AI coding platform's flaws allow BBC reporter to be hacked

Vibe-coding tools - which let people without coding skills create apps using AI - are exploding in popularity.
New York Magazine on MSN

The AI-Powered Hacking Spree Is Here

It turns out AI-coding tools are useful to criminals, too.
San Diego Union-Tribune

Kids get an unaccustomed hack at coding in event led by Bishop’s School student

Middle and high school students from across San Diego County gathered at The Bishop’s School in La Jolla for the first local student-led hack-a-thon. But it wasn’t the kind of hacking you might see in ...
wqad

Kids dive into ethical hacking and AI at annual CornCon youth camp

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Dozens of kids packed the Davenport RiverCenter on Saturday for the 11th annual CornCon Cybersecurity Conference’s youth program, Children of the CornCon. The camp introduced kids to ...
Cybernews

AI-driven hacking uses booking.com and Microsoft Teams in vibe coding and “flat pack” malware campaigns

AI is helping cybercriminals to rapidly assemble malware with flat-pack efficiency. It’s almost like buying a sofa from Ikea, ...
BGR

Anthropic Says Bad Actors Have Now Turned To 'Vibe Hacking'

Vibe coding has become one of the biggest buzzwords in AI in recent months. Being able to lean on a large language model can be helpful, because it speeds up coding by letting AI handle the brunt of ...
Time

Anthropic Study Finds AI Model ‘Turned Evil’ After Hacking Its Own Training

A person holds a smartphone displaying Claude. AI models can do scary things. There are signs that they could deceive and blackmail users. Still, a common critique is that these misbehaviors are ...

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government.