Security News

Security Roundup
From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere
Plus: The US disrupts the internet’s biggest black market, a Conti ransomware hacker gets prison time, Meta fails to stop AI-generated videos of child abuse.
By Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Dell Cameron

Security Roundup
OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website
By Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Dhruv Mehrotra
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Astra
OpenAI Is About to Release Its First AI Model With ‘Critical’ Cyber Abilities
By Maxwell Zeff and Lily Hay Newman




Security Roundup
Your Expired Visa Card Could Be ‘Zombified’ to Make Contactless Payments
By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Taken Down
Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians
By Vittoria Elliott and Matt Burgess

Eye Spy
CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues
By Yulia Almazova

Chip Thrills
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
By Paresh Dave and Aarian Marshall

Sneak Attack
A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call
By Lily Hay Newman

Security Roundup
Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed
By Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra


Flagged for Life
ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
By Dhruv Mehrotra

Security Roundup
7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran
By Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Andy Greenberg

Two Factor
The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key
By Kim Zetter




Security Roundup
The OpenAI Models That Hacked Hugging Face Were ‘Active on the Internet’ for Days
By Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra


Security Roundup
Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You
By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, and Lily Hay Newman