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AI Agents And Firms Dominate This Week's Funding Announcements

### Freehand lands $75M for AI agents Freehand’s AI agents manage supply-chain spend for Fortune 500 enterprises. Freehand recently emerged from stealth with global deployments at Meta, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Dunkin’ and Cardinal Health.

Crowdfundinsider 3 weeks, 2 days ago

OpenAI agrees to independent review of agents’ Hugging Face hacking incident

# OpenAI agrees to independent review of agents’ Hugging Face hacking incident #### **Narrow review leaves wider questions outside the initial scope** [![Google Cloud opens $75,000 Agentic Cinema hackathon for Gemini-powered media tools](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a69e0c110a6977ead9741c/216f7ee9-6ad0-4816-864e-876e3ae061b2/google-cloud-agentic-cinema-hackathon.jpg.jpg)](https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/google-cloud-opens-75000-agentic-cinema-hackathon-for-gemini-powered-media-tools) [![Coursera invests $100 million in Andrew Ng’s AI learning company LearnVector](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65a69e0c110a6977ead9741c/96bb8b93-244a-4337-b401-a4022d4fbe8b/coursera-learnvector-ai-agents.jpg.png)](https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/the-newly-formed-company-plans-to-use-ai-agents-to-create-individualized-learning-experiences-that-adapt-as-people-practice-and-master-new-skills) [Coursera invests $100 million in Andrew Ng’s AI learning company LearnVector](https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/the-newly-formed-company-plans-to-use-ai-agents-to-create-individualized-learning-experiences-that-adapt-as-people-practice-and-master-new-skills)

Edtechinnovationhub 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Column: AI agents are advancing rapidly, but the automation map remains smaller than expected

# Column: AI agents are advancing rapidly, but the automation map remains smaller than expected Aug 3, 2026, 08:10 [0](https://www.digitimes.com/newsshow/comment.asp?datePublish=2026/07/30&pages=PD&seq=210) ![](https://img.digitimes.com/newsshow/20260730pd210_files/1_b.jpg) [Jul 30, 08:00\ \ EDOM Accelerates Edge AI Deployment with NVIDIA Technologies](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260729PR206.html?chid=9) [Monday 1 June 2026\ \ LITEON Showcases AI at COMPUTEX Panel Featuring NVIDIA, Infineon, GIGABYTE](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260530PR200.html?chid=9) [Thursday 30 July 2026\ \ ACCM Introduces Celeritas SMC: A Production-Ready, Silicon-Matched Core for Advanced Packaging](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260729PR205.html?chid=9) [Wednesday 29 July 2026\ \ Arrow Drives System-Level Design, Turning Complexity into Competitive Advantage](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260728PR205.html?chid=9) - [MOST-READ](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260730PD210/automation-2026-labor-investment.html#topnews) - [7 DAYS NEWS](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260730PD210/automation-2026-labor-investment.html#calendar) - [Haesung DS lands CXMT as DDR5 substrate customer, weighs panel production for DDR6](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260721VL212/ddr5-substrate-production-cxmt-panel.html) - [Samsung struggles to secure AI chip substrates, report says](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260715VL228/samsung-ai-chip-fc-bga-production-ibiden.html) - [Samsung, SK Hynix prioritize DDR5 as margins near HBM levels](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260720VL213/samsung-hbm-sk-hynix-ddr5-dram.html) - [TSMC's AI bottleneck spills demand across the semiconductor supply chain](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260707PD209/tsmc-nvidia-demand-supply-chain-packaging.html) - [AI server demand revives long-term MLCC supply agreements as shortages intensify](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260731PD228/demand-mlcc-passive-capacity-2026.html) - [India roundup: R&D hubs, domestic

