Chinese authorities are using a new tool to hack seized phones and extract data
Researchers warned that Chinese residents, and visitors to China, should be aware of the tool’s existence and the risks it poses.
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US Army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos and extortion
Cameron Wagenius had already pleaded guilty to other charges earlier this year.
Meta fixes bug that could leak users’ AI prompts and generated content
The tech giant fixed the security flaw, netting a security researcher $10,000 for privately disclosing the bug.
Ukrainian hackers claim to have destroyed servers of Russian drone maker
A coalition of Ukrainian hackers breached and wiped systems belonging to Gaskar Group, a Moscow-based drone maker.
Episource is notifying millions of people that their health data was stolen
The UnitedHealth-owned medical coding service was hacked earlier this year by a ransomware gang.
Trump administration to spend $1 billion on ‘offensive’ hacking operations
A top Democrat criticized the move to spend a billion on offensive hacking operations as the budget guts a billion from U.S. cyber defense.
Elmo’s X account hacked to publish racist and antisemetic posts
A hacker compromised Elmo’s X account on Sunday and published abusive posts.
CISA warns hackers are actively exploiting critical ‘Citrix Bleed 2’ security flaw
The U.S. cybersecurity agency gave federal agencies just one day to patch a security bug in Citrix Netscaler, which can be exploited to break into corporate and government networks.
AI chatbot’s simple ‘123456’ password risked exposing personal data of millions of McDonald’s job applicants
Security researchers found two flaws in an AI-powered chatbot used by McDonald’s to interact with job applicants.
Authorities arrest four hackers linked to UK retail hacking spree
The U.K. National Crime Agency said the suspects are in custody in relation to the hacks targeting Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op.