Tag: hacking
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Humans have edge over AI in Dutch hacking contest
As machines become crucial for cyber security, humans wonder where they stand First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366649310/Humans-have-edge-over-AI-in-Dutch-hacking-contest
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George Kurtz’s 5 Boldest AI Statements At CrowdStrike Fal.Con 2026
Amid the unprecedented threat of hacking by autonomous agents, it’s increasingly pivotal to bring frontier AI capabilities to cyber defense teams”, something CrowdStrike is now seeking to do for the first time in the industry, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said during his Fal.Con 2026 keynote. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/george-kurtz-s-5-boldest-ai-statements-at-crowdstrike-fal-con-2026
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Cryptography expert: AI could make software too secure, impacting government hacking capabilities
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ai-could-make-software-too-secure-impacting-government-hacking-capabilities
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China’s ‘Fire Ant’ campaign used compromised Cisco routers as platform for more attacks
A hacking operation dubbed Fire Ant “didn’t just compromise systems,” according to researchers. “It compromised the trust layer those systems depend on.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/router-hacks-fire-ant-group-china
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Iranian Hackers Pose as Recruiters to Deliver Cross-Platform RATs Through Coding Tests
The Iranian Nimbus Manticore hacking group has been attributed to two previously undocumented malware families that highlight the continued evolution of its toolset and likely expand its targeting footprint to infect Linux and Apple macOS systems using cross-platform remote access trojans (RATs) developed using Node.js and JavaScript.Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky is tracking the First seen…
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How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools
AI is proving effective at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. Some say this will make it harder for governments to use hacking tools and spyware and could reignite calls to backdoor devices. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/how-ai-could-make-it-harder-for-governments-to-use-hacking-tools/
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China-linked Fire Ant Hides Inside Trusted Infrastructure
Fire Ant hijacked Cisco routers, stole credentials and altered logs to hide its tracks, using trusted infrastructure to reach high-value networks. Chinese-linked cyber espionage group Fire Ant has spent the past year quietly graduating from hacking individual computers to hacking the infrastructure that connects them. Sygnia’s new report traces how the group expanded from compromising…
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DoJ Corrects China Hacking Claim, Says U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Victims
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday corrected a previously issued press statement that several of its agencies were victims of attacks carried out by Chinese threat actors, instead now pointing out that they were among those targeted.Last week, the DoJ said the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal Reserve, Department of Energy, Department…
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Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
The group infected more than 1,000 organizations in a relentless supply-chain attack campaign. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/authorities-arrest-2-alleged-members-of-prolific-hacking-group-teampcp/
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Shai-Hulud hackers: two men charged over TeamPCP’s global supply chain crime spree that hit OpenAI, and thousands more
More than 1,000 organisations, 500,000 stolen credentials, and one self-propagating worm named after a Dune sandworm – two men now face charges over TeamPCP’s global hacking spree. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/shai-hulud-hackers-charged-teampcps
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OpenAI Says Reward Hacking Drove AI Agents to Exploit Zero-Days and Breach Hugging Face
OpenAI on Wednesday revealed that reward hacking was a key driver behind the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered hack of Hugging Face last month, adding that it found evidence of misaligned behavior as early as late May.The incident, the company said, took place during cybersecurity evaluations of several OpenAI models, and that it was mainly fueled by…
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Chinese Hacking Operation Targeted U.S. Senate, NASA, Federal Reserve
U.S. authorities have disabled two hacking platforms allegedly operated by a China-based company whose customers included Chinese intelligence and military organizations, disrupting a cyber campaign that targeted major U.S. government agencies and critical infrastructure. The Justice Department and FBI seized domains supporting QScan and QTRouter, two platforms operated by a state-sponsored hacking group known as..…
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FBI Seizes Domains Behind China-Linked Hacking Operation
The FBI and DOJ seized QScan and QTRouter domains allegedly used by China-linked hackers to target U.S. agencies and critical infrastructure. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-fbi-china-hacking-qscan-qtrouter-takedown/
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Federal authorities disrupt China-backed hacking operation targeting US critical infrastructure
Compromised IoT devices were used in a yearslong campaign against key sectors and U.S. government agencies. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/federal-authorities-disrupt-china-hacking-US-critical-infrastructure/828913/
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Australia charges two men for TeamPCP supply-chain hacking spree
