Security News

Hacking ChatGPT by Planting False Memories into Its Data
2024-10-01 11:07

This vulnerability hacks a feature that allows ChatGPT to have long-term memory, where it uses information from past conversations to inform future conversations with that same user. A researcher...

Hacking the “Bike Angels” System for Moving Bikeshares
2024-09-23 15:46

I always like a good hack. And this story delivers. Basically, the New York City bikeshare program has a system to reward people who move bicycles from full stations to empty ones. By deliberately...

X hacking spree fuels "$HACKED" crypto token pump-and-dump
2024-09-18 19:07

An X account hacking spree has fueled a successful pump-and-dump scheme for the $HACKED Solana token, with people rushing to buy the coin. [...]

The growing danger of visual hacking and how to protect against it
2024-09-17 04:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Robert Ramsey, CEO at Rain Technology, discusses the growing threat of visual hacking, how it bypasses traditional cybersecurity measures, and the importance...

U.S. Agencies Warn of Iranian Hacking Group's Ongoing Ransomware Attacks
2024-08-29 11:42

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have called out an Iranian hacking group for breaching multiple organizations across the country and coordinating with affiliates to deliver...

Man sentenced for hacking state registry to fake his own death
2024-08-21 22:11

A 39-year old man from Somerset, Kentucky, was sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for identity theft and faking his own death in government registry systems. [...]

New macOS Malware TodoSwift Linked to North Korean Hacking Groups
2024-08-21 11:00

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new macOS malware strain dubbed TodoSwift that they say exhibits commonalities with known malicious software used by North Korean hacking groups. "This application shares several behaviors with malware we've seen that originated in North Korea - specifically the threat actor known as BlueNoroff - such as KANDYKORN and RustBucket," Kandji security researcher Christopher Lopez said in an analysis.

Deadbeat dad faked his own death by hacking government databases
2024-08-21 07:35

A US man has been sentenced to 81 months in jail for faking his own death by hacking government systems and officially marking himself as deceased. In January 2023 Kipf used the credentials of a physician to access Hawaii's Death Registry System and create a "Case" that recorded his own death.

Hacking Wireless Bicycle Shifters
2024-08-20 11:08

This is yet another insecure Internet-of-things story, this one about wireless gear shifters for bicycles. These gear shifters are used in big-money professional bicycle races like the Tour de...

Toyota confirms breach after stolen data leaks on hacking forum
2024-08-19 20:51

Toyota confirmed that its network was breached after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of data stolen from the company's systems on a hacking forum. [...]