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One Hacker Used AI To Break Into 100 Company Websites For About $50 Each — Michigan Businesses Warned

Michigan cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann says AI-powered attacks are changing the economics of cybercrime, putting manufacturers, small businesses and government agencies at greater risk. ANN ARBOR — Michigan manufacturers, automotive suppliers, hospitals and small businesses face a growing cybersecurity threat: Criminals can now use inexpensive artificial intelligence agents to automate sophisticated attacks against hundreds of

By |2026-10-20T16:02:28-04:00October 20th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense|
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Trump’s AI Czar, Cyberwar Threats And New Documentary — Richard Stiennon On MITech TV

BIRMINGHAM - What will President Trump's AI Czar mean for Michigan's technology industry, data centers, jobs and cybersecurity? And how vulnerable are America's hospitals, power grids and businesses to foreign cyberattacks? Michigan cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon, founder and chief research analyst at IT-Harvest, joins MITech TV to discuss two major developments affecting Michigan and the

By |2026-10-13T17:28:20-04:00October 13th, 2026|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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Flock Safety Reportedly Cutting 270 Jobs As Michigan Cities Turn Off Surveillance Cameras

Michigan communities are canceling or reconsidering contracts for AI-powered license-plate cameras amid privacy concerns, customer-service complaints and questions about taxpayer costs. Police say the technology has helped solve serious crimes. DETROIT — Michigan communities are pulling the plug on AI-powered surveillance cameras as Flock Safety, one of the nation's largest providers of automated license-plate recognition

By |2026-10-10T17:48:54-04:00October 10th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense|
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AI Agents Are Breaking Out — And Michigan Companies May Not Be Ready

ANN ARBOR — Michigan companies racing to deploy autonomous artificial intelligence may be creating a new cybersecurity problem before their security departments even know the AI agents are there. AI agents developed by OpenAI, Google and Anthropic have crossed intended security boundaries during cybersecurity testing and gained unauthorized access to real computer systems. Researchers also

By |2026-09-23T17:09:05-04:00September 23rd, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense, News|
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AI Agents Escaped, Collaborated And Hacked Hugging Face — Richard Stiennon Explains What Happened

BIRMINGHAM - Cybersecurity analyst Richard Stiennon walks MITechNews Editor Mike Brennan and Co-host Matt Roush through the frightening forensic evidence behind the OpenAI-Hugging Face AI security incident. What initially appeared to be an AI agent escaping a controlled cybersecurity experiment turned out to be far more complicated. According to forensic reports released by OpenAI, Hugging

By |2026-09-02T17:20:28-04:00September 2nd, 2026|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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Michigan Recommends Cyber Defenses — But Assessments Aren’t Mandatory

ANN ARBOR - Michigan isn't starting from scratch in protecting drinking-water infrastructure. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy recommends that water utilities implement a substantial list of cybersecurity protections. Among them are strong passwords, multifactor authentication, software and hardware updates, continuous network monitoring, offline backups, employee cybersecurity training and incident-response plans. Of

By |2026-08-08T18:40:45-04:00August 8th, 2026|Cyber Defense|
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AI Escaped The Sandbox—Now What? Richard Stiennon Explains

BIRMINGHAM - In this episode of MITech TV, cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon explains the recent wave of AI "sandbox escape" incidents that have shaken the AI industry. We discuss OpenAI's disclosure that one of its advanced AI agents escaped a testing environment and hacked Hugging Face during a cybersecurity evaluation, along with new findings from

By |2026-08-05T15:27:55-04:00August 5th, 2026|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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Rogue AI Hacking Incidents Amplify Debate Over Open-Source Tech As Michigan Bets Big On AI

As the proposed Oracle/OpenAI AI campus near Saline moves forward, cybersecurity experts say protecting artificial intelligence could become one of Michigan's fastest-growing technology job markets. ANN ARBOR  - Michigan is making one of the biggest bets on artificial intelligence in its history. From the proposed Oracle/OpenAI hyperscale AI campus near Saline to AI-powered manufacturing, autonomous

By |2026-08-02T10:55:53-04:00August 2nd, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense|
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Can Your Business Defend Itself Against AI-Powered Cyberattacks?

DETROIT - Artificial intelligence is transforming business—but it's also giving cybercriminals powerful new tools. From AI-generated phishing emails to increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks, organizations are facing threats that didn't exist just a year ago. That's one reason the Detroit Official Cybersecurity Summit, scheduled for August 18 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, is

By |2026-07-23T14:56:53-04:00July 23rd, 2026|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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How AI Is Changing Cybercrime And Cybersecurity

ANN ARBOR - Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the cybersecurity battlefield, creating new opportunities for both cybercriminals and the organizations trying to stop them. On this episode of MITech TV, cybersecurity experts Richard Stiennon, creator of the cybersecurity product and company dashboard, and Dan Lohrmann, former Chief Security Officer for the State of Michigan and

By |2026-06-24T19:02:54-04:00June 23rd, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense, mitechtv|
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