New AI agent can hack systems and deploy ransomware without human help

A new report reveals that AI agents can autonomously execute ransomware attacks, evidenced by the case of JADEPUFFER, which ...
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7 Python mistakes that make your code slow (and the fixes that matter)

Python is awesome because it's one of the easiest languages to learn and lets you prototype incredibly fast. However, that convenience often hides major inefficiencies that can seriously slow things ...

A new AI agent can hack systems and deploy ransomware without human intervention

A new report reveals that AI agents can execute ransomware attacks autonomously, as demonstrated by the case of JADEPUFFER, ...
Daily Sun

How Bangladeshi journalists can protect devices, data, and themselves in cyberspace

Digital security is crucial for journalists in Bangladesh ahead of the 2026 elections. Learn about risks and protective ...

ESET Threat Report: AI boosts cyber attackers’ efficiency

ESET Research has released its H1 2026 Threat Report with statistics from December 2025 through May 2026.ClickFix – a social ...
Bleeping Computer

Bill Toulas

Bill Toulas is a tech writer and infosec news reporter with over a decade of experience working on various online publications, covering open-source, Linux, malware, data breach incidents, and hacks.
SecurityWeek

AI Coding Tools Tricked Into Hacking Developer Machine via Decades-Old Technique

Several AI coding assistants were tricked into facilitating developer machine hacking via an attack technique that has been ...
Hackaday

MicroPython Is This Summer’s Hottest Title For The SNES, Thanks To Claude Fable

MicroPython, for the uninitiated, is a pared-down version of python meant to run on today’s powerful microcontollers. As ...
CSO Online

This AI agent autonomously hacked a network, adapted on the fly, and demanded a ransom

JadePuffer exploited a vulnerable Langflow server, harvested credentials, moved laterally, and encrypted more than 1,300 ...

'Ghostcommit' hides prompt injection in images to fool AI agents, steal secrets

A PNG hiding a prompt injection could steal your repo's secrets, researchers demonstrate. The technique, dubbed 'Ghostcommit, ...
The Hacker News

AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers

Sophos says Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex triggered Windows endpoint rules for credential access, LOLBin downloads, and ...