[10/25 18:00] Suspected agentic AI attacker breaches a European government entity through PHP2Shell; suspected North Korean group lines up 216 targets / Pakistan's Election Commission proposes AI rules for parties, media and election observers

AI News Flash for October 25, 2026 at 18:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Suspected agentic AI attacker breaches a European government entity through PHP2Shell; suspected North Korean group lines up 216 targets https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/php2shell-exploitation-hits-government.html 2. Pakistan's Election Commission proposes AI rules for parties, media and election observers https://tribune.com.pk/story/2636856/ecp-proposes-12-amendments-to-regulate-ai-curb-misuse-in-elections 3. Grok Imagine releases the first episode of an AI-generated Odyssey series https://variety.com/2026/film/news/elon-musks-grok-ai-generated-odyssey-1236930662/ 4. Malicious AGENTS.md file in a Downloads folder hijacks AI coding agents https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-coding-agents-hijacked-using-agentsmd-file-in-downloads-folder/ 5. UN telecoms official warns AI's 'opportunity divide' could deepen global inequality https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/ai-opportunity-divide-could-deepen-172622711.html