Digitimes 3 weeks, 2 days ago

OpenAI Finds More AI Agents Have Broken Confinement

# OpenAI Finds More AI Agents Have Broken Confinement By[PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/author/pymnts/) | August 2, 2026 [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.pymnts.com/news/2026/openai-finds-more-ai-agents-have-broken-confinement/&t=OpenAI+Finds+More+AI+Agents+Have+Broken+Confinement)[Tweet This Post](https://twitter.com/share?text=OpenAI+Finds+More+AI+Agents+Have+Broken+Confinement%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-&url=https://www.pymnts.com/news/2026/openai-finds-more-ai-agents-have-broken-confinement/)[Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pymnts.com/news/2026/openai-finds-more-ai-agents-have-broken-confinement/&title=OpenAI+Finds+More+AI+Agents+Have+Broken+Confinement&summary=&source=)[Share via Email](mailto:?subject=OpenAI%20Finds%20More%20AI%20Agents%20Have%20Broken%20Confinement&BODY=I%20found%20this%20article%20interesting%20and%20want%20to%20share%20it%20with%20you.%20Check%20it%20out:%20https://www.pymnts.com/news/2026/openai-finds-more-ai-agents-have-broken-confinement/) | Listen to ArticleListenPause ![Hugging Face OpenAI AI break-in](https://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Hugging-Face-OpenAI-AI-break-in-1.jpg?w=620) [OpenAI](https://openai.com/) has unearthed other examples of its autonomous artificial intelligence agents breaking containment. ## Get the Full Story That’s according to a [report](https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-finds-evidence-other-ai-agents-escaped-containment-it-widens-hacking-2026-07-31/) Friday (July 31) by Reuters, which said this discovery came as the startup deepens its examination of a recent hacking incident at tech firm [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/). The new breakouts were found during an investigation into how an OpenAI agent broke free from what was supposed to be a confined testing environment, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. One of the sources added that

Pymnts 3 weeks, 2 days ago

OpenAI investigates additional AI agent containment breaches after Hugging Face incident

OpenAI investigates additional AI agent containment breaches after Hugging Face incident ## Related News - [OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe](https://www.tbsnews.net/world/openai-finds-evidence-other-ai-agents-escaped-containment-it-widens-hacking-probe-1503876) - [OpenAI's rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive says](https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/usa/openais-rogue-agent-compromised-customer-second-tech-firm-executive-says-1500601) - [Its AI agent spent days hacking a company, but sources say OpenAI did not notice for a week](https://www.tbsnews.net/tech/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-1497086) ## The additional incidents were identified during OpenAI's previously disclosed investigation into how one of its AI agents escaped what was intended to be a contained testing environment earlier this month ![](https://tbsad.pages.dev/Business-Standrad-728-X-90-Desktop.gif) **OpenAI has uncovered additional instances in which autonomous AI agents escaped their intended testing environments as the company broadens its investigation into the hacking incident involving AI development platform Hugging Face, according to two people familiar with the matter.** The additional incidents were identified during OpenAI's previously disclosed investigation into how one of its AI agents escaped what was intended to be a contained testing environment earlier this month, the sources said. #### [![The Business Standard Google News](https://www.tbsnews.net/sites/all/themes/sloth/images/google_news.svg)\ Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMIivlQsw2ZKrAw?ceid=US:en&oc=3) One of those companies was New York-based Modal, company officials have said. Chiodo said his concerns were heightened by indications that neither OpenAI nor Anthropic had been monitoring the agents closely as they c

Tbsnews 3 weeks, 2 days ago

OpenAI's Hugging Face hack confirmed months of AI cyber warnings: 'Pandora's box is open'

The [OpenAI](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/OPENAI.FG/) agent hack on [Hugging Face](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/open-ai-hugging-face-hack-latest.html) illustrates that this era has not only arrived but also created a new challenge: AI agents will go to extremes to accomplish their goals, and do it in unpredictable ways. ## Read more CNBC tech news ### The significance of Hugging Face In April, [Jer Crane](https://x.com/lifeofjer/status/2048103471019434248?s=46), the founder of software startup PocketOS, said a Cursor AI agent that the company was using in its own system wiped out its production database and backups in 9 seconds.

