Decrypt - 2026-08-22 ​
3 items collected.
1. Microsoft Fixes 'Perfect 10' Exploit That Could Have Let Hackers Run Code Remotely ​
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 8/22/2026, 5:31:03 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
The Entra ID flaw earned the highest possible severity score, but Microsoft says it patched the bug before publishing the CVE and found no evidence it was ever exploited.
2. AI Has Made Bitcoin Software a Target—This Group Is Fighting Back ​
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 8/22/2026, 3:31:04 PM
Categories: , Coins
A group of 20-odd developers is scanning the Bitcoin ecosystem for AI-discoverable flaws, warning that cheap, powerful models have handed attackers unprecedented reach.
3. A Third of the Post-ChatGPT Web Is AI-Written, Pew Finds ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 8/22/2026, 1:31:03 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Pew Research scanned nearly half a million webpages with an AI detector and found the fingerprints concentrated on .com domains—and multiplying fast.