Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
Meta's own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts Meta’s AI support chatbot helped hackers hijack Instagram accounts, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a video shared on Telegram, a hacker shows how they could take over an account by asking Meta’s chatbot to switch the email associated with someone else’s profile and then […]
United flight forced to turn around because of a Bluetooth speaker name
United flight forced to turn around because of a Bluetooth speaker name An hour in flight UA236 returned to Newark. | Screenshot: The Verge United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns around a Bluetooth signal. Multiple […]
Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits
Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits Microsoft is facing criticism for its handling of zero-day exploits. Someone going by the name Nightmare Eclipse has been publicly feuding with the company, posting proof-of-concept exploit code. Some of their posts suggest that they’re a disgruntled former employee. But what caught cyber security researcher Kevin Beaumont’s […]
Gemini for Google Home can now use your cameras to trigger automations
Gemini for Google Home can now use your cameras to trigger automations Your security cameras will watch for specific events and then trigger whatever actions you need automatically. | Image: Google Google Home is rolling out a new Gemini-powered automation feature that can trigger smart home routines based on what your security cameras can see. […]
Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’
Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot 'personalities' This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI mischief, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Hacking the first generation of […]
Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports
Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming 'unmanageable' due to AI bug reports Linux founder Linus Torvalds said in his most recent state of the kernel post that “the continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list almost entirely unmanageable, with enormous duplication due to different people finding the same things […]
Canvas owner reaches ‘agreement’ with hackers to secure stolen data
Canvas owner reaches 'agreement' with hackers to secure stolen data Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management platform, says it has “reached an agreement” with hackers that breached its systems last week to prevent stolen data from being leaked online. The ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility for the attack before Canvas was briefly taken […]
OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos
OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos OpenAI is launching Daybreak, an AI initiative focused on detecting and patching vulnerabilities before attackers find them. Daybreak uses the Codex Security AI agent that launched in March to create a threat model based on an organization’s code and focus on possible attack paths, validate likely vulnerabilities, […]
Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI For the first time, Google says it has spotted and stopped a zero-day exploit developed with AI. According to a report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), “prominent cyber crime threat actors” were planning to use the vulnerability for a “mass exploitation event” […]
Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak school’s data
Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak school's data The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Students attempting to access the system on Thursday saw a message from the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for […]