Cyberattacks and Hacks

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

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

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


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


Security Roundup
Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
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
Lily Hay Newman

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




Security Roundup
Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware
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
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
Andy Greenberg

Security Roundup
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
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
Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Security Roundup
Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
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
Andy Greenberg