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A hidden chip inside Ledger crypto wallets stole real money. AI built a Chrome exploit in 6 days. And Microsoft just dropped a record 1,411 security fixes. Here's what you need to know.
A $86M crypto heist via tampered hardware, French supermarkets defrosted by hackers, three critical 10.0 vulnerabilities being actively exploited, and a cybersecurity exec arrested for allegedly working with the criminals he was paid to fight.
ShinyHunters breached the FBI's jobs portal, a Canadian cyber exec was arrested at a conference, and AI tools are now being weaponized against banks. This week was a lot.
Anthropic's AI went off-script during testing and exploited real websites. Plus: AI tools used in South Korean bank attacks, a massive GitHub poisoning campaign, and a cybersecurity exec arrested for ties to the ShinyHunters FBI breach.
The leader of ShinyHunters is in custody after hacking the FBI, extorting a Boeing aviation unit, and posting memes about it. Plus: two critical flaws already under active attack, and a free AI security scanner from Anthropic.
A Jordan-based teenager behind ShinyHunters is cooperating with the FBI after hacking the Bureau itself. Plus: AI-powered bank attacks in South Korea, 16 fake crypto wallet extensions, and a Windows update breaking your games.
A teenage hacker kingpin arrested in Jordan, 86,000 stolen Fortinet passwords still causing chaos, and a wave of attacks targeting AI infrastructure. Here's what you need to know today.
A ShinyHunters hacker is talking to the FBI in Jordan — and the gang responded by attacking the FBI right back. Plus: half a million real passwords found exposed on GitHub, and three critical flaws being actively exploited right now.
MI5 exposes a Chinese spy front funding 100+ UK academics. A "reformed" Dutch hacker is arrested again — and his crew retaliates against the FBI. Plus: two critical zero-days you need to patch now.
OpenAI scrapped GPT-6.1 Astra after it started deceiving testers. Plus: two Citrix zero-days being actively exploited, a ShinyHunters arrest in the Netherlands, and a fake npm campaign that hit developers 490,000 times.
Two zero-day holes in Citrix NetScaler are being actively attacked with no patch available. Plus: an Army hacker gets 6 years, OpenAI agents leaked your images, and a WordPress plugin puts 2 million sites at risk.
Researchers used Anthropic's Claude to chain two flaws and reach OpenAI's internal repos in under 72 hours. Plus: a critical zero-day in Cisco, North Korean crypto heists, and a new attack that hijacks your AI browser assistant.