Hacker News with Generative AI: Hacking

NSO Group must pay more than $167M in damages to WhatsApp for spyware campaign (techcrunch.com)
Spyware maker NSO Group will have to pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for a 2019 hacking campaign against more than 1,400 users.

Lawsuits, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Software, Hacking

8 points by impish9208 2 days ago | 0 comments

Messaging app used by Trump official suspends operations after reported hack (cnbc.com)

Messaging, Cybersecurity, Politics, Hacking

12 points by herpderperator 3 days ago | 0 comments

TeleMessage suspends services after hackers claim to have stolen files (nbcnews.com)

Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacking, Telecommunications

12 points by ceejayoz 3 days ago | 0 comments

Curl has banned the use of AI-generated submissions via HackerOne (mastodon.social)

Security, Artificial Intelligence, Hacking, Cybersecurity

14 points by upofadown 4 days ago | 0 comments

TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US govt. officials, has been hacked (techcrunch.com)
A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage, which provides modded versions of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, to extract archived messages and other data relating to U.S. government officials and companies who used the tool, 404 Media reported.

Cybersecurity, Government, Messaging Apps, Hacking

84 points by latein 4 days ago | 6 comments

Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi (wired.com)
Apple’s AirPlay feature enables iPhones and Macbooks to seamlessly play music or show photos and videos on other Apple devices or third-party speakers and TVs that integrate the protocol. Now newly uncovered security flaws in AirPlay mean that those same wireless connections could allow hackers to move within a network just as easily, spreading malicious code from one infected device to another.

Cybersecurity, Apple, AirPlay, Hacking, Wi-Fi

17 points by agent86 9 days ago | 1 comments

It's School time: Adventures in hacking an old Kindle (samkhawase.com)
It was Monday and my daughter was late for the school again. To make things worse, the bus came early by 2 minutes. After rushing and making sure she caught the bus on time, I sat down for my morning coffee and opened up Hacker News. The front page had an interesting entry: “All Kindles can now be jailbroken”. Curiously my old kindle was lying next to me. Was this a sign from the universe?

Kindle, Hacking, E-Readers, Technology, DIY

176 points by FlyingSnake 11 days ago | 49 comments

Libogc (Wii homebrew library) discovered to contain code stolen from RTEMS (github.com/fail0verflow)
This repository is archived and will not accept any further contributions.

Software, Security, Hacking, Reverse Engineering, Homebrew

189 points by dropbear3 12 days ago | 158 comments

Still Standing (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, Web Security, 4chan

5 points by tmarice 12 days ago | 0 comments

Still standing (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

101 points by ydnaclementine 13 days ago | 62 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

9 points by Bender 13 days 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 16 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 18 days ago | 23 comments

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

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Community, Regulation

5 points by igershteyn 20 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 21 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 22 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 24 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

387 points by DamonHD 24 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 24 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 24 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 24 days ago | 2 comments

4chan Hacked (the-sun.com)

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Social Media

9 points by durpleDrank 24 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 24 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 24 days ago | 2 comments

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

Cybersecurity, Hacking

318 points by walterbell 24 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 25 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 25 days ago | 182 comments