Security News Update for October 4, 2026

This week’s news includes:

• Humans Are Reading Your AI Prompts and are Horrified
• AI Pricing – Clear as Mud
• As Pressure Builds on AI’s Actions, People are Speaking Out and FTC Investigates
• ** REMINDER** NEW SPRS/PIEE System Access Requirements
• Status of the CMMC Provider Ecosystem
• Nvidia Releases “Open Agent Safety Platform”
• Payment Scams Now Showing Up at Meeting Invites
• FBI Sort of Admits That the ShinyHunters Hack is Real
• Month’s Long Breach at Pentagon Announced
• Is AI out of control
• What is really in the White House AI agreement?
• Can AI recover its reputation?  Does it care?
• Security News for the week ending October 02, 2026: millions of California cars can be hacked by bluetooth, Apple and AT&T say some iPhone 18 Pro Max phones need to be physically replaced, bipartisan backlash to license plate readers, Chinese open-weight models catching up to US and AI hallucinates even in court.
• Are You Ready for AI?

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