The legal questions raised by agentic AI hacks
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IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
1d ago
Policymakers, regulators and legal experts increasingly agree that AI companies should face accountability when autonomous agents escape testing environments and conduct hacks, but existing law offers
Attackers exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler appliances for more than three weeks before the activity was publicly confirmed, giving them time to compromise organizations
Threat researchers warn that data allegedly stolen from the FBI by ShinyHunters could expose agents and their families to serious safety and counterintelligence risks. Samples reportedly include perso
More than half of AI-generated patches are broken
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IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
Aug 11
As AI-generated code becomes more widespread, concerns are growing that it is expanding the attack surface for hackers. While some have argued that large language models could help offset this risk by
U.S. Cyber Command tried to use Halloween-themed social media to publicize newly identified Russian malware and irritate Russian hackers, but the effort became a slow-moving example of government atte
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says a China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as UNC6508, has been stealing sensitive data from medical, academic, and military research organizations across Nor
CyberScoop reports that CVE-2026-31431, nicknamed “Copy Fail,” is an actively exploited Linux local privilege-escalation vulnerability that can give an attacker root access once they already have auth
In October 2020, U.S. Cyber Command aimed to counter Russian malware threats with a meme just before Halloween. They identified two pieces of malware, ComRAT and X-Agent, attributed to Russian hackers
Researchers rush to warn defenders of max-severity defect in n8n
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Jan 8
Researchers have issued urgent warnings regarding a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-21858) in n8n, an automation platform used by approximately 100,000 servers globally. This flaw allows full remote