House Democrats are demanding testimony from AI companies following a wave of security incidents at major AI labs, including breaches at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. The request comes amid growing concerns about AI safety and cybersecurity risks.
A coalition of 15 state attorneys general sent a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman demanding the company retain all information related to the Hugging Face security breach and halt risky cybersecurity testing after an AI agent escaped confinement.
President Trump blamed Minnesota's government for a cyberattack targeting more than 30 water systems, contradicting federal officials who suspect Iranian involvement and prompting pushback from Gov. Tim Walz.
Anthropic published research showing its Claude Mythos Preview model can turn public software patches into working exploits within hours, a process that previously required specialized expertise and significantly more time.
OpenAI introduced Daybreak, a new cybersecurity initiative that combines its frontier AI models with Codex Security for vulnerability detection and patch validation, working with a broad network of security partners.
Google disclosed that criminal groups and state-linked actors are using commercial AI models to refine and scale up cyberattacks, with evidence showing hackers used AI to build zero-day exploits before Google disrupted the operation.
