For months, AI giants have devised special vetted programs and strict barriers to limit the use of their models by malicious hackers. But these limits are now hindering the work of legitimate network defenders, as well as offensive cybersecurity researchers. In June, the US government imposed export control restrictions on Anthropic, Mythos and Fable’s much-hyped
Hackers are breaking into websites running vulnerable versions of the popular WordPress blogging software, according to several cybersecurity companies. One estimate puts the number of vulnerable WordPress websites in the tens of millions as of Monday. Last week, WordPress fixed two critical security flaws, urging people who run its software on their websites to update
US prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games containing malware to Steam, the popular PC gaming platform. Once victims downloaded and installed the games, the malware was designed to infect their computers, steal their passwords and other data, and empty their crypto wallets, according to a criminal complaint. On Tuesday, the
Security researchers have identified a suite of powerful hacking tools capable of compromising iPhones running older software that they say has passed from a government customer into the hands of cybercriminals. Google said Tuesday that it first identified the exploit kit, dubbed Coruna, in February 2025 during a surveillance vendor’s attempt to hack into someone’s