There’s no rogue McDonald’s AI bot, but ‘prompt injection’ is still a risk for companies

People hacking branded AI bots can result in significant reputational, financial, and legal consequences. There appears to be ...
Newser on MSN

AI-assisted hackers blamed for massive security breach

Hackers just showed how much damage a few people with AI tools can do. Cybersecurity firm Gambit Security says a small group ...

How a Hacker Used Claude and ChatGPT to Breach Multiple Government Agencies?

Discover how a hacker exploited Claude and ChatGPT to breach government agencies. Learn about the AI-driven tactics used to ...
CNBC

Anthropic limits Mythos AI rollout over fears hackers could use model for cyberattacks

Anthropic announced Claude Mythos Preview, which it said is an advanced AI model that excels at identifying weaknesses and security flaws within software. Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, CrowdStrike, Palo ...
Law

Jones Day Hacking Reflects Constant Threat of Phishing Attempts Against Big Law

The law firm's cyberattack exposed 10 of its clients' data, the firm confirmed in a statement, and the attack appears to have come from a hacker group that targets law firms. Jones Day fell victim to ...
The New York Times

Suspect in Hacking of Climate Activists Is Extradited to New York

Prosecutors say Amit Forlit ran a global hacking operation on behalf of a Washington lobbying group that aimed to thwart environmental lawsuits against oil companies. By Karen Zraick Amit Forlit, who ...
TechCrunch

Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak

The European Union’s cybersecurity agency said Thursday that a recent hack and data breach at the EU’s executive body was the work of a cybercriminal group known as TeamPCP. In a new report, CERT-EU ...
PBS

Pro-Iranian group claims credit for hacking into FBI Director Patel's personal account

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a ...
Time

New ‘DarkSword’ Spyware Could Be Capable of Hacking Millions of iPhones, Researchers Find. Here’s What You Should Know

Hundreds of millions of iPhone users could be susceptible to hackers using a new malware tool called DarkSword if they have not recently updated their software, according to cyber-security researchers ...
NBC News

Apple warns iPhone users to update software after hacking campaigns detailed by researchers

Apple is encouraging people to update their iPhones in light of new cybersecurity research that suggests that Russian intelligence, Chinese cybercriminals and other hackers have been using tools ...
Forbes

This Startup’s AI Beat 99% Of Humans In Six Elite Hacking Competitions

The Tenzai cofounders have created an AI hacking agent using OpenAI and Anthropic tools. They say AI has become so adept at hacking it might need regulatory controls, urgently. Every year, more than ...
Wired

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

Amid a paralyzing breach of medical tech firm Stryker, the group has come to represent Iran's use of “hacktivism” as cover for chaotic, retaliatory state-sponsored cyberattacks. Even among American ...