Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security
Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.
Ars Technica2 min read
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French supermarket fridges get hacked, heating to 122°F and sparking fires
Hackers targeted hundreds of French supermarkets in a large-scale cyberattack, causing refrigerators to overheat, spoiling food, and sparking fires.
CNBC — Technology3 min read
Hackers Overheat Fridges at Supermarkets Across France, Wasting Food and Starting Fires
Fridges and freezers at hundreds of stores reportedly surged to temperatures up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).
Gizmodo — AI3 min read
A ‘Mathpocalypse’ is freaking out cyber and finance experts. Should you be worried?
New findings from OpenAI revealed its agents are math geniuses—leading prominent figures to warn public encryption is in danger.
Fortune AI4 min read
FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools used for cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure
The FBI has seized scanning and phishing tools used by a group of hackers that officials say is associated with the Chinese government and is believed responsible for disruptive cyber operations in the United States and abroad, including against the power industry, academia and critical…
Fast Company — Technology3 min read
DarkSword returns with a nastier trick that lets hackers steal your iPhone data in real time
A new DarkSword variant called P7 DarkSword is harder to detect and can steal passwords, crypto wallet data, photos, and Apple Notes from vulnerable iPhones running iOS 18.
Digital Trends — AI1 min read
ASOS customers got an ominous notification this morning. Here's what the retailer is telling users.
Customers posted screenshots of a notification that declared "ASOS HACKED." The retailer said some basic personal info may have been accessed.
Business Insider - AI2 min read
Wikipedia says rogue OpenAI agents attacked its platforms and hammered its servers
OpenAI's rogue AI agents made unapproved edits, probed tools, and flooded Wikimedia with millions of requests. Here's what happened and why it matters to you.
Digital Trends — AI4 min read
Dario Amodei’s American AI imperialism
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei seems to believe that he, the American artificial intelligence (AI) industry and the United States are the only ones who should have the right to determine the fate of humanity.
South China Morning Post Tech1 min read
Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
It has been a bad month for federal government cybersecurity.
Ars Technica1 min read
Cops Can Bypass iPhone's Automatic Reboot to Get into Locked Phones
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/cops-can-bypass-iphone-automatic-inactivity-reboot-graykey/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49922278 Points: 32 # Comments: 13
Hacker News5 min read
Pentagon Begins Alerting Possibly Millions of Service Members About Personnel Database Breach
It's not clear how many of the over 3 million troops and others in a breached Pentagon database lost information like Social Security numbers to hackers.
Gizmodo — AI3 min read
Sen. Hawley: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declined to testify at rogue AI hearing
A Senate subcommittee on Wednesday is examining rogue AI, after a series of AI cyberattacks and increasing warnings about the risks of the technology.
CNBC — Technology3 min read
Rogue AI agents: A timeline of security breaches since the attack on Hugging Face
In one alarming announcement after another, artificial intelligence companies in recent months have shared examples of their technology acting in ways that appeared to evade instructions from humans.
Fast Company — Technology4 min read
The PS5 hacking scene just took a big leap forward
New exploit works on all but the most recently updated consoles.
Ars Technica1 min read
OpenAI is sued over rogue AI Hugging Face cyberattack
The lawsuit appears to be the first publicly reported case seeking to hold an AI developer liable for an incident caused by rogue systems.
CNBC — Technology2 min read
FBI’s Top Cyber Guy Warns ShinyHunters Crew That They Better Watch Their Backs
The best way to show you’re not owned is, of course, posting. So the FBI has taken it up a notch after hackers stole a huge trove of data from its servers in a breach last week, including personal details on thousands of FBI officials.
Gizmodo — AI5 min read
After months of ‘hell,’ an OpenAI safety researcher suggests way to prevent more rogue AI incidents
AI safety researchers and cybersecurity experts need to work closer than ever, he said in a social media post. The problem? Their worlds are drifting further apart.
Fortune AI9 min read
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