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

The AI Era Is Creating a Bug-Hunting Arms Race
Quick Work

The AI Era Is Creating a Bug-Hunting Arms Race

By Lily Hay Newman
The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
Security Roundup

The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers

By Matt Burgess, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts
A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale
Rampage

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman
Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording
Security Roundup

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording

By Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts
Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins
Find My

Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins

By Matt Burgess
Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever
Inevitabilities

Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever

By Lily Hay Newman
Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare
Security Roundup

Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

By Maddy Varner, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts
The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle
Drop Out

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg
AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions
Vibe Snatching

AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions

By Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess
Mozilla Used Anthropic’s Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox
Fast Forward

Mozilla Used Anthropic’s Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox

By Lily Hay Newman
It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
Security Roundup

It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App

By Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts
The Dumbest Hack of the Year Exposed a Very Real Problem
Walk And Talk

The Dumbest Hack of the Year Exposed a Very Real Problem

By Paresh Dave