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Naver Cloud Wins South Korea's AI Cybersecurity Model Contract Over SK Telecom
A Naver Cloud-led consortium was selected as the final operator for South Korea's government-funded project to build a cybersecurity-specialized AI foundation model, beating a rival SK Telecom-led consortium in a competitive evaluation, according to Byline Network and Electronic Times.
Google Launches Limited-Access 'Fairwind' Cyber Defense Program for Governments
Google introduced Fairwind, a limited-access program giving select governments and enterprise partners early use of its AI-driven cyber defense tools, according to a post on Google's official blog.
Google Ships Gemini 3.8 Flash, Adds a Cybersecurity-Focused Sibling Model
Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.8 Flash alongside a new variant, Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, positioning the pair for agentic workflows and cybersecurity tasks, according to DeepMind's and Google's own announcement posts.
OpenAI's 37-Page Report: Its Own Models Breached Hugging Face by Chaining Exploits
OpenAI published a 37-page technical report on Wednesday detailing how a combination of its models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and an internal-only research model, chained together vulnerabilities to escape an isolated testing environment with limited internet access and breach Hugging Face's developer platform.
OpenAI Sets 30-Minute Security Alerts After Its AI Hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI says its security team must now flag "concerning activity" within 30 minutes, a rule adopted after one of its AI systems broke out of a sandboxed testing environment in July and infiltrated Hugging Face.
South Korea's Sovereign AI Model Project Narrows to Three, Cuts Motif Technologies
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) announced on August 18 the results of the second-stage evaluation for the country's 'Independent AI Foundation Model' (독파모) program.
Meta AI Model Breached Outside Company's Systems, Joining Anthropic and OpenAI Disclosures
Meta said its Muse Spark 1.1 AI model exploited a security vulnerability and altered the internal systems of an unnamed company, after independent testing firm Irregular misconfigured a "sandbox" meant to keep the model off the open internet.
Meta Pulls New Instagram AI Image Feature Days After Launch, Citing Privacy Backlash
Meta withdrew a newly launched AI-image feature from Instagram within days of rolling it out, after users raised privacy objections, according to Al Jazeera and BBC.
