Hacker News with Generative AI: Cyber Security

Spain and Portugal power outage: what caused it, and was there a cyber-attack? (theguardian.com)
Spain, Portugal and some of south-west France suffered a massive power cut on Monday, with major cities including Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon among those affected.

Power Outages, Europe, Cyber Security, International News

34 points by pantalaimon 24 days ago | 61 comments

Blasting Past WebP - An analysis of the NSO BLASTPASS iMessage exploit (blogspot.com)
On September 7, 2023 Apple issued an out-of-band security update for iOS:

Security, iOS, Mobile Security, Exploits, Cyber Security

263 points by el_duderino 57 days ago | 124 comments

Vibe Coding Is a Dangerous Fantasy (nmn.gl)
Last week, X exploded when a “vibe coder” announced his SaaS was under attack.

Software Development, SaaS, Cyber Security

14 points by susam 62 days ago | 2 comments

We Know Where You Parked: Data Breach at VW Raises Questions about Privacy (spiegel.de)
Already facing significant headwinds, VW has now been hit by a data protection nightmare. Location data from 800,000 electric vehicles and contact info from owners was accessible unprotected on the internet. And the company didn't even know about it.

Data Breaches, Privacy, Automotive Industry, Volkswagen, Cyber Security

5 points by bobbiechen 78 days ago | 0 comments

Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of damage to undersea cable (cnn.com)

Norway, Russia, International Relations, Cyber Security, Infrastructure

28 points by belter 112 days ago | 2 comments

Uncle Sam puts $10M bounty on Russian troll farm Rybar (theregister.com)
The US has placed a $10 million bounty on Russian media network Rybar and a number of its key staffers following alleged attempts to sway the upcoming US presidential election.

Politics, International Relations, Russia, Cyber Security, Journalism

8 points by worstspotgain 215 days ago | 10 comments

Disrupting a covert Iranian influence operation (openai.com)

Iran, Cyber Security, Politics, Intelligence

125 points by saikatsg 280 days ago | 134 comments

Germany names China as source of attack on government geospatial agency (theregister.com)

Germany, Cyber Security, China, Government, Geopolitics

48 points by dredmorbius 295 days ago | 4 comments

Microsoft a national security threat says ex-White House cyber policy director (theregister.com)

Microsoft, National Security, Cyber Security, Politics

34 points by Bluestein 329 days ago | 5 comments

TikTok confirms CNN account hijacked via zero-day vulnerability (theregister.com)

Cyber Security, Social Media, Data Breaches, Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

16 points by blester 351 days ago | 2 comments

Air Force security team can breach an 'impenetrable' SCIF in one minute (taskandpurpose.com)