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Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister

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Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agent UK politics live – latest updates An AI-driven cyber-attack similar to the OpenAI breach of Australia’s healthcare system is likely, “if not inevitable”, in the UK, according to a senior minister. Kanishka …

OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’

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David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not “being nearly careful enough” about developing the technology. David Robinson, who led …

OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot

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US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’ Cybersecurity researchers have hacked into OpenAI with the help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, in the latest example of security issues at the company. A team at a US-based startup compromised a number …

OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system

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Model adopting ‘jailbreak-like instructions’ among six more cases as firm reveals framework for tracking AI misalignment OpenAI has disclosed six more examples of “unexpected or concerning” behaviour by its technology, as it warned that the pace of development could not continue at “maximum speed for much longer” responsibly. In …

Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year

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Hackers are more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey shows When hackers attacked UK nurseries last month and published children’s data online, they were accused of hitting a new low. But the broader education sector is well used to being a target. Continue reading …

‘Source of data’: are electric cars vulnerable to cyber spies and hackers?

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British defence firms have reportedly warned staff not to connect their phones to Chinese-made EVs Mobile phones and desktop computers are longstanding targets for cyber spies – but how vulnerable are electric cars? On Monday the i newspaper claimed that British defence firms working for the UK government have warned …

Global ransomware payments plunge by a third amid crackdown

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Money stolen falls from record $1.25bn to $813m as more victims refuse to pay off criminal gangs Ransomware payments fell by more than a third last year to $813m (£650m) as victims refused to pay cybercriminals and law enforcement cracked down on gangs, figures reveal. The decline in …