AI Threat Briefing — 2026-08-19

01 Critical news

Prompt Security Cross-Industry

Prompt Injection in VirusTotal's Code Insights API

Hacker News·Aug 18, 11:29 UTC

Prompt Injection in VirusTotal's Code Insights API

02 High news

Prompt Security Cross-Industry

Hacker News·Aug 18, 06:50 UTC

Blocking prompt injection deterministically costs 40% false positives

03 Notable news

AI Security Cross-Industry

Dark Reading·Aug 18, 07:30 UTC

A ransomware affiliate appears to be sidling up to victims with offers of aid, masking its true intention of diverting ransom payments.