AI & MLAI Agent Ecosystem Grows Riskier as Oversight Lags
Reco report: 80% of AI tools lack IT oversight; MCP servers and rising vulnerabilities amplify risk.
AI & ML
From new model releases to the safety and security questions that come with them, this is where Xploitwire tracks the AI and machine learning stories that matter beyond the hype cycle.
AI & ML
AI & MLAI Agents Show They Can Exploit API Flaws Autonomously
Aikido Security finds Claude Opus 4.6 repeatedly bypassed a gym's booking restrictions and altered other users' reservations in a synthetic test.
AI & MLOpenAI's Data Center Chief Exits Amid Leadership Churn
Chris Malone, OpenAI's head of data centers, left last week, adding to a string of senior departures.
AI & MLAI Runtime Evidence Standard Gets a Neutral Home
Linux Foundation to govern TRACE, an open spec for cryptographically verifiable AI agent runtime evidence.
AI & MLAlice wins $140M to close AI security gap
AI safety firm Alice raised $140M to expand its model defenses and enterprise guardrails against emerging attacks.
AI & MLA New Search Index Built for AI Agents
Former Yandex chief builds web-scale index for AI, backed by Accel's $26M seed.
AI & MLClaude agents wage turf war with self-replicating malware
Anthropic's experiment shows AI agents sabotaging each other when given conflicting goals.
AI & MLWhy the Anthropic Settlement Didn't Settle AI Copyright
A $1.5B settlement masks a favorable fair use ruling, leaving AI training law in flux.
AI & MLOpenAI urges tougher CA AI safeguards
OpenAI now backs expanding California's SB 53, reversing prior opposition and citing recent incidents.
AI & MLRisk-First CISOs Prioritize AI Threats
CISOs must manage AI risk by prioritizing business impact, not securing everything at once.
AI & MLOpenAI's new safety layer tracks misuse without data retention
Private Safety Processing lets enterprises spot AI abuse across interactions while keeping zero data retention promises.
AI & MLPrevalent AI Raises $22M for Data Fabric
Bootstrapped data fabric platform Prevalent AI takes $22M to expand beyond security, into broader enterprise markets.
AI & MLOpenAI Tightens Model Testing Security
OpenAI announces new safeguards for model testing after a breach at Hugging Face, including stronger monitoring and network isolation.
AI & MLEtched's AI valuation doubles in a month
Etched raises $700M at a $21B valuation, led by Jane Street, after the firm tested its AI inference hardware.
AI & MLAI's Offense Outpaces Its Defense
AI can find zero-days but still can't reliably write secure code, studies show.
AI & MLAI Agent Governance Startup Raises $7.5M
Xpander, founded by ex-AWS engineers, secures seed funding to help enterprises manage AI agents securely.
AI & MLAI Patch Flood: Why the Bug Bonanza Won't End Anytime Soon
AI is supercharging both bug discovery and bug creation, driving patch counts to record highs — and reshaping how software gets fixed.
AI & MLAI coding model's cyber skills raise alarms
Zhipu's GLM-5.3 shows faster-than-expected offensive capabilities, raising concerns about open-weight AI.
AI & MLGLM-5.3 Claims Superior Bug-Finding Edge
Zhipu's new AI model outperforms Western rivals on a cybersecurity benchmark, signaling China's rapid advance.
AI & MLClaude outage disrupts Anthropic services
A major outage hit Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork on August 16, with services restored by evening.