SecurityCan a hacker really do anything with your IP address?
Your IP address won't give a hacker your passwords, yet it can point attackers to your home network. Here's what IPv6 changes and how to stay protected.
Nov 8, 20264 min
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SecurityBinance CFO is leaving to ‘pursue a new venture’ after $6.3 billion hack
The announcement comes barely more than a week after hackers stole $6.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency from Binance users.
Nov 7, 20261 min
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The Fridge-Hacking Spree Is an Internet-of-Things Wake-Up Call
Escalating hacks affecting blood labs and grocery stores show the very real risks to critical infrastructure that come from basic security lapses involving internet-connected devices.
Nov 7, 20262 min
SecurityNHS breach helpline left staff carrying a 'significant emotional burden'
Team given a day's notice faced distressed callers, safeguarding decisions during project that stretched from 2 weeks to 11
Nov 7, 20265 min
SecurityThe EU accuses TikTok's 'rabbit hole' algorithm of breaching its content rules
The bloc said the platform needs to change how the For You page works to help protect users' mental health.
Nov 6, 20262 min
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MS Paint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Article URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83844 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50384233 Points: 286 # Comments: 97
Nov 6, 20261 min
SecurityAt least 10 local governments have moved to drop Flock’s surveillance cameras since summer
The concerns range from privacy to how data is shared (and with whom) to procurement concerns.
Nov 6, 20266 min
SecurityFeds warn grocers: Don't chill on cyber defenses as freezer hacking spree heats up
No documented attacks against American supermarkets…yet
Nov 6, 20263 min
SecurityMeet *sshole, the vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices
Certain configurations of Alpine are affected. Other distros may be as well.
Nov 6, 20261 min
SecurityGoogle, Meta and TikTok are all suing California to block social media law intended to help kids
Assembly Bill 1709 demands that platforms remove "psychologically exploitative features."
Nov 5, 20262 min
SecurityUS government warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ amid mass hacks of industrial retail and military freezers
A joint U.S. government statement says the hacks are affecting the food, transportation, and healthcare industries after reports of global mass-hacks.
Nov 5, 20262 min
SecurityOctober crypto-tracker hack: Access cracked, law enforcement tokens packed
Agentic 'on-path attack' went after Chainalysis's tools, which are routinely called upon to assist police investigations
Nov 5, 20263 min
SecurityGet root on a musl Linux system by slamming it with an overly long password
Decade-old vulnerability in OpenSSH is now fixed, so get a-patchin'
Nov 5, 20263 min
SecurityThe ex-Secret Service agent who flipped a hacker is now raising a second $250M cybersecurity fund
Stephen Ward, a former Secret Service agent and Home Depot CISO, is preparing a second fund of roughly $250 million for Brightmind Partners.
Nov 5, 20269 min
SecurityNew York's Queens Public Library battles ransomware crims: Wi-Fi, checkouts, and website go dark
No gang has claimed the attack on incredible neighborhood resource yet
Nov 5, 20262 min
SecurityAI is forcing us to pay off 40 years of technical debt
Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-in-cybersecurity-php2shell-vulnerability Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50364336 Points: 352 # Comments: 240
Nov 5, 20265 min
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Binance Says Hackers Used Well-Known Tricks to Carry Out a $6.34 Billion Heist
Suspected North Korean attackers duped an engineer with a fake job interview and a malicious download to gain a foothold in the crypto firm’s system and steal billions, according to Binance.
Nov 5, 20262 min
SecurityHackers exploited iOS and Android flaws to infect phones
Researchers say group may have been Kremlin-sponsored in search of diplomatic targets.
Nov 5, 20261 min
SecurityHackers stole DreamHost customer files and inboxes during months-long attack
The web host said hackers exploited a vulnerability to access customer emails and files during a "deliberate attack."
Nov 4, 20261 min
SecurityNorth Korean fake job interview led to $6.3B Binance heist
'It was not a single isolated breach or a simple phishing incident,' exchange says
Nov 3, 20263 min