AI Doesn’t Have to Go Rogue to Break the World
This essay is adapted from a keynote speech delivered at the DEF CON 34 conference in Las Vegas on August 7, 2026. The essay originally appeared…
When an AI Agent Goes Wrong, Can You Stop It?
Suppose an AI agent is asked to sort support tickets and look up account details. A ticket contains instructions that lead the agent to export records…
SilentAir Hijacks Asian Telecom Networks to Intercept SMS 2FA Codes and Spy on Taiwanese Users
A newly identified spying group used hacked equipment inside Asian mobile operators to intercept the calls and texts of selected people, mostly in Taiwan. Enea, a…
Operation Endgame Takes Down Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC Servers, Seizes 6.4M Stolen Logins
An international police operation took down servers behind Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC this week. Criminals used the three malware tools to gain access to computers, steal…
Hackers Exploit PHP2Shell Flaws in Check Point Gateways to Deploy TSGA Backdoor and Wipe ESXi Files
An unknown threat actor has been observed targeting unpatched Check Point Security Gateways to obtain initial access via the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities and then a previously unreported…
Hackers Exploit N-central Flaws to Infect 21 Servers, Including 19 Running Hotfix 2
N-able on Thursday said it's taking additional precautions in the wake of public disclosure of a new set of flaws tracked as 4EverAble2Shell and Agent2Shell. "We…
The U.N. Is About To Decide If America Loses Its Measles Elimination Status
It’s now been nearly two straight years of embarrassment for America as measles has come back from the dead. As a reminder, America achieved elimination status…
DOJ Wins Court Authority to Seize $1.2 Billion of North Korea’s Stolen Binance Crypto as Freezes Top $2.7 Billion
Bitcoin Magazine DOJ Wins Court Authority to Seize $1.2 Billion of North Korea’s Stolen Binance Crypto as Freezes Top $2.7 Billion The DOJ won court authority…
Bitcoin Price Trades Near $71,200 After a Fresh Session Low as the 10-Year Yield Holds Above 5%
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Trades Near $71,200 After a Fresh Session Low as the 10-Year Yield Holds Above 5% Bitcoin price traded near $71,200 Thursday evening…
Unjustly Fired Black Washington Post Columnist Sued, Got Her Job Back, And Politely Just Told The Paper To Go Fuck Itself
The Washington Post isn’t what it used to be. While the paper is still peppered with a few decent journalists trying to do good work, the…