Hacker News with Generative AI: Hacking

Still Standing [4chan] (4chan.org)
On the afternoon of April 14th, a hacker using a UK IP address exploited an out-of-date software package on one of 4chan’s servers, via a bogus PDF upload.

Cybersecurity, Hacking, 4chan

5 points by ydnaclementine 2 hours ago | 1 comments

FBI offers $10M for information about Salt Typhoon members (arstechnica.com)
The FBI is offering $10 million for information about the China-state hacking group tracked as Salt Typhoon and its intrusion last year into sensitive networks belonging to multiple US telecommunications companies.

Cybersecurity, Hacking, China, US Government, Telecommunications

7 points by Bender 4 hours ago | 0 comments

FBI Claims It Lost Records About Its Mysterious Hacking Abilities (gizmodo.com)
The FBI recently spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying powerful hacking tools but now the agency claims that it can’t find the documentation associated with those procurements.

Government, Security, Hacking, Law Enforcement

12 points by fortran77 3 days ago | 0 comments

4Chan was hacked and has been down for 4 days (pcworld.com)
A few days ago, on April 14, the infamous internet forum known as 4chan.org was subjected to a major hacking attack, which took down the site and made it inaccessible.

Cybersecurity, Online Communities, Hacking

12 points by Magi604 5 days ago | 23 comments

Im launching a community of dis-regulation hackers (unblend.me)

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Community, Regulation

5 points by igershteyn 7 days ago | 5 comments

Serbian student activist's phone hacked using Cellebrite zero-day exploit (securityaffairs.com)
U.S. Treasury removed sanctions against the crypto mixer service Tornado Cash

Cybersecurity, Crypto, Government Regulation, Hacking

13 points by botanical 8 days ago | 0 comments

Serbian student activist's phone hacked using Cellebrite zero-day exploit (securityaffairs.com)
CISA maintains stance on Russian cyber threats despite policy shift

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Russia, Government, Zero-Day Exploits

10 points by todsacerdoti 9 days ago | 0 comments

Hacked Silicon Valley crosswalk signals imitate Musk, Zuckerberg's voices (usatoday.com)
"The voices of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg were heard along the streets of Silicon Valley this weekend, but neither of the tech billionaires were in the vicinity."

Hacking, Technology, Silicon Valley, Artificial Intelligence, Humor

10 points by rmason 10 days ago | 2 comments

Trying (and failing) to hack the Wall of Sheep (2022) (honeypot.net)
The Wall of Sheep is a popular exhibit at DEF CON. Participants run packet sniffers on an insecure Wi-Fi network and try to catch people logging into unencrypted websites and other services. If they see that happening, they post the person’s username and password on a giant display. It looks something like:

Cybersecurity, Hacking, DEF CON, Privacy

30 points by kstrauser 10 days ago | 11 comments

Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg's voices (techcrunch.com)
Audio-enabled traffic control crosswalk buttons across Silicon Valley were hacked over the weekend to include audio snippets imitating the voices of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

Security, Hacking, Silicon Valley, Technology, Audio

5 points by pqtyw 10 days ago | 1 comments

Infamous message board 4chan taken down following major hack (bleepingcomputer.com)
4chan, an infamous online forum, was taken offline earlier today after what appears to be a significant hack and has since been loading intermittently.

Cybersecurity, Online Communities, Hacking, 4chan

5 points by matteoraso 10 days ago | 1 comments

It's easier than ever to de-censor videos (jeffgeerling.com)
Last month I asked people to hack part of my YouTube video, specifically to de-pixelate the contents of a folder I had pixelated starting at the 4:57 mark.

Video Editing, Censorship, Hacking, YouTube

386 points by DamonHD 10 days ago | 158 comments

4chan hacked, internal data leaked on rival image board (dailydot.com)
The notorious imageboard 4chan is currently inaccessible after hackers appear to have leaked internal data from the website.

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Leaks, Online Communities, Internet

5 points by jrflowers 10 days ago | 2 comments

4chan is down following an alleged hack (engadget.com)
4chan, the controversial forum known for birthing early meme culture and Gamergate, is down, following an apparent hack.

