AI helped find flaws in software running 70% of websites as NSA urged offline fallback
beglen · x · 2026-10-24
A chaotic security week: the NSA told organizations that couldn't patch in time to take websites offline after flaws—found with help from OpenAI's models—hit software running an estimated 70% of websites. In parallel, Quest Diagnostics (serving 1 in 3 US adults yearly) was hacked with patient records stolen, hosting firm Railway warned customers of possible API key theft, and a web certificate organization turned out to use weak, breakable keys.
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