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

Meta’s Muse AI Assistant Rolled Out With a Serious Security Flaw

All Access

Meta’s Muse AI Assistant Rolled Out With a Serious Security Flaw

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

A New Tool Found Malware That’s Guided by an AI Hive Mind—No Humans in Sight

Spot the Bot

A New Tool Found Malware That’s Guided by an AI Hive Mind—No Humans in Sight

By Lily Hay Newman

US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats

Mutual Benefits

US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats

By Isabella Ward

Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening

Kernel Panic

Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang

Inside Job

An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang

By Andy Greenberg

Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works

On Camera

Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Joseph Cox

ATM Flaws Reveal Key Weaknesses in the Software Supply Chain

Pin Pwn

ATM Flaws Reveal Key Weaknesses in the Software Supply Chain

By Lily Hay Newman

The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn

Security Roundup

The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn

By Maddy Varner

What We Still Don’t Know About OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack

Breach Brief

What We Still Don’t Know About OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack

By Maxwell Zeff and Lily Hay Newman

FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure

Proxy War

FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure

By Andy Greenberg

China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

Uncanny Valley

China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

By Brian Barrett and Andy Greenberg

OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue

Model Timeout

OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue

By Maxwell Zeff

This Coin-Sized Device Can Hack a Boeing 737

Winging It

This Coin-Sized Device Can Hack a Boeing 737

By Andy Greenberg

A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call

Sneak Attack

A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Watch Out

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

By Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, and Yulia Almazova

OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree

You Had One Job

OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree

By Lily Hay Newman

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

Rabbit Holes

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

By Matt Burgess and Andy Greenberg

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

Downgrades

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

By Matt Burgess

The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop

Go Team

The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop

By Lily Hay Newman

OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again

AI Did It Again

OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again

By Paresh Dave and Brian Barrett