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Yesterday in AI | 4 August 2026
200,000 AI Model Attacks in 2 Minutes, 16-Day Coding Runs, and Entrance Exam Cheating
Cybersecurity threats and autonomous capabilities reached unprecedented velocity this week as artificial intelligence reshaped both offensive exploits and enterprise defense. This episode breaks down CrowdStrike's 2026 Threat Hunting Report, revealing AI-driven attack campaigns firing 200,000 model requests in two minutes and supply chain poisonings across open-source AI frameworks.
We explore Horizon3's $250 million funding round for autonomous "AI hackers" alongside White House initiatives measuring model penetration capabilities. We look at startup June's $20 million launch tackling enterprise legacy software, analyze Alibaba's 2.4-trillion-parameter Qwen3.8-Max model running a 16-day autonomous coding project, cover OpenAI crossing 1 billion active users, and examine Mexico's UNAM voiding thousands of online entrance exams following widespread AI cheating.
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