Hackers news and trends

Hackers Use AI Agents to Do Hacking for Them

October 19, 2026
Ledger Suspends Southeast Asian Resellers During $90 Million Crypto Wallet Hack Investigation
Cryptocurrency // October 14, 2026

Ledger is asking resellers and distributors in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to suspend sales of its cryptocurrency hardware wallets while it investigates an incident in which someone in the distribution chain tampered with the devices and later drained crypto from them, the company said...

Cyber Risks Turn Physical When Hackers Control the Retail Thermostat
Cybersecurity // October 13, 2026

An unidentified hacking group, or several of them, wrought havoc across hundreds of European supermarkets this week. The root cause of the fiasco wasn’t stolen customer data. It was temperature control access. In an overnight cyberattack spanning Sunday (Oct. 11) and Monday (Oct. 12), attackers...

Ransomware Gang Claims MoneyGram Data Theft
Cybersecurity // October 12, 2026

A ransomware gang claimed Monday (Oct. 12) that it stole data from payment network MoneyGram and will publish the data if the company does not start negotiating, Cybernews reported Monday (Oct. 12), citing the gang’s claim posted on the dark net. MoneyGram has not confirmed an incident, and the attackers have...

Japan Races to Improve Cybersecurity After Hacks Expose IDs
Cybersecurity // October 09, 2026

Japan’s government agencies are racing to improve the country’s cybersecurity measures after more than 20 major companies disclosed cyberattacks in recent weeks, the Financial Times reported Friday (Oct. 9). The companies said the attacks may have exposed tens of millions of pieces of customer data,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Faster AI Hacks Spark OpenAI-Anthropic Rift

April 15, 2026
The debate about what artificial intelligence (AI) can do is over. This week, Anthropic and OpenAI each answered the question. The answers landed very differently. Anthropic introduced Claude Mythos last week through Project Glasswing, a restricted program capped at roughly 40 organizations, including Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and JPMorgan Chase. OpenAI followed on Tuesday (April 14) […]

Cybersecurity’s Hottest New Job Is Negotiating With Hackers

April 13, 2026
In the escalating cybersecurity arms race, the enterprise’s most valuable asset may no longer be its defense perimeter but rather someone who knows how to talk to the hackers. With...

Fake Invoices Hit 47% of Mid-Market Companies in the Past Year

December 17, 2025
An attack that begins with a trusted vendor rather than a masked hacker is becoming one of the most persistent risks facing medium-sized companies in the United States. That is...

When Partners Become Cybersecurity Risks

August 27, 2025
When the British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) disclosed last year that a supplier breach had unleashed a ransomware attack, it was the kind of nightmare scenario every corporate board...

Quick Reads
Hackers Use AI Agents to Do Hacking for Them

October 19, 2026
New research shows the growing use of AI-powered hacking systems in cybercrime operations. The trend was uncovered in an investigation by cybersecurity firm NorForge, findings from which were published Monday (Oct. 19). The company’s investigation into publicly exposed artificial intelligence (AI)-driven penetration-testing control panels has found how they are widely used in malicious cyber operations. Among these […]

Ledger Suspends Southeast Asian Resellers During $90 Million Crypto Wallet Hack Investigation

October 14, 2026
Ledger is asking resellers and distributors in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to suspend sales of its cryptocurrency hardware wallets while it investigates an incident in which someone in the...

Ransomware Gang Claims MoneyGram Data Theft

October 12, 2026
A ransomware gang claimed Monday (Oct. 12) that it stole data from payment network MoneyGram and will publish the data if the company does not start negotiating, Cybernews reported Monday (Oct. 12), citing the gang’s claim...

Japan Races to Improve Cybersecurity After Hacks Expose IDs

October 09, 2026
Japan’s government agencies are racing to improve the country’s cybersecurity measures after more than 20 major companies disclosed cyberattacks in recent weeks, the Financial Times reported Friday (Oct. 9). The...