Cyberattacks and Hacks
Latest news on hacks, cyberattacks, security vulnerabilities, and more.

Uncanny Valley
China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?
This week on Uncanny Valley, senior writer Andy Greenberg discusses his coverage of a war game simulating a cyberattack from the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon.
By Brian Barrett and Andy Greenberg



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

Watch Out
Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids
By Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, and Yulia Almazova

You Had One Job
OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree
By Lily Hay Newman

Rabbit Holes
A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide
By Matt Burgess and Andy Greenberg




Uncharted Waters
The OpenAI and Anthropic AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New Legal Frontier
By Lily Hay Newman

Escaped Room
Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests
By Louise Matsakis and Lily Hay Newman

Infrastructure Weak
A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran
By Andy Greenberg


Bigger Breach
OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
By Dell Cameron and Maxwell Zeff

Rogue Agents
OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face
By Lily Hay Newman and Dell Cameron

Inside Job
A Sneaky Hacking Tool Targeting AI Infrastructure Is Lurking in Victims’ Blind Spots
By Lily Hay Newman

Stealth Mode
A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now
By Andy Greenberg


Security Roundup
AI Found a Root Bug in Linux That Everyone Missed for 15 Years
By Dell Cameron and Lily Hay Newman

Risky Business
Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
By Noah Shachtman and Maddy Varner

OnlyScams
OnlyFans Models Are Accidentally Making Hacked Government Websites Disappear
By Matt Burgess

Thirst Trap
What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out
By Andy Greenberg