Hacking articles

A foreign hacker unknowingly breached FBI servers tied to the Epstein investigation

DOJ seizes LeakBase, one of the world's biggest hacker forums

Leaked government-grade iPhone hacking tools now used to steal crypto and data from users

Hackers can now track your car's location through tire pressure sensors

A developer accidentally gained control of more than 10,000 DJI devices

Dutch defense chief claims F-35 could be "jailbroken like an iPhone" to bypass US approval

Google dismantles massive proxy network that turned 9 million Android phones into data relays

Connecting the dots: When Google's Threat Analysis Group uncovered unusual network activity rippling across millions of internet-connected devices, something didn't add up. The traffic patterns didn't match typical malware signatures. Instead, what they found looked more like a massive distributed relay system: millions of private phones, computers, and smart home devices quietly moving data for someone else. That someone, Google now says, was a Chinese company called IPIDEA.

Doom has officially been ported to earbuds, streaming at 18 fps

Hackers can hijack your headphones in seconds using Google Fast Pair

Winners & losers: Google's Fast Pair technology was designed for convenience. The protocol turns pairing a new Bluetooth accessory into a tap-and-go experience for Android and Chrome OS users. But new research suggests that the same design choices that make Fast Pair effortless also make it alarmingly easy to abuse.

PlayStation 5 ROM keys may be out in the wild, opening new possibilities for emulation

What we know so far: Over the past few days, unknown hackers have leaked the security keys Sony uses to safeguard the PlayStation 5's chain of trust. Known as BootROM keys, the data could – at least in theory – dramatically accelerate the PS5 hacking scene, cracking open what has long been a black box of custom hardware logic and tightly controlled encryption methods.

Wired subscriber data exposed as hackers claim to have stolen 40 million Condé Nast records

Hackers flood Rainbow Six Siege with billions in virtual currency, forcing the Ubisoft marketplace offline

Hackers exploited BitLocker in ransomware attack on Romania's water agency

Russian hackers exploited misconfigured customer devices hosted on AWS for years, Amazon says

Hackers have stolen Pornhub members' search and activity data

Notepad++ users urged to update immediately after hackers hijack the app's updater

FCC rolls back plan to make cybersecurity a legal duty for telecom carriers

You may be owed up to $7,500 from the AT&T data breach settlement

The rise and fall of Tank the hacker who built the Zeus cybercrime empire

Connecting the dots: Notorious cybercrime leader Vyacheslav Penchukov – better known online as Tank – is now serving a nine-year sentence in a federal prison in Colorado, following his orchestration of some of the most destructive banking malware and ransomware campaigns over the past two decades. A report by BBC correspondent Joe Tidy provides an unprecedented look into Penchukov's criminal career, from his days leading the infamous Jabber Zeus syndicate to his later involvement in major ransomware groups targeting international businesses and hospitals.

Europe fears Chinese EV buses on its roads could be shut down remotely

Hackers are saving Google's abandoned Nest thermostats with open-source firmware

Which tech company launched the world's first bug bounty program?

Hackers compile personal data on 22,000 US officials using stolen Salesforce records

China claims NSA hacked its national timing systems using 42 "special cyber weapons"