, simple prompts

FBI agents monitor suspicious activity; illustrative.

FBI staff psychiatric, medical records stolen by ShinyHunters, hackers claim


OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges

The latest example came on Friday when OpenAI said its agents had leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users. OpenAI declined to say if the images were AI-generated or identified real people.

OpenAI Headquarters.

OpenAI agents allegedly hacked government and university websites without prompting - NYT

Researchers said that the AI was prompted to do mundane data collection, but struggled to get the information it needed and instead hacked into websites.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO

Leaked FBI data includes sensitive details on counterespionage work against China, Russia, cartels

Data includes details of assignments to specific field offices and, in some cases, to units engaged in high-stakes intelligence, security, or counterespionage work.

An FBI insignia on a building in Washington, DC, US. March 15, 2029.

ShinyHunters hackers say they breached Federal Bureau of Investigation, no immediate FBI comment

The bureau did not immediately reply to messages seeking comment on Tuesday.

FBI agents monitor suspicious activity; illustrative.

Foreign hackers targeted Colorado water systems in August, governor's office says

The hackers managed to change equipment settings, including disabling remote access and alarms and altering pumping cycles, Colorado Governor Polis' spokesperson Ally Sullivan said.

Water treatment plant. (Illustrative)

Western intelligence warns of Iranian cyber campaign using spyware against activists, press

Britain's National Cyber Security Center said Iranian state-linked cyber actors had used a spyware family known as "CHOSEN BRICK" to steal emails, messages, and other sensitive information.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

'One in six attacks': Israel was most targeted nation by hacktivism campaigns in first half of 2026

Ron Meyran, vice president of Cyber Intelligence at Radware, said that the most worrying data is that the gap between Israel and the other countries continues to widen.

An illustration of Israeli data being hacked.

US officials backpedal on claims that China hacked government agencies, now say they were targeted

In a freshly edited statement, the Justice Department said Friday that the US Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA, and others were "among the targets of QTFY," a Chinese spy platform.

Illustrative image of a hacker with a China flag.

Antisemitic vandals target Dolly Parton's Wikipedia page just hours after her death

As millions around the world mourned the loss of the legendary cultural icon, social media users shared screenshots of modifications to her profile.

American singer Dolly Parton poses on stage during a press conference to launch her new album, in London, Britain, June 29, 2023.

US water sector supplier hack draws FBI scrutiny as Iran-linked cyber concerns grow

Cote said the FBI told the company the data breach was an opportunistic attack not specifically targeting Micro-Comm, and the company recommended that customers change passwords out of caution.

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.