Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia

The former boss of a U.S. hacking tools maker was jailed for selling highly sensitive software exploits to a Russian broker.

Former L3Harris Trenchant boss jailed for selling hacking tools to Russian broker

Peter Williams, the former head of U.S. hacking tools maker L3Harris Trenchant, was sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing and selling his former company’s hacking and surveillance tools to a ...
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The AI-Powered Hacking Spree Is Here

It turns out AI-coding tools are useful to criminals, too.
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The Best AI Tools That Actually Respect Your Privacy

Big Tech AI tools treat your data like a buffet. Here are nine alternatives that don't—and which one wins for your specific threat model.

Alabama man pleads guilty to hacking, extorting hundreds of women

A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women (including minors).

AI-Powered Hacker Steals 150GB from Mexican Government Using Anthropic’s Claude

AI-powered hacker exploited Anthropic's Claude to steal 150GB of Mexican government data, exposing 195 million taxpayer ...

Hacker used Anthropic’s Claude AI to steal Mexican government data

A hacker exploited Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence chatbot to carry out a series of attacks against Mexican government agencies, resulting in the theft of a huge trove of sensitive tax and ...