Cyberattacks and Hacks
Latest news on hacks, cyberattacks, security vulnerabilities, and more.

Security Roundup
Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos
By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

Sneak Attack
Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet
By Andy Greenberg

Vibe Snatching
AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions
By Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess


Security Roundup
It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
By Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts


Security Roundup
Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
By Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Lily Hay Newman, and Dell Cameron

Doom and Gloom
Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think
By Lily Hay Newman

Life Goals
Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets
By Maddy Varner




Security Roundup
Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware
By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, and Andrew Couts

Supply Chains
Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
By Maxwell Zeff, Zoë Schiffer, and Lily Hay Newman

Patchy Service
Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool
By Andy Greenberg

Security Roundup
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts

DIY
Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Security Roundup
Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

Update Now
Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild
By Andy Greenberg