Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets

In the brief history of AI security, the prompt injection has quickly become the top threat. Large language models are ...
IndieWire

Three Sequences in the ‘Hacks’ Finale Define Its Great Cinematography

Cinematographer Adam Bricker tells IndieWire about the joys of getting to always have Paris, and also five seasons of an HBO series. Getting to sculpt the show for five seasons with a core group of ...
IndieWire

‘Hacks’ Co-Creator Explains Why the Finale’s Surprise Storyline Was Its Logical Conclusion

The way “Hacks” would ultimately end hasn’t changed since the series was pitched seven years ago, Lucia Aniello told IndieWire, but the decision to make Season 5 the last was debated late in the ...
Us Weekly

Does Deborah Vance Die in ‘Hacks’? What Happens in the HBO Show’s Series Finale

Hacks came to an end after five epic seasons — and the series finale was anything but predictable. “I want to go out on top,” Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) told Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) in the ...
The New York Times

‘Hacks’ and the Case for Age-Gap Friendship

In an era of weakened social connections, experts say, bonding with an older or younger friend offers unique benefits. By Catherine Pearson This article includes spoilers for the final episode of ...
Gold Derby

‘An astonishing experience’: Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder fight back tears while discussing ‘Hacks’ series finale

The Hacks stars and creative team gathered for an emotional night to bid the Emmy-winning HBO Max series farewell. “They told me shortly before they were going to do the finale that they were going to ...
The New York Times

‘Life Hack’ Review: A Heist That Never Leaves the Screen

A group of teenagers seem to be targeting a cryptocurrency billionaire out of boredom, but they have a more sympathetic motive in this hacker film. By Chris Azzopardi When you purchase a ticket for an ...
CNET

Canvas Hack Aftermath: Congress Wants Instructure to Answer Questions

A hacker group stole data from more than 9,000 schools using an exploit in Instructure's service. Now the House Homeland Security Committee is getting involved. Tyler is a writer for CNET covering ...
CNN

Data stolen in Canvas hack that hit thousands of schools has been returned, company says

Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, ...
The Washington Post

Canvas hack exposes schools’ vulnerability to cyberattacks

The vast data breach at education platform Canvas this week exposed the vulnerability of student information as hackers increasingly target school systems, colleges and the tech companies they rely on ...
Wired

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Higher education has long been a target of ransomware gangs and data extortion attacks. But never before, perhaps, has a cyberattack against a single software platform so thoroughly disrupted the ...