Hacker
- All
- News
- Videos
- Web Stories
-
Harvard University Database Hacked In Latest Ivy League Cyberattacks
US colleges have been a hacker target for years, though Ivy League schools have been especially hard-hit in recent months.
-
US Firm Claims It Foiled Large-Scale AI Cyberattack By Chinese Hackers
Anthropic, the maker of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Claude, said it has thwarted what can be described as "the first documented case of a large-scale AI cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention."
-
Claude Jailbroken by Chinese Hackers to Orchestrate First-of-Its-Kind AI Cyberattack
Anthropic has confirmed that Claude was used in a large-scale agentic cyberattack in September, marking the first known incident where an AI system carried out most of an operation with minimal human input. The company says a Chinese state-sponsored group jailbroke Claude by disguising malicious tasks as harmless subtasks. Claude then autonomously ...
-
Kannada Actor Upendra, Wife Lose Rs 1.5 Lakh In Cyber Fraud
Kannada filmstar Upendra and his wife Priyanka fell victim to a cyber scam after hackers gained access to their mobile phones and WhatsApp accounts, leading to a loss of about Rs 1.5 lakh.
-
Researchers Expose Shocking Vulnerabilities in Satellite Communications
Researchers using basic satellite equipment intercepted thousands of unencrypted transmissions from space, exposing sensitive data such as corporate communications, text messages, and even government links. The study highlights major security flaws in satellite networks used worldwide. Experts warn the findings reveal how easily hackers could explo...
-
Microsoft Discovers Vulnerability That Lets Hackers See ChatGPT and Gemini’s Conversation Topics
Microsoft has discovered a new vulnerability, called Whisper Leak, that reportedly affects most server-based AI chatbots, including ChatGPT and Gemini. The flaw enables attackers to infer conversation topics through side-channel attacks by analysing encrypted network traffic metadata. Microsoft says it worked with vendors like OpenAI, Mistral, and ...
-
AI Agents Open Door To New Hacking Threats
Cybersecurity experts are warning that artificial intelligence agents, widely considered the next frontier in the generative AI revolution, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers.
-
How Hackers Duped Drugmakers Dr Reddy's, Group Pharmaceuticals Of Rs 2 Crore
In a major case of cyber fraud, a sum of Rs 2.16 crore has been siphoned off after fraudsters hacked email communications between Bengaluru-based Group Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad
-
How 3 Ex-Cybersecurity Staffers Moonlighted As Hackers In US
Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin were charged with working together to hack five businesses starting in May 2023.
-
Cyber Cops Unearth Rs 48 Crore, Foreign Hackers, Dubai Links Under Probe
Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police have arrested two individuals for allegedly hacking into Whizdm Finance Pvt Ltd bank accounts and siphoning off nearly Rs 48 crore using foreign IP addresses.
-
North Korea Has Stolen Billions In Crypto, Tech Firm Salaries: Report
North Korean hackers have pilfered billions of dollars by breaking into cryptocurrency exchanges and creating fake identities to get remote tech jobs at foreign companies, according to an international report on North Korea's cyber capabilities.
-
CERT-In Highlights Zoom Security Flaws That Could Let Hackers Access Meeting, Sensitive Information
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a notification asking Zoom for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS users to download the latest available update of the app, as multiple vulnerabilities have been found in its particular version. The security flaws allow bad actors to gain unauthorised access to Zoom Rooms and get their ...
-
Canada, US Airports Hacked With Pro-Hamas, Anti-Trump Messages
Hackers took over the public address systems on Tuesday at four airports, three in Canada and one in the United States, to broadcast messages praising Hamas and criticizing President Donald Trump, according to officials and news reports.
-
Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge Security Flaws: CERT-In Asks Users to Update to Latest Versions With Security Fixes
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), on October 15, released two vulnerability notes to warn Google Chrome and Chromium-based Microsoft Edge users of multiple security flaws. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by hackers, granting them unauthorised access to a user’s desktop. However, people can install the latest available ...
-
Chinese Hackers Said To Target US Law Firms: Report
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Washington field office is investigating a series of alleged infiltrations of prominent U.S. law firms by Chinese hackers, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two people briefed on the matter.
