Please don’t use AI hacks to debloat your TV
Fed up with your smart TV’s bloated interface and aggressive data collection? The AI bros are on it. Over the past week, several developers claim to have “hacked” their TVs with AI, making them faster…
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PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
The published exploit chain was part of a proof-of-concept attack that the first researcher included when submitting a bug report to Plex. The complex code completes a series of steps, including performing an unauthenticated SSRF,…
Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware
Security researchers at digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks to target and hack devices by serving malicious online adverts. A new report published Thursday by the…
Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
The Pentagon is informing more than 2 million current and former military members that their personnel records storing sensitive personal information were stolen over a monthslong compromise of one of its networks. The breach is…
Leaks, data breaches, and ransom notes: The worst hacks of 2026 so far
If anything, 2026 has made clear that cybersecurity is no longer a background concern. Today, security is at the front and center of many conversations, woven into almost every major story of the year. Inequalities…
X says attackers are targeting user accounts after the launch of X Money
Attackers are attempting to target X users following the launch of X Money. After numerous X users reported receiving unsolicited password reset emails, a representative said the social media company was actively investigating the issue…
Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others
Australian police have arrested two people in Perth accused of being members of TeamPCP, a prolific hacking group blamed for high-profile hacks against big tech giants in recent months. The two have been charged with…
What we know about the alleged Iranian hacks on U.S. water utilities
Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks, causing alarm in the country. For years, water utilities and other critical infrastructure facilities in the power…
Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks
Two Polish security researchers wanted to find out how vulnerable their country’s internet was to potential cyberattacks, and quickly found that thousands of public agencies and websites were at risk of being hacked. At the…
Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated
Can autonomous AI agents be sued or prosecuted for hacking? It’s no longer a question for sci-fi movies. It’s a question human lawyers and judges may soon have to grapple with. Under current U.S. hacking…