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The AI-Powered Hacking Spree Is Here

It turns out AI-coding tools are useful to criminals, too.
Welcome to the age of AI hacking, in which the right prompts make amateurs into master hackers.
Vibe-coding tools - which let people without coding skills create apps using AI - are exploding in popularity.
A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women (including minors).
Smart home, smarter criminals.
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CERT-In has alerted Android phone users about a serious vulnerability in the operating system that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, leading to privilege escalation and data breaches.
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