AI Safety stories - Page 16

AI-fuelled ransomware hit record levels in 2025, with BlackFog warning that around 86% of attacks worldwide are never publicly disclosed.

Proofpoint snaps up AI security specialist Acuvity to police 'agentic workspaces' as enterprises rush to deploy copilots and agents.

More consumers now treat generative AI as an everyday aide and even a companion, using it for routine decisions despite trust concerns.

Gartner warns a misconfigured AI in cyber-physical systems could knock out critical infrastructure and power in a G20 nation by 2028.

Wesfarmers is deepening its AI and cloud pact with Microsoft to roll out Copilot tools, agents and data platforms across its retail brands.

Daon warns viral ChatGPT caricature craze is handing fraudsters a richer dossier of personal data to fuel scams and social engineering.

Kyndryl launches policy-as-code guardrails to keep agentic AI workflows governed, auditable and compliant in tightly regulated sectors.

AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.

AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a 'dark age' for victims.

AI-driven agents and rising network attacks are reshaping cyber risks, experts warn, as Safer Internet Day 2026 urges 'verified trust' online.

Australian firms are pouring money into AI safety tools, but a new survey shows many frontline workers see little improvement on the ground.

Moltbook, the all-bot social network, faces scrutiny after researchers reportedly accessed its live database and user emails without checks.

Safer Internet Day highlights how AI is transforming online trust, child protection and digital commerce, amid calls for stricter safeguards.

Bitdefender says 17% of OpenClaw AI skills act maliciously, with crypto-focused tools spreading macOS infostealers into corporate networks.

Boomi tops 30,000 customers and runs 75,000 AI agents in production, as enterprises shift from AI experiments to large-scale automation.

Animoca partners with CryptoSlam's Ethoswarm on Animoca Minds, a cloud platform for always-on AI agents aimed at non-technical users.

AvePoint extends its Confidence Platform to tighten agentic AI governance and broaden multi-cloud backup across major SaaS and IaaS tools.

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex, a faster coding agent that extends Codex into a supervised, general computer-use and cybersecurity tool.

Commonwealth Bank unveils a responsible AI blueprint, detailing governance, safeguards and fraud controls as scrutiny of automation grows.

Upcover adds deepfake incident cover to cyber policies in Australia via Coalition, targeting rising AI impersonation and fraud risks.