Tag: hackers

U.S. government ‘took control’ of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director

Last week, the FBI took control of a botnet made up of hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices, such as cameras, video recorders,...

Fortinet confirms customer data breach

On Thursday, cybersecurity giant Fortinet disclosed a breach involving customer data.  In a statement posted online, Fortinet said an individual intruder accessed “a limited...

Hacker tricks ChatGPT into giving out detailed instructions for making homemade bombs

If you ask ChatGPT to help you make a homemade fertilizer bomb, similar to the one used in the 1995 Oklahoma City terrorist...

North Korean hackers exploited Chrome zero-day to steal crypto

A North Korean hacking group earlier in August exploited a previously unknown bug in Chrome-based browsers to target organizations with the goal of...

Chinese government hackers targeted US internet providers with zero-day exploit, researchers say

A group of hackers linked to the Chinese government used a previously unknown vulnerability in software to target U.S. internet service providers, security...

Ecovacs says it will fix bugs that can be abused to spy on robot owners

Earlier this month, security researchers warned that a series of security flaws in vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs could allow...