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Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All

Return to Sender

Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All

Matt Burgess

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Watch Out

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

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

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

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

Matt Burgess

DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats

Signal Problems

DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats

Maddy Varner

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

Lily Hay Newman

DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad

Say Cheese

DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad

Dell Cameron and Maddy Varner

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

Shut It Down

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

Matt Burgess

OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again

AI Did It Again

OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again

Paresh Dave and Brian Barrett

Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Pew Pew

Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Noah Shachtman

ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children

Flagged for Life

ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children

Dhruv Mehrotra

The Password Managers You Should Use Instead of Your Browser

Buying Guide

The Password Managers You Should Use Instead of Your Browser

Scott Gilbertson

7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran

Security Roundup

7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran

Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Andy Greenberg

The OpenAI and Anthropic AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New Legal Frontier

Uncharted Waters

The OpenAI and Anthropic AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New Legal Frontier

Lily Hay Newman

The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key

Two Factor

The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key

Kim Zetter

Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests

Escaped Room

Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests

Louise Matsakis and Lily Hay Newman

A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran

Infrastructure Weak

A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran

Andy Greenberg

Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting

Restart Now

Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting

Lily Hay Newman

OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Comes Down to Human Error

Do the Wrong Thing

OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Comes Down to Human Error

Lily Hay Newman