DEF CON 34 opens August 6-9, 2026, in Las Vegas as autonomous AI hacking agents shift from novelty to standard competition weapon -- the AI Village's debut HALctf competition formalizes autonomous ...

Claiming first championship following last year's third-place finish, solving all challenges within 25 hours of the 50-hour competition Demonstrating human-AI collaboration by combining AI-powered ...

The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own.

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AUTOCRYPT, a leading Physical AI security solutions provider, announced that its Red Team won first place at the Car Hacking Village CTF, held from ...