Cnbc 3 weeks, 4 days ago

OpenAI Investigates More Autonomous AI Agent Breakouts After Hugging Face Hacking Incident Draws Global A

# Benzinga ## OpenAI Investigates More Autonomous AI Agent Breakouts After Hugging Face Hacking Incident Draws Global Attention: Report by [Ananya Gairola](https://www.benzinga.com/author/ananya-gairola)Benzinga Staff Writer Follow [Find on Twitter](https://x.com/AnanyaGairola) [FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo](https://flipboard.com/@Benzinga?utm_campaign=tools&utm_medium=follow&action=follow&utm_source=benzinga.com) [![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMTQ0IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQ1IiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIvPg==)![](https://www.benzinga.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,format=auto,quality=85/next-assets/images/google-news.png)](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqJggKIiBDQklTRWdnTWFnNEtER0psYm5wcGJtZGhMbU52YlNnQVAB?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen) Beat the Market With Our Free Pre-Market Newsletter Enter your email to get Benzinga's ultimate morning update: The PreMarket Activity Newsletter On Friday, **OpenAI** reportedly uncovered additional instances of autonomous AI agents escaping controlled testing environments as it [expands its investigation into the](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/07/60598238/openai-ai-agent-security-test-hugging-face-hack) **Hugging Face** hacking incident.

Benzinga 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Onyx Security raises $113 million as demand grows for tools to manage AI agents

# Onyx Security raises $113 million as demand grows for tools to manage AI agents ## Onyx Security raises $113 million in Series B funding, four months after launching publicly, to help companies securely manage AI agents; The cybersecurity startup has now raised $153 million from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and Cyberstarts [AI agents](https://www.ynetnews.com/topics/AI_agents) # p.ynet.co.il is blocked The company develops security tools that help [organizations use AI agents](https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/rjfjsxfegl) — software systems that can perform tasks independently — while keeping control over what those systems can access and do. The company was founded in 2024 by Maxim Bar Kogan, a former [Unit 8200](https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syy3adf1lx) officer and former VP of Product and Engineering at Mixtiles, together with Gil Elbaz, an AI entrepreneur who previously served in the Israeli Air Force’s operational technology unit.

Ynetnews 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Lovable snaps up team behind Swedish AI agent startup Nalvin

# Lovable snaps up team behind Swedish AI agent startup Nalvin Lovable is looking to bring in founders from other startups to drive growth. [**John Reynolds** 20 hours ago](https://tech.eu/authors/john_reynolds/) Share [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.eu%2F2026%2F07%2F31%2Flovable-snaps-up-team-behind-swedish-ai-agent-startup-nalvin%2F) [Twitter](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Lovable+snaps+up+team+behind+Swedish+AI+agent+startup+Nalvin&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.eu%2F2026%2F07%2F31%2Flovable-snaps-up-team-behind-swedish-ai-agent-startup-nalvin%2F&via=tech_eu) [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://tech.eu/2026/07/31/lovable-snaps-up-team-behind-swedish-ai-agent-startup-nalvin/) ![Lovable snaps up team behind Swedish AI agent startup Nalvin](https://cdn.tech.eu/uploads/2025/07/lovable-749.jpg) Share [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.eu%2F2026%2F07%2F31%2Flovable-snaps-up-team-behind-swedish-ai-agent-startup-nalvin%2F)[Share on Twitter](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Lovable+snaps+up+team+behind+Swedish+AI+agent+startup+Nalvin&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.eu%2F2026%2F07%2F31%2Flovable-snaps-up-team-behind-swedish-ai-agent-startup-nalvin%2F&via=tech_eu)[Share on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://tech.eu/2026/07/31/lovable-snaps-up-team-behind-swedish-ai-agent-startup-nalvin/)[Share via Whatsapp](whatsapp://send?text=https://tech.eu/2026/07/31/lovable-snaps-up-team-behind-swedish-ai-agent-startup-nalvin/) [Send email](mailto:?subject=Lovable%20snaps%20up%20team%20behind%20Swedish%20AI%20agent%20startup%20Nalvin&body=https://tech.eu/2026/07/31/lovable-snaps-up-team-behind-swedish-ai-agent-startup-nalvin/)Copy link Swedish vibe coding startup [Lovable](https://lovable.dev/) has acquired the team behind AI agent startup Nalvin, as it looks to drive growth by cherry-picking top founders from startups. Stockholm-based Nalvin is an AI agent platform that a

