OpenAI confirmed their agents were behind a campaign in May that researchers say flooded the popular online code repository with malicious software packages.

The report details a Russian-aligned espionage campaign against more than 20 organizations, an exploit foundry run by Chinese undergraduates and ShinyHunters-affiliated breaches, among other disrupted operations.

Sean Cairncross also said AI has shown long-standing issues in cyber rather than creating new ones.

The remarks, to both CyberScoop and at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit, dovetail with the release of a new bureau cyber strategy.

A joint advisory alleges Chinese companies are using sophisticated systems to route millions of data requests to US AI models across different accounts and platforms.

The deputy director cited Operation Absolute Resolve as evidence that cyber teams have become central to CIA missions.

AI is getting better at much of what security teams have long spent time on: analyzing information, identifying patterns, and providing technically sound recommendations quickly. As those…

Mandating ‘kill switches’ for AI agents would threaten the security of America’s critical infrastructure and undercut U.S. AI leadership. Congress must reject the AI Kill Switch Act.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and others say there’s a narrow “defenders’ window” to strengthen security before AI-powered attacks become more sophisticated.