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Cyberattacks and Hacks

AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions

Vibe Snatching

AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions

One group of hackers used AI for everything from vibe coding their malware to creating fake company websites—and stole as much as $12 million in three months.

Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess

Mozilla Used Anthropic’s Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox

Fast Forward

Mozilla Used Anthropic’s Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox

Lily Hay Newman

It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App

Security Roundup

It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App

Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

The Dumbest Hack of the Year Exposed a Very Real Problem

Walk And Talk

The Dumbest Hack of the Year Exposed a Very Real Problem

Paresh Dave

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

Security Roundup

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Lily Hay Newman, and Dell Cameron

Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think

Doom and Gloom

Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think

Lily Hay Newman

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Life Goals

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Maddy Varner

Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure

Tit-for-Tat

Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure

Andy Greenberg

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything

Action Item

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything

Lily Hay Newman

The Hack That Exposed Syria’s Sweeping Security Failures

Facades

The Hack That Exposed Syria’s Sweeping Security Failures

Danny Makki

Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware

Security Roundup

Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, and Andrew Couts

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Supply Chains

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Maxwell Zeff, Zoë Schiffer, and Lily Hay Newman

Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool

Patchy Service

Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool

Andy Greenberg

Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s

Security Roundup

Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts

Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map

DIY

Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck

Security Roundup

Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

DDoS RIP

US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

Andy Greenberg

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

Update Now

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

Andy Greenberg

A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

Security Roundup

A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, and Andrew Couts

How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

Chaos Agent

How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, and Lily Hay Newman

GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps

Losing Track

GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps

Carla Sertin

CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations

Security Roundup

CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations

Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron

From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’

Spy Cams

From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’

Andy Greenberg