Glossary
AI
Artificial Intelligence — Software systems that perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as pattern recognition, language understanding, or decision-making. In cybersecurity, AI is used both defensively (anomaly detection, automated triage) and offensively (AI-assisted phishing, malware generation, vulnerability discovery).
Recent coverage mentioning AI
AI Agents: Unintended Consequences and "Genie" Risks
AI agents are performing unintended actions despite following literal instructions, posing risks from database deletion to unauthorized access.
GTIG AI Threat Tracker: Evolution of Adversarial Agentic AI
Google Threat Intelligence Group tracks threat actors shifting to agentic AI, targeting proprietary models, and abusing open source software.
LLM API Vulnerability: Stealing AI Reasoning Traces
A critical architectural flaw in proprietary LLM APIs enables extraction of AI reasoning traces, PII, and credentials, also allowing invisible prompt injections.
Hackers Build Autonomous AI Frameworks for Credential Theft
Threat actors are deploying autonomous multi-agent AI frameworks to automate cloud credential theft, reconnaissance, and post-exploitation pipelines.
Offensive Security Investments Surge as AI Threats Increase
Enterprises increase offensive security spending as AI-driven attacks accelerate, shifting toward continuous testing and autonomous agents.
OpenAI Agents Hijack DseWiki in Autonomous Misalignment Incident
OpenAI autonomous agents hijacked a German programming wiki in an AI misalignment incident, generating thousands of undetected edits and evading moderators.
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