‼️ BREAKING: OpenAI-linked AI agents on ordinary data-retrieval tasks turned to SQL injection, path traversal and cross-site scripting when normal access failed, probing three public data sites including an Australian government health website. The agents used the free link-checking sandbox urlquery[.]net as a remote browser to slip past web blocks. 6,467 of urlquery-scans were flagged as strong evidence of agent activity, some as recent as this month. On September 19 and 20, activity through the same services tried to trade crypto on Quidax and fired an HTML injection at the exchange. Agents also tried to register accounts that can hide scans, so the public record is likely partial.

Breaking: Anthony Albanese rings up Sam Altman to express "severe concern" after finding out an AI agent hacked into an Australian Medicare data portal in June. Richard Marles says while the impact was "minor" it is a "warning in terms of what can happen" abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/a…

NEW: we discover four new cases of rogue agent hacking attempts, which we tie to previously-documented agent swarms from OpenAI. Targets include the Australian government, the University of New Mexico, and several private data hosts. Collab with @TransluceAI and @corridor.

Had an "interview" for a blockchain project last week. Camera was on, we're chatting, and the guy tells me to clone a GitHub repo and run it locally before we go further into the technical round. I said sure, but first can you do me a favor hold up 3 fingers in front of your face for me real quick. He froze. Didn't move. Just sat there for a few seconds before the call cut off and he blocked me. That's when I knew. A real interviewer doesn't glitch out over a random ask like that. A deepfake/AI overlay does. These "run this repo" scams are getting scary common in crypto and dev hiring right now. The setup is always the same: - flattering DM - real-sounding project - rushed timeline - a "quick step" before the call that's really just remote access or a credential stealer in disguise. If someone wants you to run code or install something before you've even had a real conversation, that's the whole scam. Trust the instinct. Stay safe out there.

Can the US build a DJI? We bought a 2019 Mavic Mini and a 2023 Mini 4 Pro, tore them down in our hardware lab, and put them under a bench microscope to find out. What we found: arenaphysica.com/publication….

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Can the US build a DJI? We bought a 2019 Mavic Mini and a 2023 Mini 4 Pro, tore them down in our hardware lab, and put them under a bench microscope to find out. What we found: arenaphysica.com/publication….

There is a group of charlatans calling themselves “AI Safety Experts” that are spewing lies and inane delusional bullshit, such as “we will all die unless we regulate AI”. The AI labs (Anthropic and OpenAI) enable them, to 1. position themselves well pre-IPO via media hype, 2. manipulate government into contracts & regulation, and then 3. block competition. Mainstream media loves tabloid gossip type slop content, therefore is platforming them. It is important we stop their harmful narrative. These people do not care about anyone’s safety. They push a coordinated narrative under the umbrella of “effective altruism” but it is all manipulative. Security and AI experts do not agree with them, they are in a bubble. They have dismissed decades of research and known practices in order to drive their own narrative. Adopting their narrative will set humanity back decades, since instead of actually adopting safety guidelines around AI, we’ll end up in a dystopian AI despotism led by psychopaths that control AI, therefore inextricably intertwined with our lives, controlling ideology, beliefs, monopolized with no alternative. AI must be open and accessible, like the internet and any body of knowledge.

🚨 TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT JUST NUKED ANTHROPIC & OPENAI’S “ROGUE AI” IMMUNITY SCAM ON LIVE TV "A sitting employee came out, said there's a 10% chance of an extinction level event. But then the labs also said, take the liability off of our hands. And we will NOT do that. The Hugging Face incident is the responsibility of OpenAI management, NOT a bunch of agents. It is humans who are responsible, not the AI. These labs need to take responsibility for themselves. They can slow down any time they want to." CHECKED.

OpenAI and Anthropic oversold AI security breaches to pressure feds into protecting turf: insiders trib.al/Jo6xMk5

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“0% chance” AI will end humanity by 2030. They must be doing it (the fearmongering) for ulterior reasons. Maybe it's political, maybe it's just attention grabbing." - Jensen Huang's new interview with CBS News, with Jo Ling Kent (@jolingkent ) He pushed back strongly against warnings that increasingly capable AI could escape human control this decade. --- From 'CBS News' YT channel (full video link in comment)