Lawmakers Ask Lutnick To Blacklist Appin, The Hack-For-Hire Firm That Threatens Almost Anyone Who Prints Its Name
Remember Appin? It’s the Indian “hack for hire” company that got so upset aboutReuters’ giant investigation— which detailed how Appin grew into a “leading cyberespionage firm” that “stole secrets
» readOpenAI says automated AI researcher still on track for 2026 and 2028 targets.
The project to build a fully automated AI researcher has been confirmed by OpenAI as being on schedule. The development is justified by the company through reduced AI costs and the need to defend critical infrastructure against capable AI threats.
» readAI company Baseten acquires agent security startup Blaxel
The acquisition of Blaxel by AI inference company Baseten was confirmed this week, with the deal first reported by Axios Pro. Blaxel has been developing secure sandbox environments for AI agents using microVMs, which are small isolated virtual…
» readAnt International, Mastercard and Visa team up on shared AI agent security framework.
The collaboration was announced on Thursday in Singapore. The framework is designed to help card networks, digital wallets, agent platforms and marketplaces onboard and identify AI agents across networks.
» readSecurity researchers warn that fake Grand Theft Auto 6 downloads are malware traps ahead of 2026 launch
Security researchers have issued a warning that any alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 copies found online before its official release on November 19, 2026, are almost certainly malware.
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