Category: Cyberattacks and Hackers

How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down

The New York Times – Business:
A war room. A global conference call. A founder who live-posted about the largest crypto heist in history. Inside a frantic 24 hours at the world’s biggest crypto exchange.
Hack Could Leave AO3, a Popular Fan Fiction Site, Offline for Weeks

The New York Times – Movies:
AO3, which hosts 18 million stories spun off from the likes of “Harry Potter” and “Heated Rivalry,” was taken offline after “an intrusion,” one of its founders said.
Binance was Hacked. What Protections Exist for Crypto Customers?

The New York Times – Business:
After a $6.3 billion hack, the company said it was going to reimburse customers who have losses.
Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era

The New York Times – Business:
The largest cyber heist in history came as attackers increasingly use artificial intelligence and other advanced techniques to steal crypto and quickly launder the funds.
Binance Lost Over $6 Billion in Crypto Hack. Here’s What to Know.

The New York Times – Business:
Hackers made off with around $6 billion in digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history. Binance said it will cover the losses.
AI Is Finding a Flood of Bugs, and Silicon Valley Is Rushing to Fix Them

The New York Times – Business:
A.I. has uncovered a horde of software flaws, which engineers are racing to fix before they can be exploited and abused by hackers.
What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline?

The New York Times – Business:
A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems.
South Korea Investigates Possible Use of A.I. in Hacks on Its Banks

The New York Times – Business:
The president said there were signs that such models were used in recent attacks on several banks involving customer data. Police are investigating.
Medical Records Firm Uses AI Tool to Expose Flaws that Threaten Patient Privacy

The New York Times – Business:
Epic’s engineers deployed an Anthropic tool that exposed security risks that could allow undetected access to millions of patient records.
King Charles Will Convene A.I. Leaders Amid Calls to Slow Development

The New York Times – Business:
As alarm from the highest echelons of A.I. companies mounts, Buckingham Palace said the king would meet with executives to explore how the technology can be used for good.
The A.I. Threat Is Real. We Need to Act Now.

The New York Times – On the Runway:
We can no longer pretend that this technology is safe.
Why Irregular’s A.I. Tests for Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI Went Off the Rails

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess the security of their A.I. models. It made a mistake. Then the tests went off the rails.