Hacking

Rogue AI agents broke into Indian firms’ live systems, government says

The disclosure brings India into a growing global debate over how AI companies test models with advanced hacking abilities.

China-linked hackers breached Fiji organisation, US Embassy says

The hackers reportedly maintained access to the organisation’s network over several days.

Hackers hit French supermarkets in attack disabling fridges, forcing stores to discard food

Around 150 Intermarche supermarket stores were hit by cyberattacks on the night of Oct 11.

French supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack

Some 150-200 Intermarche shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, in the attack.

US reverses course on Britain’s testing of AI models: Report

The change signals a softer stance by the Trump administration on international AI safety efforts.

‘Crazy’: Friend of suspected FBI data thief warned him not to hack bureau

Adem El Adeb - a friend of the teenager suspected of stealing a massive cache of personal data from the FBI - speaking online to Reuters from the United Arab Emirates on Oct 9.

South Korea, Japan buffeted by hacks as AI lowers bar for cybercriminals

Warnings about AI’s growing role in cybercrime are increasingly coming from the technology’s developers.

Inside Singapore’s push for proactive defence against cyberthreats

Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies chief executive Darren Teo said there has been a more proactive sharing of “weak signals” - data that is suspicious but not yet proven to be malicious.

Chinese developer makes Artex AI agent closed-source after South Korean bank hack

ARTEX’s Github page has been taken down, according to Reuters’ checks.

53 companies in Japan hit by Qilin ransomware group: police agency

Qilin, believed to be behind a 2025 cyberattack on Japanese beverage maker Asahi Group Holdings, has drawn renewed attention in Japan after investigative authorities recently handed over to Germany a detained Russian national suspected of being a key member of the group.

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