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Three researchers at Hacktron AI used Anthropic’s Claude to chain two weaknesses and reach OpenAI employee accounts and an internal code repository, in under 72 hours. They disclosed privately, OpenAI patched the single sign-on flaw in about 14 hours, and the team was paid $6,500. Neither weakness was
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Welcome to HackerNoon’s Meet the Writer Interview series, where we learn a bit more about the contributors that have written some of our favorite stories. So let’s start! Tell us a bit about yourself. For example, name, profession, and personal interests. I am Atindra Girish, a self-taught cybersecurity
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* Zimperium zLabs discovered RedHat, a Chinese‑origin Android banking trojan with AI assistant * AI interprets screen layouts in real‑time, enabling credential theft and bypassing app redesigns * Distributed via third‑party stores, social media, malvertising, and SMS; persistence blocks uninstall attempts There is an Android malware out there that comes
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Security researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs are sounding the alarm over a new breed of malware dubbed RatHat, which malicious actors are using to compromise Android devices. While RatHat makes use of tried-and-true approaches at various stages of an attack, the researchers share that it uses novel persistence techniques while
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* ESET reports Salt Typhoon shifted focus to Latin America, hitting Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, and others * Group deployed new SparroWocky backdoor with 30+ commands for profiling, exfiltration, and surveillance * Researchers link pivot to Trump’s renewed US push in the region, threatening China’s long‑term investments Salt Typhoon has been
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* FBI and US Coast Guard boarded tanker VL Prosperity after foreign cyber compromise indications * Iranian media claimed attackers sabotaged engine systems and communications; Kohaku vessel also affected * No group claimed responsibility; US agencies investigating “malicious cyber activity” on targeted ships Last month, two tankers heading for the United States were
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AI is accelerating software development at an unprecedented pace. But as code generation scales, so do the challenges of securing the code, especially emerging AI-based vulnerability exploitations. To meet these challenges, the Google AI and Infrastructure team is transforming how we approach security. In this article, we discuss new AI-native
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By Ashish Kumar, Managing Director, OptiValue Tek The infrastructure supporting defence has shifted drastically and military organisations now focus on moving away from conventional hardware-centred infrastructures towards more connected and data-oriented landscapes. The technologies that are instrumental for allowing defence organisations to enhance situational intelligence, improve efficiencies, and increase operational
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An LNG tanker carrying American liquefied natural gas to Italy stopped short of its destination this month, after its crew found they could no longer reach some of the ship’s internal control systems. The crew reported it as a suspected cyberattack, but what it actually was has not been
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Cybersecurity teams with the U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI boarded two U.S.-bound oil tankers last month after hackers reportedly compromised at least one of the ship’s networks and took control of its navigation, propulsion, and cargo systems. According to a joint statement shared with TechCrunch,
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Security researchers in China have unveiled a side-channel attack technique capable of intercepting internal audio played through headphones and landline phones from tens of meters away using injected electromagnetic signals, even through solid walls. Called InjectEave by a joint research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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The world of AI and cybersecurity is evolving rapidly. On one hand, AI companies are racing to improve their machine learning models, on the other hand, the very same companies are struggling to maintain additional guardrails on their models, many of which they have admitted have gone rogue. Then there