4chan, Online Forums, Security, Hacking, Memes

7 points by coloneltcb 11 days ago | 0 comments

4Chan was hacked, its source code was leaked, admin emails were leaked (bsky.app)

Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacking, Online Communities

6 points by napolux 11 days ago | 2 comments

4chan Hacked (the-sun.com)

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Social Media

9 points by durpleDrank 11 days ago | 1 comments

4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak (knowyourmeme.com)
April 2025 4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak refers to the Soyjak.party community's claimed hacking of 4chan in mid April 2025, which included the restoration of the deleted /QA/ board and leaking the emails of 4chan "janitors," who are members of the site's moderation team.

Internet Culture, Online Communities, Hacking, Leaks, Moderation

710 points by LookAtThatBacon 11 days ago | 975 comments

4chan has been hacked, Database exposed (ycombinator.com)
4chan has been hacked, Database exposed

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Data Breaches

39 points by ds 11 days ago | 2 comments

Hacking a Smart Home Device (2024) (jmswrnr.com)

Cybersecurity, Hacking

317 points by walterbell 11 days ago | 79 comments

Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg's voices (techcrunch.com)
Audio-enabled traffic control crosswalk buttons across Silicon Valley were hacked over the weekend to include audio snippets imitating the voices of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

Technology, Hacking, Silicon Valley, Audio, Social Media

20 points by sylvainkalache 12 days ago | 3 comments

Hacktical C: practical hacker's guide to the C programming language (github.com/codr7)
A practical hacker's guide to the C programming language.

Programming, Security, Hacking

218 points by signa11 12 days ago | 182 comments

Kmart Lied to Me, So I Hacked Their Lamp [video] (youtube.com)

Consumer Issues, Hacking, Video, Retail

5 points by LorenDB 12 days ago | 0 comments

Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices (paloaltoonline.com)
Crosswalk buttons along the mid-Peninsula appear to have been hacked, so that when pressed, voices professing to be Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk begin speaking.

Silicon Valley, Hacking, Artificial Intelligence, Humor, Technology

486 points by coloneltcb 13 days ago | 147 comments

Kmart lied to me, so I hacked their lamp [video] (youtube.com)

Kmart, Hacking, Retail, Video, Consumer Rights

92 points by jackedEngineer 13 days ago | 48 comments

Spoofing a Pokemon Trade (nitwhiz.xyz)
I love the Pokémon games. When I was 9 years old, I got Pokémon Red and from there on I was hooked. I played every free minute on my Game Boy Advance.Years later, one feature I still find intriguing: Trading via Serial Cable. How does it work and could you spoof the response, so you can trade yourself any Pokémon you’d like?

Gaming, Pokémon, Hacking

17 points by thunderbong 15 days ago | 0 comments

Leaked messages expose trade secrets of prolific Black Basta ransomware group (arstechnica.com)
A leak of 190,000 chat messages traded among members of the Black Basta ransomware group shows that it’s a highly structured and mostly efficient organization staffed by personnel with expertise in various specialities, including exploit development, infrastructure optimization, social engineering, and more.

Cybersecurity, Ransomware, Hacking, Data Breaches, Organized Crime

12 points by dangle1 17 days ago | 0 comments

Nearly $13M stolen from Abracadabra Finance in crypto heist (therecord.media)
The cryptocurrency platform Abracadabra Finance lost about $13 million worth of digital currency to hackers on Tuesday morning.

Cryptocurrency, Security, Hacking, Finance

39 points by PaulHoule 18 days ago | 38 comments

Doge staffer's YouTube nickname accidentally revealed his teen hacking activity (arstechnica.com)
A SpaceX and X engineer, Christopher Stanley—currently serving as a senior advisor in the Deputy Attorney General's office at the Department of Justice (DOJ)—was reportedly caught bragging about hacking and distributing pirated e-books, bootleg software, and game cheats.

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Software Piracy, Legal Affairs, Technology

141 points by rbanffy 22 days ago | 182 comments

Apple Patches Older iPhones Against 'Sophisticated' Hacker Attacks (bitdefender.com)
Apple is offering a batch of updates across its product lineup this week to address dozens of important security flaws, including some that criminals are already exploiting.

Security, Apple, iPhones, Hacking, Software Updates

7 points by walterbell 24 days ago | 0 comments

Furry hackers who leaked Heritage Foundation data feared raided by feds (dailydot.com)
Individuals with connections to SiegedSec, the now-defunct group of “gay furry hackers” who leaked data relating to the think tank behind Project 2025, believe their former leader may have been arrested in a raid by law enforcement.

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Politics, Law Enforcement

38 points by anigbrowl 25 days ago | 1 comments