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

Lights Out
Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home
By Matt Burgess


Bad Connection
The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware
By Andy Greenberg

Open Season
Microsoft Put Older Versions of SharePoint on Life Support. Hackers Are Taking Advantage
By Lily Hay Newman

Security Roundup
China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a Year
By Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron



Security Roundup
4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree
By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

McWhoops
McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants' Data to Hackers Using the Password ‘123456’
By Andy Greenberg


Creeping In
A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman



Wipeout
Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran’s Financial System
By Andy Greenberg

Security Roundup
RFK Jr. Orders HHS to Give Undocumented Migrants’ Medicaid Data to DHS
By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts

Digitized
A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account
By Joseph Cox

Security Roundup
The Mystery of iPhone Crashes That Apple Denies Are Linked to Chinese Hacking
By Andy Greenberg, Dhruv Mehrotra, and Andrew Couts