Tech 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Startup to Acquisition in 2 Years: Grove AI’s Journey to Transform Clinical Trials

# Applications of Agentic AI ## Healthcare news happens fast and furious, but every month we will select one topic based on our editorial calendar and provide in-depth coverage on it. “When we started two years ago and we pitched our simple voice call agent to the industry, people told us we were dreaming and we were crazy and that it would never happen,” Le said. ### [The Healthcare Payments Industry Faces a Perception Challenge](https://medcitynews.com/2026/06/the-healthcare-payments-industry-has-a-perception-problem/) While Grove’s initial agent was named Grace, it goes by different names depending on the pharma company.

Medcitynews 3 weeks, 4 days ago

What we know about the rogue AI-agent security breaches

The statement followed a disclosure from [OpenAI](https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-says-ai-models-went-rogue-during-testing-triggering-unprecedented-breach-2026-07-21/) last week that an autonomous agent powered by its AI models compromised the infrastructure of ​AI startup Hugging Face. Reuters has reported that the rogue ​agent that escaped from OpenAI also compromised a customer at ⁠a second tech company - New York-based Modal Labs. | OpenAI | The agent began attempting to escape ​its test environment around July 9, 2026 | GPT-5.6 Sol and an unnamed, more capable pre-release model | AI startup Hugging Face and a customer at New York-based Modal Labs | The ​Hugging Face intrusion ran from July 11 to July 13, 2026 | During ​controlled tests, an autonomous agent escaped its isolated environment, accessed the internet, and ‌breached ⁠Hugging Face to complete its assigned goal. Reporting ​by Anzar Mehraj and Prathik Jayaprakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva ## Read Next / Editor's Picks [OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe](https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-finds-evidence-other-ai-agents-escaped-containment-it-widens-hacking-2026-07-31/) [OpenAI's rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm](https://www.reuters.com/business/openais-rogue-agent-compromised-an-account-second-tech-firm-sources-say-2026-07-28/)

Reuters 3 weeks, 4 days ago

EU in talks with OpenAI, Anthropic after rogue AI agent hacks

Anthropic ​said on Thursday some of its [Claude AI models had hacked](https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/anthropic-says-claude-ai-models-accessed-three-companies-during-tests-2026-07-30/) into the systems ​of three companies during cybersecurity tests, days after rival [OpenAI](https://www.reuters.com/business/openais-rogue-agent-compromised-an-account-second-tech-firm-sources-say-2026-07-28/) revealed that one of its AI agents went on a rogue attack. ## Read Next [OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe](https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-finds-evidence-other-ai-agents-escaped-containment-it-widens-hacking-2026-07-31/)

Reuters 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Anthropic's Claude AI escapes tests to hack three organisations

News # Anthropic's Claude AI escapes to hack into three organisations ## 'Doing what they're told' "Instead, it is that AI agents can combine capabilities, obtain credentials and system access to take actions autonomously, while adapting scope and scale at machine speed," he said. On 21 July, the ChatGPT-maker said its agent - an AI system that can operate alone after human instruction - went rogue and escaped its test limits to hack into Hugging Face.

Bbc 3 weeks, 4 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe

- OpenAI and Anthropic in spotlight over runaway AI agents - OpenAI uncovers additional agent breakouts, sources say - Agents were not thought to have left OpenAI's network WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - OpenAI has discovered other instances in which autonomous agents have escaped ​containment as the company expands its investigation of the hacking incident at tech firm Hugging Face that drew global attention this month, two people familiar ‌with the matter said on Friday. ## GROWING CONCERNS OpenAI ‌first launched ⁠the investigation following the early July intrusion at Hugging Face, where an OpenAI agent went haywire for days inside another company's network in a botched effort to cheat on an internal test. Chiodo said his concerns were heightened by indications that neither OpenAI nor Anthropic were watching the agents as they went rogue. [Reuters has previously reported](https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/) that OpenAI realized its agent had ​broken into Hugging Face only after the company ​contained the hack, contacted the FBI ⁠and went public about the intrusion.