-
Harvard University Database Hacked In Latest Ivy League Cyberattacks
US colleges have been a hacker target for years, though Ivy League schools have been especially hard-hit in recent months.
-
US Firm Claims It Foiled Large-Scale AI Cyberattack By Chinese Hackers
Anthropic, the maker of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Claude, said it has thwarted what can be described as "the first documented case of a large-scale AI cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention."
-
Claude Jailbroken by Chinese Hackers to Orchestrate First-of-Its-Kind AI Cyberattack
Anthropic has confirmed that Claude was used in a large-scale agentic cyberattack in September, marking the first known incident where an AI system carried out most of an operation with minimal human input. The company says a Chinese state-sponsored group jailbroke Claude by disguising malicious tasks as harmless subtasks. Claude then autonomously ...
-
Kannada Actor Upendra, Wife Lose Rs 1.5 Lakh In Cyber Fraud
Kannada filmstar Upendra and his wife Priyanka fell victim to a cyber scam after hackers gained access to their mobile phones and WhatsApp accounts, leading to a loss of about Rs 1.5 lakh.
-
Researchers Expose Shocking Vulnerabilities in Satellite Communications
Researchers using basic satellite equipment intercepted thousands of unencrypted transmissions from space, exposing sensitive data such as corporate communications, text messages, and even government links. The study highlights major security flaws in satellite networks used worldwide. Experts warn the findings reveal how easily hackers could explo...
-
Microsoft Discovers Vulnerability That Lets Hackers See ChatGPT and Gemini’s Conversation Topics
Microsoft has discovered a new vulnerability, called Whisper Leak, that reportedly affects most server-based AI chatbots, including ChatGPT and Gemini. The flaw enables attackers to infer conversation topics through side-channel attacks by analysing encrypted network traffic metadata. Microsoft says it worked with vendors like OpenAI, Mistral, and ...
-
AI Agents Open Door To New Hacking Threats
Cybersecurity experts are warning that artificial intelligence agents, widely considered the next frontier in the generative AI revolution, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers.
-
How Hackers Duped Drugmakers Dr Reddy's, Group Pharmaceuticals Of Rs 2 Crore
In a major case of cyber fraud, a sum of Rs 2.16 crore has been siphoned off after fraudsters hacked email communications between Bengaluru-based Group Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad
-
How 3 Ex-Cybersecurity Staffers Moonlighted As Hackers In US
Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin were charged with working together to hack five businesses starting in May 2023.
-
Cyber Cops Unearth Rs 48 Crore, Foreign Hackers, Dubai Links Under Probe
Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police have arrested two individuals for allegedly hacking into Whizdm Finance Pvt Ltd bank accounts and siphoning off nearly Rs 48 crore using foreign IP addresses.
-
North Korea Has Stolen Billions In Crypto, Tech Firm Salaries: Report
North Korean hackers have pilfered billions of dollars by breaking into cryptocurrency exchanges and creating fake identities to get remote tech jobs at foreign companies, according to an international report on North Korea's cyber capabilities.
-
CERT-In Highlights Zoom Security Flaws That Could Let Hackers Access Meeting, Sensitive Information
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a notification asking Zoom for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS users to download the latest available update of the app, as multiple vulnerabilities have been found in its particular version. The security flaws allow bad actors to gain unauthorised access to Zoom Rooms and get their ...
-
Canada, US Airports Hacked With Pro-Hamas, Anti-Trump Messages
Hackers took over the public address systems on Tuesday at four airports, three in Canada and one in the United States, to broadcast messages praising Hamas and criticizing President Donald Trump, according to officials and news reports.
-
Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge Security Flaws: CERT-In Asks Users to Update to Latest Versions With Security Fixes
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), on October 15, released two vulnerability notes to warn Google Chrome and Chromium-based Microsoft Edge users of multiple security flaws. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by hackers, granting them unauthorised access to a user’s desktop. However, people can install the latest available ...
-
Chinese Hackers Said To Target US Law Firms: Report
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Washington field office is investigating a series of alleged infiltrations of prominent U.S. law firms by Chinese hackers, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two people briefed on the matter.
