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OpenAI's Next AI Model Astra Shows Cyber Performance Strong Enough to Trigger Pause
OpenAI has announced that it's pausing some "internal activities" involving its upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) model Astra after an internal evaluation found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity.
In response to the discovery, the AI upstart said it's implementing security controls for higher-capability models and associated activities, such as isolated
11 August 2026
From:
info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) [The Hacker News]

How legitimate cloud platforms enable phishers to bypass MFA
We cover a cloud-based AitM attack scenario leveraging service workers and Ultraviolet, and provide detailed phishing hosting statistics across platforms like Cloudflare Workers, Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, and IPFS.
11 August 2026
From:
Olga Altukhova [Securelist]

Hackers breached a small Polish energy plant via private APN last year
Hackers breached a heat-and-power plant facility in Poland, which supplies heat to about 50,000 residents, using a private APN (Access Point Name) to access an OT (Operational Technology) network. [...]
11 August 2026
From:
Bill Toulas [BleepingComputer]

TrueConf Server Flaws Exploited to Replace Client Installers with PhantomCore
The threat actor known as Head Mare has been observed weaponizing security flaws in unpatched TrueConf servers once again in attacks targeting Russian companies spanning instrumentation, electronics, transport, energy, IT, and software development sectors.
Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said it detected the attacks in July 2026.
The activity involves exploiting a vulnerability chain
11 August 2026
From:
info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) [The Hacker News]


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