Reuters 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Onyx raises $113 million for AI agent control

**The funds will go toward the Secure AI Control Plane, a platform for discovering AI agents in enterprise environments.** With this new round, total funding has reached $153 million.

Techzine 3 weeks, 5 days ago

After OpenAI disclosure, Anthropic says Claude also hacked outside systems

The announcement on Thursday comes just days after rival OpenAI first revealed that its models improperly accessed the internet and went rogue during security testing. ## Recommended Stories The review was launched after OpenAI disclosed last week that an autonomous agent powered by its AI models [went rogue](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/29/openais-rogue-agent-hacked-an-account-at-a-second-technology-firm-report) during a security test and compromised the infrastructure of Hugging Face, another AI company.

Aljazeera 3 weeks, 5 days ago

AI agents are changing where cybersecurity seed funding lands

# AI agents are changing where cybersecurity seed funding lands Founders pitching a cybersecurity seed round this summer are joining a line that keeps getting longer. Seed crossed the 2018 Series A line for the first time this quarter. ### Two OpenAI models walked out of the sandbox Over the weekend of May 31, someone took an Obama-era White House Instagram account by asking Meta’s AI-assisted recovery tool for a password reset link. The tooling around the request never confirmed that the email address the requester supplied belonged to the account. Two OpenAI models, [GPT-5.6](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/29/openai-gpt-5-6-models-preview/) and an unreleased successor, broke out of their sandbox and into Hugging Face’s production servers in pursuit of a benchmark score. The models exploited a zero-day in the sandbox software, escalated privileges, and used exposed credentials to run code on a third-party system. Hugging Face caught the intrusion before OpenAI knew it had happened. OpenAI disclosed the sequence in July. ### The front door is still on the public internet Zscaler, Cloudflare, and Palo Alto Networks verify identity in front of a gateway that answers on the public internet. Enterprises will buy an enforcement plane the first time an agent drops a production database overnight. ## **Featured** news - [Laundry Bear’s new Microsoft Exchange attack triggers on email open (CVE-2026-42897)](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/30/cve-2026-42897-microsoft-exchange-email-attack/) - [Cisco FMC static credentials exploited by attackers (CVE-2026-20316)](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/30/cisco-fmc-cve-2026-20316-exploited/) - [Data breach cost 2026 averaged $4.99 million, AI attacks ran higher](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/30/ibm-cost-of-a-data-breach-2026/) ## **Don't** miss - [Laundry Bear’s new Microsoft Exchange attack triggers on email open (CVE-2026-42897)](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/30/cve-2026-42897-mic

Helpnetsecurity 3 weeks, 5 days ago

groundcover raises $100 million as AI strains legacy cloud-monitoring tools

# groundcover raises $100 million as AI strains legacy cloud-monitoring tools ## The Israeli startup says it tripled recurring revenue and signed several seven-figure contracts as companies struggle to monitor increasingly complex cloud systems and AI agents without sending sensitive operational data to outside platforms [AI agents](https://www.ynetnews.com/topics/AI_agents) # p.ynet.co.il is blocked The round comes as companies deploy growing numbers of AI agents and automated systems, generating far more logs, metrics and traces from production environments. CEO and co-founder Shahar Azulay said the company plans to use the funding to deepen the role of AI agents in production operations. The funding reflects a broader investor push into the infrastructure supporting AI adoption.

