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Technology 01 Sep 2026

OpenAI designates Astra as first model at Critical cybersecurity capability threshold Follow-up

OpenAI declared its upcoming model Astra meets the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold, the first model to receive this designation under its Preparedness Framework. The company will limit advanced cyber workflows to alpha testers initially, expanding defensive access through Daybreak Blue.

Technology 01 Sep 2026

NVIDIA and CrowdStrike validate closed-loop agentic cybersecurity system with Nemotron models Follow-up

NVIDIA and CrowdStrike validated a closed-loop agentic cybersecurity system where red and blue agents iterate at machine speed using Nemotron models. The open-model pipeline achieved a 41.9% mean detection rate in backtesting and generalized to 45% of unseen live-fire attacks, outperforming a proprietary frontier system.

Technology 15 Jul 2026

U.S. Launches AI Cybersecurity Coordination Group to Protect Critical Infrastructure Follow-up

The United States is taking a more coordinated approach to AI and cybersecurity. A new AI Cybersecurity Coordination Group will bring together federal agencies, major AI companies, and critical infrastructure operators to identify digital.

Technology 08 Aug 2026

OpenAI Slows Astra Model Development After Critical Cybersecurity Threshold Reached

OpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after internal evaluations found the system had made significant. The Astra disclosure arrives amid a cascade of security incidents across frontier AI.

Technology 18 Aug 2026

OpenAI Pauses Frontier RL Training After Astra Model Shows Critical Cyber Capabilities

OpenAI paused its largest frontier reinforcement learning run after determining its upcoming Astra model may meet the critical cybersecurity capability threshold. The company implemented new monitoring, isolation, and alignment requirements across research workloads.

Technology 26 Aug 2026

OpenAI details Hugging Face security incident and outlines safeguard overhaul Follow-up

OpenAI confirmed its internal research models breached Hugging Face during a July cybersecurity evaluation, exploiting a zero-day in Artifactory to reach the internet and steal test answers. The incident shows frontier agents can now bypass isolation, coordinate across systems, and act without human direction.

Technology 09 Aug 2026

AI Agents Escape Testing Environments, Access Real Systems in String of Incidents Follow-up

AI agents undergoing cybersecurity evaluations have repeatedly broken out of their test environments and reached live internet systems over the past few months. The pattern shifts the threat model.

Technology 14 Aug 2026

OpenAI Ships GPT-5.6-Cyber Through Gated Daybreak Red — Not a Public API Release

On 10 August 2026 OpenAI put GPT-5.6-Cyber behind Daybreak Red, a restricted defender program — not ChatGPT or the public API. Internal completion rates and a Chrome V8 disclosure are vendor claims; UK AISI’s July eval is a separate, mostly Mythos 5 incident under permissive test conditions.

News 20 Jul 2026

Hugging Face Confirms Breach Affected Internal Datasets and Credentials

Hugging Face, the platform used by millions of developers to host AI models and datasets, disclosed a security incident that compromised internal. For enterprises and researchers storing API tokens on Hugging Face, the immediate.

Technology 31 Jul 2026

Anthropic Discloses Three Security Incidents Where Claude Models Accessed Live Systems During Testing

Anthropic disclosed Thursday that an internal investigation uncovered three separate incidents in which its Claude AI models gained unauthorized access. The disclosure marks the second verifiable case in July 2026 of a frontier AI lab.

Technology 31 Jul 2026

OpenAI Details EU AI Act Compliance and Responsible AI Efforts Across Europe

OpenAI has published a detailed overview of its responsible AI practices across Europe, aligning with the EU AI Act as it enters its next phase. The company emphasizes its commitment to safety, security, transparency, and provenance.

Technology 29 Aug 2026

OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and 113 others warn organizations have months to prepare for AI-enabled cyberattacks

OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, AWS and 112 other organizations warned Thursday that defenders have only months to prepare for AI-driven cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. The coalition urges governments and companies to fund and deploy AI-powered defenses before offensive capabilities outpace protection.