Government
7 incidentsRelated#Law enforcement#Legal#Hallucinations#Unauthorized access#Credential theft
Misuse · Serious · thehackernews.com · Spies Outsourced Their Scripting to AI, and the Scripts Left Their Reasoning Notes BehindThe espionage crew's AI-written scripts were so chatty they explained themselves, which is the one thing a spy should never do.
Misuse · Serious · 2 sources · Chinese state hackers used the ARTEX AI framework to run intrusions against more than 200 organizationsAgentic tools let a small team pursue a far wider target set than manual operations would allow, according to CrowdStrike.
Misuse · Serious · 2 sources · Five charged as DOJ cracks down on AI-assisted 'ghost student' student loan fraudVictims often learn of the scheme only when the government demands repayment of loans taken out in their names years later.
Misbehavior · Serious · wired.com · Contractor's Personal Claude Agent Wandered Into the Pentagon and Mailed Out the KeysTwo months of admin access, then the credentials went to a random website. The agent was thorough, if nothing else.
Harmful deployment · ibtimes.sg · Asylum Interview Summaries From Home Office AI Fail One in Five Expert ChecksRoughly one in five checked summaries failed review, and the applicants whose interviews were summarised were not told AI was used.
Misuse · theguardian.com · Bots Stuffed the Vape Ballot Box and Still Lost the VoteThree-quarters of the public feedback was machine-made, which makes this the first consultation where the robots had stronger opinions than the people.
Harmful deployment · Serious · sophos.com · Clearview AI Ignores France's Orders, Receives €20m Reminder About ConsentScraping billions of faces, then ignoring the regulator's stop order, is a bold business model.