Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Researchers Find Frontier Models Defy Humans to Protect AI PeersArtificial intelligence systems will lie, falsify records and sabotage company systems to prevent their fellow models from being shut down - even when no one told them to care. Researchers at the University of California Berkeley and Santa Cruz campuses dub the behavior "peer-preservation."

Also: UwU Lend's Hacks, Terraform Labs' Dissolution, Gemini's SettlementThis week, CertiK researchers allegedly stole money from Kraken, UwU Lend was hacked, Terraform Labs shut down, Gemini will pay defrauded investors, three entities claimed seized FTX assets, a Chinese bank suffered embezzlement and money laundering, and the SEC's crypto head is leaving.

Numerous Impediments Remain If Administrators Attempt to Reboot the OperationThe notorious ransomware-as-a-service group LockBit, disrupted by law enforcement this week, was developing a new version of its crypto-locking malware prior to being shut down, security researchers reported. Even so, experts say it's unlikely the group would be able to successfully reboot.