Crooked Bough News Round-up

— US Treasury sets up quantum readiness unit

 

at 8/25/26 8:46am

The US Treasury has established a quantum readiness taskforce to help financial services institutions through the transition to post-quantum cryptography.

— UK power plant shutdown highlights CNI cyber challenges

 

at 8/24/26 9:29am

An alleged Iranian attack on a small reserve ‘peaker’ power plant went largely unnoticed despite causing four days of downtime. Cyber experts say the incident raises serious questions about CNI resilience.

— NCSC tells organisations to have AI kill switches at the ready

 

at 8/21/26 6:59am

In the wake of a series of cyber incidents involving AI agents, the NCSC has published interim guidance for operators of agentic systems, advising organisations retain the ability to pull the plug on AI systems entirely.

— Sovereignty’s next chapter: Why AI makes sovereignty a competitive advantage

 

at 8/21/26 2:09am

In part two of a two-part series, Computer Weekly talks to 10 storage suppliers and a lawyer about the next frontier in data sovereignty – from AI model sovereignty to the sovereign SLAs that could redefine the storage market

— Premier League to phase in cyber compliance regime

 

at 8/19/26 9:04am

The Premier League is introducing mandatory cyber compliance rules, but they won’t be fully enforced until the end of the decade.

— Apple addresses multiple WebKit vulnerabilities

 

at 8/18/26 10:05am

Apple’s latest security updates address a swathe of WebKit vulnerabilities, many of them apparently discovered using OpenAI tools.

— Multiple organisations investigating fresh wave of Cl0p breaches

 

at 8/17/26 8:04am

Multinational giants such as Philips and Shell may have been affected after the Cl0p cyber extortion gang hacked a popular piece of PLM software.

— Privacy vs Grok GenAI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

 

at 8/16/26 9:30pm

In June, MP Jess Asato began a legal case over AI-generated explicit images of herself generated without her permission by the xAI Grok AI engine

— Quintas Energy deploys AI through Box to power workflows

 

at 8/14/26 12:56am

The company is using artifical intelligence with Box to help it classify and understand documentation

— CW@60: Still amazed - three times computers changed my life

 

at 8/13/26 9:00pm

Despite disappointment at the pollution of the internet's utopian ideals, cyber security expert Martin Lee sees hope in future generations experiencing the spark of amazement that launched his career in tech

— Why sexualisation of women by Grok’s GenAI is a data privacy issue

 

at 8/11/26 8:09pm

MP Jess Asato discusses her landmark legal case against xAI, explaining why she believes AI companies must be held accountable for privacy violations

— Nearly 60% of people regretted taking social media financial advice

 

at 8/10/26 10:56pm

TSB survey of 2,000 people found that one in four have used artificial intelligence for financial advice

— Gartner: Why cyber security must shift to outcomes against AI-led attacks

 

at 8/6/26 9:15pm

Anthropic’s revelation that a model broke out of its test environment three times and accessed external systems shows the power of these models

— Mythos ran real-life supply chain attack in AI safety body test

 

at 8/5/26 7:35am

Anthropic’s Mythos 5 has been caught orchestrating a real-world open source supply chain attack using social engineering techniques during a test run by the UK’s AI Security Institute.

— Chi Onwurah pushes to curb digital twins of real people

 

at 8/5/26 12:58am

The chair of the science, technology and innovation committee says digital twins of people should be covered by data protection law

— Government gives regulatory boost to support AI in legal sector

 

at 8/4/26 1:35am

Legal firms have been invited to participate in the new Legal Services AI Growth Lab to reduce barriers to the use of artificial intelligence in legal services

— Payment fraud a ‘fully fledged’ transnational security threat, says think tank

 

at 8/3/26 11:52pm

Authorised payment fraud has moved way beyond being a consumer protection issue, says the Royal United Services Institute

— Apple files fresh claim against Home Office move to access encrypted cloud data

 

at 8/3/26 10:22am

Apple has filed another legal complaint over a secret Home Office order requiring the supplier to provide access to encrypted iCloud data stored by UK customers

— Why valuing neurodivergent workers is a cyber security essential

 

at 8/3/26 1:00am

Visible recognition and support are vital for neurodivergent cyber security professionals to flourish. So, how can leaders ensure they get it right?

— Court document in Asato case reveals xAI/Grok sexual prompts

 

at 8/3/26 12:14am

Grok’s design and training allows it to generate harmful sexualised content, according to the policy file in its GitHub repository

— Cyber protection against advances in frontier AI models

 

at 8/2/26 10:00pm

Cyber security experts assess the impact of Claude Mythos Preview and how IT teams and cyber security tools address the threat

As of 8/26/26 11:14am. Last new 8/24/26 5:38pm.