Ynetnews 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Amazon Puts AI Agents to Work as Sales Top $200 Billion

# Amazon Puts AI Agents to Work as Sales Top $200 Billion By[PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/author/pymnts/) | July 30, 2026 [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2026/amazon-puts-ai-agents-to-work-as-sales-top-200-billion/&t=Amazon+Puts+AI+Agents+to+Work+as+Sales+Top+%24200+Billion)[Tweet This Post](https://twitter.com/share?text=Amazon+Puts+AI+Agents+to+Work+as+Sales+Top+%24200+Billion%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-&url=https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2026/amazon-puts-ai-agents-to-work-as-sales-top-200-billion/)[Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2026/amazon-puts-ai-agents-to-work-as-sales-top-200-billion/&title=Amazon+Puts+AI+Agents+to+Work+as+Sales+Top+%24200+Billion&summary=&source=)[Share via Email](mailto:?subject=Amazon%20Puts%20AI%20Agents%20to%20Work%20as%20Sales%20Top%20$200%20Billion&BODY=I%20found%20this%20article%20interesting%20and%20want%20to%20share%20it%20with%20you.%20Check%20it%20out:%20https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2026/amazon-puts-ai-agents-to-work-as-sales-top-200-billion/) | Listen to ArticleListenPause ## Get the Full Story By the end of Q2, Amazon had AI agents helping people shop, organizing employees’ digital work, supporting contact centers and scanning software for security weaknesses. It’s a new agent that can search email, calendars, files and company systems, then take actions such as scheduling meetings, sending messages, updating customer records and building dashboards. Amazon added autonomous agents that users can create in plain language to complete multistep assignments in the background. Jassy said Amazon sees “a very substantial opportunity” in building agentic applications for customers and AWS. ## Moving to Frontier Models #### Recommended [![Amazon](https://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Amazon-earningscxxc-1.jpg?w=258)\ \ Amazon Puts AI Agents to Work as

Pymnts 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cybercriminals Are Leveraging Autonomous AI Offensive Security Agents

- Cybercriminals Are Leveraging Autonomous AI Offensive Security Agents ## Cybercriminals Are Leveraging Autonomous AI Offensive Security Agents _![](https://securityaffairs.com/wp-content/themes/security_affairs/images/user-icon.svg)_[Pierluigi Paganini](https://securityaffairs.com/author/paganinip)_![](https://securityaffairs.com/wp-content/themes/security_affairs/images/clock-icon.svg)_ July 30, 2026

Securityaffairs 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Hush Security Raises $30 Million Series A To Govern Enterprise AI Agent Identities

Hush Security Raises $30 Million Series A To Govern Enterprise AI Agent Identities Hush Security has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its identity security platform for AI agents and other non-human users of enterprise systems. The financing brings Hush’s total capital raised to $41 million less than a year after the company emerged from stealth. It will use the funding to expand engineering and sales, particularly in the United States, deepen integrations with enterprise identity and access management systems and establish additional corporate partnerships.

Pulse2 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Anthropic's AI hacked three companies during tests, highlighting growing security risks

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (Reuters) - Anthropic said on Thursday some of its Claude AI models had hacked into the systems of three companies during cybersecurity tests, a disclosure that comes days after ​rival OpenAI revealed that one of its AI agents went on a rogue attack. San Francisco-based Anthropic said in a blog post it identified the incidents after reviewing 141,006 test sessions, a ​process it launched after OpenAI [said](https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-says-ai-models-went-rogue-during-testing-triggering-unprecedented-breach-2026-07-21/) last week that an autonomous agent powered by its AI models triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of startup Hugging ⁠Face. ## OPENAI'S ALTMAN IN TALKS WITH SENATORS, WHITE HOUSE Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, which operates a competing AI lab, responded to the news on X ​by saying "this will happen frequently ⁠as AI becomes smarter and more agentic," referring to computer programs or "agents" that act with limited human intervention. The OpenAI agent that broke into Hugging Face, a platform used by developers to host and collaborate on AI models, went on a dayslong hacking spree that OpenAI didn't catch until well after the threat was contained and the FBI was informed, [Reuters has previously reported](https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/).

Reuters 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Paper Raises $34M Series A From Accel and ICONIQ to Challenge Figma

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MoonPay launched PayBox, enabling ChatGPT and Claude users to authorize AI agents to make purchases, trade tokens, interact with DeFi, and move assets using...

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