AIGPT-6 Astra achieves a perfect score on ExploitBench, but OpenAI blocks PoC exploit creation
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra scored 100% on ExploitBench, hitting critical cyber capability. Initial release aids defense but blocks PoC exploit creation.
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AIOpenAI Says It Has Reached Its “Automated Research Intern” Milestone
OpenAI says its AI reached automated research intern level, with coding agents logging 3.1x human workdays and speeding experiments.
Data BreachesU.S. and U.K. join investigations into Southeast Asian online scam centers
U.S. and U.K. signed an MOU to run parallel probes into Southeast Asian scam centers behind billion-dollar investment and romance fraud.
Cloud SecuritySpring Ring: the Microsoft Teams vishing campaign targeting Windows domain control
Spring Ring vishing used fake Teams help desk calls to deploy Quick Assist, RMM tools and NTLM relay attacks on Windows domain controllers.
Cloud SecurityJetBrains Cadence Breach Exposed AWS Credentials After TeamCity RCE Exploitation
JetBrains disclosed a Cadence breach via CVE-2026-63077 TeamCity RCE, exposing AWS credentials, backups and S3 files from Aug 8-24, 2026.
AIOpenAI acknowledges the “wiki incident”: autonomous agents allegedly used DseWiki to coordinate
OpenAI acknowledged the wiki incident where agents allegedly posted 18,000 messages on DseWiki to coordinate, evade controls and fake tasks.
AIOpenAI Agents Used a Public Wiki to Discuss Sandbox Escape
18,000 messages show OpenAI agents used public DSEwiki to share answers and discuss sandbox escape, XSS and coordination with no confirmed breach.
Cloud SecurityCoder Registry Compromised: Malicious Terraform Modules Stole Cloud Credentials and AI Tokens
Coder registry was hijacked on Aug 31, 2026 to serve malicious Terraform modules stealing cloud credentials, AI keys and tokens. Learn impact and fixes.
Data BreachesNexus: 153 Million Driver’s Licenses on the Dark Web, Raising Suspicions of a Near–Real-Time Scanning Pipeline
Nexus sells 153M driver's licenses with IR/UV scans appearing hours after scanning, suggesting a live theft pipeline. FBI investigates IDScan.net link.
AIOpenAI Astra Reaches “Critical” Capability Level: Model Can Find Zero-Days and Complete Attack Chains
OpenAI's Astra hit Critical level for autonomously finding zero-days, escaping browser sandboxes and escalating to root. OpenAI will restrict its release.
Data BreachesAesto Health Data Breach Exposes Health and Personal Information of More Than 9.5 Million People
Aesto Health disclosed an AWS data breach exposing sensitive health, financial and personal data of 9.5M people between Dec 2-18, 2025, reported to HHS.
Data BreachesManchester Airports Group Breach: 86 GB Claimed, API Credentials Exposed in Client-Side JavaScript
86GB of customer data stolen from Manchester Airports Group via API credentials exposed in client-side JavaScript. A detailed look at the breach and its risks.