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Michael Orlitzky found a clever hack that tricks the coin drop in washing machines into thinking a quarter was inserted.

Genius Hacker Shows How to Use Laundry Machines for Free

By Frank Landymore

Researchers say they can steal encrypted keys by analyzing the glow that a power LED emits in a device, such as a smart card reader.

Robots and Machines

Godlike Hack Steals Encrypted Keys by Watching LED From 16 Meters Away

By Sharon Adarlo

Google accidentally handed a self-described hacker and BAYC-creating Yuga Labs security engineer nearly $250,000. Lucky for them, he wasnts to give it back.

Google Accidentally Sends Bored Ape Engineer $250,000

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A hacker found that Jacuzzi's SmartTub app leaves users susceptible to data theft — and, could allow a bad actor to turn the tub into disgusting soup.

Robots and Machines

Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Set Hot Tub Temp to Anything They Want

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A game designer says someone hacked into her Google Pixel 5a after sending it off to Google for a repair. They looked for nudes and deleted security alerts.

Woman Says Hackers Searched Her Phone for Nudes After Sending to Google for Repair

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The hacker who stole $600 million in crypto from The Poly Network has started to return half the money, claiming they pulled off the heist "for fun :)"

Hacker Steals $600 Million in Crypto, Gets Scared and Returns It

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers managed to force the shutdown of all the US-based beef plants of the world's largest meat producer JBS SA, according to Bloomberg.

Hackers Shut Down Almost a Quarter of the US Beef Supply

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers found a way to take over most of a Tesla's functionality just by broadcasting a WiFi signal from a drone hovering overhead.

Hackers Broke Into Tesla Using a Drone

By Dan Robitzski

Game developer CD Projekt Red, creator of video games including Cyberpunk 2077, became the victim of a targeted cyberattack.

Hackers Apparently Stole the “Cyberpunk 2077” Source Code

By Victor Tangermann

A hacker remotely accessed a computer of Oldsmar, Florida's water treatment system and attempted to increase the amount of sodium hydroxide or lye 100 fold.

Hacker Infiltrates Water Treatment Plant, Attempts to Poison City

By Victor Tangermann

Before Parler, the far-right version of Twitter, went dark, a hacker and their followers scraped user data from the raid on the U.S. Capitol.

The Pro-Trump Twitter Alternative Parler Has Gone Offline

By Dan Robitzski

Ian Beer, a professional hacker at Google, found an exploit that lets him completely take over any nearby iPhone with little more than a WiFi antenna.

Science & Energy

Horrifying Hack Takes Over iPhones Just by Pointing an Antenna at Them

By Dan Robitzski

Security researchers have figured out a way to hack into a Tesla Model X by overwriting the firmware of the car's key fob via a Bluetooth connection.

New Hack Steals a Tesla in Minutes via Bluetooth

By Victor Tangermann

President Trump's re-election campaign website was temporarily defaced by hackers accusing him of spreading fake news and interfering in the 2020 election.

Science & Energy

Trump’s Campaign Site Got Hacked for Spreading “Fake News”

By Dan Robitzski

State-backed Chinese hackers allegedly hacked the Vatican to get a leg up on upcoming diplomatic negotiations over Catholocism in China.

Science & Energy

China Allegedly Hacked the Vatican, Other Catholic Computer Systems

By Dan Robitzski

UK authorities issued a warning on Thursday, claiming that Russian hackers with ties to the Kremlin have been targeting coronavirus vaccine research.

State-Backed Russian Hackers Are Targeting Coronavirus Vaccine Research

By Victor Tangermann