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| Date | Incident | Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | Shadow AI Risks: Securing Developer Endpoints in LLM Workflows | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | OpenAI Engineer Arrested for Planting Hidden Recorder | OpenAI |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Anthropic Warns: Self-Replicating AI on IoT Devices by 2026 | Anthropic |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Anthropic: Small AI Models Near Self-Replication on IoT Devices | Anthropic |
| Oct 12, 2026 | UK £90M Cyber Resilience Initiative Counters LLM Threats | — |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Anthropic OSS Scanner: Free AI Security Audits for Open Source | Anthropic, Claude |
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Perplexity AI Forces Phone 2FA: Backlash and Account Locks

Perplexity AI’s mandatory phone-based 2FA for Pro subscribers has locked out users and sparked backlash. Explore the reasons, impacts on stakeholders, and implications for AI security. Learn more about this shift in authentication practices.
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