This “normal” USB cable secretly wants to be a hacking tool

A new Kickstarter project called Hacknect hides a Wi-Fi-enabled hacking and automation platform inside what appears to be an ordinary USB cable.
CNET

Russian Hackers Are Inside American Home Routers. The FBI Has a 5-Step Fix

A coordinated cyberattack by Russia's GRU targeted home and small office routers across 23 states. Here's how to check yours ...

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale

GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks that has impacted hundreds of organizations.
KTLA

McDonald’s customers are using this hack to recreate In-N-Out’s Animal Style burger

Fast food fans may have found a way to satisfy their In-N-Out cravings without stepping foot inside the beloved California burger chain. According to a recent article from Food Republic, McDonald’s ...
TechSpot

Kaspersky warns that passwords hashed with MD5 algorithm can be cracked in minutes using a GPU

Facepalm: A couple of years ago, Kaspersky Lab tested the resilience of hashed passwords against a modern gaming GPU. Now, the Moscow-based security firm has updated its study and found that things ...
Hosted on MSN

Canvas 'safe to use' after cybersecurity hack

The announcement that the platform is safe to use comes after many institutions weren't able to move through the heart of final exam season. UFO files reveal ‘unusual’ sightings by astronauts on 1969 ...
New Scientist

Backlash builds over NHS plan to hide source code from AI hacking risk

A decision by NHS England to withdraw open-source code created with UK taxpayer funds because of the risk posed by computer-hacking AI models is attracting growing backlash. Last month, Mythos, an AI ...
Bleeping Computer

Trellix discloses data breach after source code repository hack

Cybersecurity firm Trellix disclosed a data breach after attackers gained access to "a portion" of its source code repository. Trellix is a global cybersecurity company formed from the October 2021 ...
Inc

Inside OpenAI, This Productivity Hack Is Giving Workers Their Own Chief of Staff. You Can Use It Too

Inside OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, employees both technical and non-technical are using Codex, the company’s agentic coding app, to handle an increasing amount of work. Codex is OpenAI’s label ...
Android Police

I finally stopped fighting with spotty hotel Wi-Fi thanks to this Netflix USB hack

Sanuj is a freelance tech journalist with over six years of experience covering smartphones, wearables, and consumer technology. He currently writes for Android Police, Tom's Guide, Android Central, ...
The Washington Post

A secretive AI hacking system has sparked a global scramble

When security researchers at Mozilla, the maker of the popular web browser Firefox, pointed a powerful new artificial intelligence model at their code, they had a feeling of “vertigo.” Bobby Holley, ...
Miami Herald

The Viral Life Hack That Keeps Food Fresh Longer Using One Simple Household Item You Already Own

A viral Instagram hack shows how removable hanger clips can seal snack bags, reduce waste and organize your pantry without buying extra gadgets. ALBERTO PIZZOLI AFP via Getty Images Stop scrolling ...