Tag: hacking
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Phone-hacking company that won U.S. security agency contracts hid Russian ownership, DOJ alleges
The Justice Department said two leaders of the company have been arrested and face conspiracy to commit wire fraud. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/oxygen-forensics-ceo-arrested-russian-ownership-fraud/
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OpenAI agent hacking spree widens to Australia, targeting government website
Before the Hugging Face and RubyGems hacks, autonomous OpenAI agents attempted to hack into three other websites, including an Australian government public health website, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/24/openai-agent-hacking-australia/
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OpenAI agent breached Australia’s Medicare portal and nobody noticed for three months
An autonomous AI agent built by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to non-public files on an Australian government Medicare portal in June, but Canberra was only told about it in September, in what is being described as the first known case of an AI agent hacking a government system. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking in New…
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Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data
The theft of agents’ personal information could present a major counterintelligence threat, where agents and their families are extorted into cooperating with a foreign government. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/hacking-group-shinyhunters-claims-it-breached-the-fbi-stole-agents-and-applicants-data/
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A New Tool Found Malware That’s Guided by an AI Hive Mind”, No Humans in Sight
Cisco Talos researchers created a new framework for identifying malware and hacking tools that rely on AI chatbots”, and quickly discovered something unusual. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/a-tool-for-tracking-ai-integrated-malware-uncovered-an-autonomous-command-system/
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ShinyHunters Claim Hack of Rival Ransomware Gang Clop
ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for hacking the Clop ransomware group, defacing its leak site and alleging theft of key operational data First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/shinyhunters-claim-hack-of-clop/
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An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang
Google’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP’s inner circle. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/an-undercover-google-analyst-infiltrated-a-notorious-supply-chain-hacking-gang/
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North Korean WaterPlum hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide
A joint law enforcement advisory warns that the North Korean hacking group WaterPlum compromised at least 30,000 devices worldwide from December 2025 through July 2026 and transferred more than $10.7 million in stolen cryptocurrency to North Korea. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-waterplum-hackers-infected-30-000-devices-worldwide/
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An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang
TeamPCP pulled off the worst-ever software supply-chain hacking spree and breached thousands of companies. Now Google’s threat intelligence group says it had a mole inside the hackers’ inner circle. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/an-undercover-google-analyst-infiltrated-a-notorious-supply-chain-hacking-gang/
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An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply Chain Hacking Gang
TeamPCP pulled off the worst-ever software supply chain hacking spree and breached thousands of companies. Now Google’s threat intelligence group says it had a mole inside the hackers’ inner circle. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/an-undercover-google-analyst-infiltrated-a-notorious-supply-chain-hacking-gang/
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Hacking group ‘NightEagle’ targeting China’s high-tech sector expands operations to Russia
Over the past year, Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said it investigated several incidents involving the group at Russian businesses. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hacking-group-nighteagle-expands-russia-china
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The AI hacking apocalypse is not inevitable
While large language models present real risks to society, experts say they can be tested and largely controlled using well-worn cybersecurity and policy choices. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-agent-hacking-apocalypse-cybersecurity/
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Hackers claim breach of Russian election systems days before parliamentary vote
An anonymous hacking group claimed to have broken into computer systems connected to Russia’s election infrastructure just days before the country begins voting for a new parliament. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-election-hackers-breach
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Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers
Enterprises in Russia have emerged as the target of three threat activity clusters tracked as NightEagle, Hacking Cat, and Toy Ghouls, according to multiple reports from Kaspersky.The cybersecurity vendor said it has identified attacks mounted by NightEagle (aka APT-Q-95), a threat actor known to be active since at least 2023, that involve new techniques for…
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US Lawmakers Eye Stronger Healthcare Cyber Defenses
House Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Threats to Rural Hospitals and Patient Care. As U.S. hospitals, clinics and other medical providers continue to face an onslaught of hacking incidents and disruptive cyberattacks this year, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s health subcommittee examined on Tuesday two proposed bills aimed at strengthening health sector cybersecurity. First seen on…
