AI Sec Watch

Workers at Google DeepMind's UK laboratory voted to form a union, citing concerns about a recently announced deal between Google and the US military. The workers, represented by two unions, worry that the military partnership raises ethical questions about the company's responsibility in developing AI technology.

The GeekyBot WordPress plugin (up to version 1.2.0) has a SQL injection vulnerability (a type of attack where hackers insert malicious database commands into user input) in the 'attributekey' parameter. Because the plugin doesn't properly clean user input or secure its database queries, unauthenticated attackers can add extra SQL commands to extract sensitive data from the site's database.

Datasette-llm 0.1a7 is a plugin (a software add-on) that lets other plugins use AI models in a coordinated way. The release adds a feature to set default options for specific models, such as specifying which model to use for enrichment operations (adding data to existing information) and adjusting its temperature parameter (a setting that controls how creative or random the AI's responses are).

llm-echo 0.5a0 is a debug plugin (a tool that helps developers test code) for LLM that provides a fake AI model called "echo" for testing purposes instead of running a real LLM. The new version adds a "-o thinking 1" option to simulate reasoning blocks (the internal steps an AI uses to work through problems) and is compatible with LLM 0.32a0 and higher.

The Trump administration is considering requiring advanced AI models to be reviewed before public release, particularly those capable of helping users find software vulnerabilities (weaknesses in code that attackers can exploit). This discussion was prompted by Anthropic's Mythos model, which can identify thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities better than most human programmers, though the company has not released it publicly and instead created Project Glasswing to give selected companies access for defensive purposes (finding and fixing vulnerabilities before attackers do).

Between February and April 2026, the ogham-mcp package accidentally published 22 versions on PyPI (the Python package repository) with embedded credentials, including database passwords for Neon postgres (a database service) and a Voyage AI API key (a token that grants access to an AI service). No evidence of actual misuse was found, and all credentials have been rotated by the maintainers.

OpenAI is expanding its ChatGPT advertising pilot by introducing new tools that make it easier for businesses to create and buy ads. Advertisers can now use a beta self-serve Ads Manager (a tool for setting up and managing ad campaigns) or work through partners, and can choose between cost-per-click (CPC, paying only when someone clicks an ad) or cost-per-mille (CPM, paying per 1,000 ad views) bidding options. The platform includes measurement tools that let advertisers see campaign performance without accessing user conversations, maintaining privacy.

OpenAI has published a European Youth Safety Blueprint with five practical pillars to help protect young people using AI, including age-appropriate safeguards, privacy-preserving age verification, and parental controls. The company is also funding 12 organizations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa with €500,000 in grants to conduct research and programs on youth safety, AI literacy, and mental health support in real-world settings.

OpenAI and PwC are collaborating to help finance teams use AI agents (software programs that can autonomously perform tasks) to automate workflows, reduce manual work, and improve decision-making in finance departments. The partnership is building these agents based on real-world experience from OpenAI's own finance organization, where they have already seen results like processing 5 times more contracts with the same team size.