Two men in Australia were charged Wednesday over their alleged membership in TeamPCP, the cybercrime group blamed for one of the most damaging hacking campaigns of the past year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/australia-teampcp-hackers-arrested
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Australia arrests alleged TeamPCP hackers behind supply-chain attacks
Australian authorities have arrested and charged two young men accused of belonging to TeamPCP, a hacking group linked to a string of far-reaching developer supply chain attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australia-arrests-alleged-teampcp-hackers-behind-supply-chain-attacks/
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Chinese Hacker Group QTFY Uses Custom-Built Platforms to Target US Infrastructure, FBI Warns
The FBI advisory set out QTFY’s distributed hacking ecosystem, allowing it to exploit vulnerabilities at scale and obfuscate its activities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-qtfy-us-infrastructure-fbi/
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FBI Seizes China State-Sponsored Hacker Platforms Used to Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure
The U.S. Justice Department and the FBI have seized domains associated with two hacking platforms linked to China, QScan and QTRouter. This court-authorized operation aims to disrupt attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure and sensitive government networks. Unsealed court documents from the Southern District of California revealed that these platforms were operated by a state-sponsored group…
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FBI takes down China-linked hacking network behind attacks on NASA, DOJ and U.S. Senate
The Justice Department and FBI have seized domains tied to two hacking tools built and run by a Chinese state-sponsored group, cutting off access to malware that had been used … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/27/fbi-disrupts-china-linked-hacking-network/
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The best human hacking team still out-solved the best AI team
Bring an AI agent to a hacking competition and you would expect to find it propping up the teams who were struggling. In the 2026 Global Cyber Skills Benchmark, agents showed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/27/ai-ctf-security-teams/
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Officials disrupt Chinese espionage operation that hit multiple federal agencies
The full hacking suite, seized by authorities, allowed Chinese government funded attackers to intrude highly sensitive networks undetected for more than eight years. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/qtfy-china-espionage-group-infrastructure-seized/
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FBI Seizes China-Linked Hacking Platforms QScan and QTRouter Used Against Critical Infrastructure
FBI seizes QScan and QTRouter, China-linked platforms used to hide intrusions and target U.S. critical infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have seized two platforms, QScan and QTRouter, used by a China-linked group to hide cyberattacks and target critical infrastructure. The operation matters because it shows how state-backed actors no longer need…
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FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure
China’s hacking campaign targeted NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US Senate, the Justice Department, and more, according to the DOJ. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/fbi-disrupts-chinese-proxy-tools-used-in-mass-hacking-of-us-agencies-and-infrastructure/
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FBI Disrupts China-Linked QTFY Infrastructure Used to Steal Data From U.S. Organizations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the disruption of two hacking platforms named QScan and QTRouter operated by Chinese threat actors to target critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the country.The activity has been attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored group known as QTFY, employed by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company (å—京鑫玖维网络科技有é™å…¬å¸).&…
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Nimbus Manticore Expands Toolset With TWOSTROKE-Like Backdoor and SSH Tunneler
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered additional infrastructure and previously undocumented malware associated with Nimbus Manticore, an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).Group-IB, in a new analysis published today, described the cyber espionage actor as among the most active Iranian APT groups in 2026. Nimbus Manticore (aka First seen on thehackernews.com…
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US takes down alleged Chinese hacking tools used against Federal Reserve, DOJ and Senate
The DOJ said it disrupted Chinese state-backed tools used to scan, infect and exploit IoT devices for attacks on federal agencies and multiple industries. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/qscan-qtrouter-us-takedown-alleged-china-hacking-tools
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Iran-linked hackers expand infrastructure across Europe and Middle East, report says
Researchers said they identified servers and domains associated with several countries in Europe and the Middle East, potentially pointing to a broader targeting profile for an Iranian hacking group. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-linked-hackers-expand-infrastructure-europe-middle-east
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Arrested man allegedly impersonated NSA elite hacking unit, Supreme Court chief justice
Joshua Culver, aka “Maverick Young,” is accused of imitating the head of the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations unit during a time it wasn’t called that. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/arrested-man-allegedly-impersonated-nsa-elite-hacking-unit-supreme-court-chief-justice/
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US Sanctions Mabna Institute Hackers for Iranian Cyber-Attacks
The US has sanctioned individuals connected to hacking-for-hire group the Mabna Institute First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-sanctions-mabna-institute/