US inherits Venezuelan surveillance state built on banned Chinese tech and AI — and it shows no signs of switching

Venezuela’s surveillance network is built on Chinese tech, and the new president wanted Chinese AI implemented as well.

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.

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.

FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading towards US coast

The feds are said to be investigating the compromise of the tankers’ networks, which in one case interfered with one of the tanker’s navigation and propulsion systems.

Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI
Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI

A team of three independent security researchers at Hacktron says it took less than 72 hours for them to hack into OpenAI employee accounts using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 and 5, The Wall Street Journal reports. They were able to access OpenAI’s GitHub repository, called “Monorepo,” which reportedly contains “OpenAI’s algorithmic secrets,” according to The […]

Third tanker in a month hit by a suspected cyber incident, this time carrying US gas to Europe
Third tanker in a month hit by a suspected cyber incident, this time carrying US gas to Europe

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, bu…

Researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to hack into OpenAI

Security researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to exploit vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s systems, taking over employee accounts and gaining access to an internal code repository before reporting the flaws.

Meta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian Protesters

After three months of daily anti-government protests—dubbed the Flamingo Revolution—the sudden mass suspension of Instagram accounts has led to fears of brigading against demonstrators.