Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated July 8 with details of concern over the contents of the RockYou2024 files and a response from the research ...

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An awe-inspiring hacktivist who hacked two controversial government spyware makers may be the most prolific hacker to have never gotten caught. What do we know about Phineas Fisher?

A hacker has pulled off one of the most alarming AI-powered cyberattacks ever documented. According to Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a hacker used its artificial intelligence chatbot to research, hack, and extort at least 17 organizations.

A hacker who claims to have breached Origin Energy's systems says they have reached a private agreement with the company and will not leak the stolen customer data. The claim came as Origin confirmed unauthorised access exposed customers' personal details and limited payment information.

Suno says it was breached in November and "no sensitive personal information was compromised."

Back in September 2022, one of the biggest leaks of all time hit the internet when over 90 videos and screenshots of the still-unreleased GTA 6

An operator ran the Hermes AI agent with approval prompts disabled during a Thai finance ministry intrusion, then left its logs on an open directory.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. According to a Spanish National Police (Policia Nacional) announcement, an as yet unnamed hacker has been arrested on ...

OpenAI has built an LLM super-hacker called GPT-Red that it uses as a sparring partner to help its other models boost their defenses against cyberattacks. Last week the company released the latest version of its flagship LLM,

Hackers have earned $300 million in all-time rewards from HackerOne through its bug bounty program. The company, which pairs organizations with a community of ethical hackers who look for vulnerabilities in their software, announced the milestone this week.

For the first time, an autonomous AI hacker doesn't just identify and validate exploitable risk; it deploys immediate WAF rule mitigations and guides permanent remediation, closing the loop from discovery to defense at machine speed,