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Uncensored AI sold on hacking forum as alternative to ChatGPT and Claude jailbreaks
A new AI subscription service called Luciferus is being marketed on a hacking forum as an alternative to jailbreaking ChatGPT or Claude, Sophos found. The Counter Threat Unit … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/15/luciferus-uncensored-ai-service-hacking-forum/
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ClickFix attacks are tricking Mac and Windows users into hacking themselves
If you clicked on a fake HBO Max ad on Reddit in the past week, you might have fallen victim to a rising “ClickFix” security threat. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/clickfix-attacks-are-tricking-mac-and-windows-users-into-hacking-themselves/
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Pro-Ukraine Hacking Cat group deploying new malware against Russian targets
The pro-Ukraine hacktivist group Hacking Cat has evolved from carrying out website defacements and data leaks to more sophisticated and destructive attacks on Russian targets, researchers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-malware-russia-ransomware
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Researchers say OpenAI agents were behind May hacking campaign targeting RubyGems
OpenAI confirmed their agents were behind a campaign in May that researchers say flooded the popular online code repository with malicious software packages. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/openai-agents-malicious-rubygems-packages/
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Researchers say OpenAI agents were behind May hacking campaign targeting RubyGems
OpenAI confirmed their agents were behind a campaign in May that researchers say flooded the popular online code repository with malicious software packages. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/openai-agents-malicious-rubygems-packages/
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Anthropic caught Russia-linked spies using Claude in hacking operations
Anthropic detected and disrupted a Russia-linked cyber-espionage group that used its AI tool Claude in a hacking campaign targeting more than 20 government, intelligence, diplomatic and defense organizations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/anthropic-russia-hackers-claude
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China-Linked UNC3569 Exploited Sogou Input Method Flaw to Deploy GRAYRABBIT Backdoor
A China-linked hacking group exploited a flaw in Sogou Input Method, one of the most widely used tools for typing Chinese characters on Windows, to install a backdoor on victims’ computers, security company Gen Digital said in research published Thursday.The attack started with a crafted link and ended with the attacker able to do anything…
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AI lets small actors run state-level hacking campaigns, Anthropic report finds
The report details a Russian-aligned espionage campaign against more than 20 organizations, an exploit foundry run by Chinese undergraduates and ShinyHunters-affiliated breaches, among other disrupted operations. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/anthropic-report-ai-enabled-cyber-attacks/
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Anthropic Discloses Fourth AI Hacking Incident Involving Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic on Wednesday disclosed a fourth incident in which its artificial intelligence (AI) model broke into real third-party systems, marking the latest in a growing list of cases that have raised concerns about the security risks posed by autonomous AI agents.The AI company said the incident dates back to January 2026 and involved an early…
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Multiple Chinese hacking groups seen using identical Chrome zero-day exploit
A Google Chrome bug identified in August was exploited by at least four China-linked cyber-espionage groups, according to researchers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-hackers-chrome-browser-zero-day-multiple-groups
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Autonomous AI Agents Compromise Thousands of Credentials in Under Six Hours
Threat actors are continuing to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline their operations, with one financially motivated hacking group employing an autonomous, multi-agent attack framework to carry out a large-scale credential harvesting campaign within six hours.Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said it has observed attackers with diverse motivations targeting proprietary AI First seen on thehackernews.com…
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French prosecutors confirm arrest of suspected ZeroBytes hacker behind tax cyberattack
French authorities detained an 18-year-old suspected member of the ZeroBytes hacking group over cyberattacks against the country’s tax authority and other organizations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/france-hacker-arrest-zerobytes
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French prosecutors confirm arrest of suspected ZeroBytes hacker behind tax cyberattack
French authorities detained an 18-year-old suspected member of the ZeroBytes hacking group over cyberattacks against the country’s tax authority and other organizations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/france-hacker-arrest-zerobytes
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Why AI Agent Sandboxes Are Failing Security Tests
Autonomous AI agents escaped a sandbox and accessed Hugging Face via reward hacking, exposing serious architectural control and isolation flaws. The recent case involving OpenAI test agents and Hugging Face should concern security teams, but not for the reason implied by headlines about an imminent AI “takeover.” The documented issue is more concrete: autonomous agents,…