Security stories
Security stories on Hacker News range from critical CVE disclosures and supply-chain attacks to privacy policy changes and encryption debates. Practitioners, researchers, and skeptics weigh in with technical depth that mainstream coverage often misses.
This page aggregates the security and privacy discussions worth reading — vulnerability write-ups, incident postmortems, and the community's reaction to new threats and defenses.
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RSS feed for SecurityUS Air Force pilots used malware-laden USB drives to plan Afghanistan missions
theregister.com · 3 points · 0 comments
One Parser, Two Bugs, Many Routers: Exploiting Broadcom WiFi Across ECos, Linux
quentinkaiser.be · 7 points · 1 comments
OpenCode has a security breach last that impacted 1.4% of console users
twitter.com · 7 points · 5 comments
OpenCode: Potential provider key breach [Reddit]
reddit.com · 13 points · 2 comments
OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
arstechnica.com · 7 points · 1 comments
Android gets AI defenses against messaging scams, fake calls
bleepingcomputer.com · 7 points · 0 comments
Burger King Japan data breach exposes 11 million customer records
bleepingcomputer.com · 9 points · 6 comments
BAE Systems cyberattack disrupts US federal court operations
bleepingcomputer.com · 12 points · 0 comments
China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks
apnews.com · 10 points · 0 comments
The Lawful Access Act threatens to blow a hole in Canada's national security
theglobeandmail.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Guest-to-Host KVM Escape (CVE-2026-99999) Critical
ubuntu.com · 6 points · 1 comments
Big Fish: Exploiting a 37-Year-Old Kernel Bug in OpenBSD
calif.io · 30 points · 68 comments
AegisKernel – Zero-trust deterministic security runtime for AI agents
github.com · 2 points · 0 comments
Qualcomm Legally Proves Arm Breached Its License, Wins $2
techpowerup.com · 5 points · 9 comments
MadMoon Shield – single-server DDoS defense, no CDN. Round 3 live
challenge.madmoonsecurity.com · 2 points · 1 comments
U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering
krebsonsecurity.com · 4 points · 4 comments
Palo Alto Networks warns of PAN-OS RCE flaw exploited in attacks
bleepingcomputer.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Dexcom forces ToS\Privacy Policy acceptance to see glucose levels
reddit.com · 6 points · 4 comments
Netlumi – Cloud and AI agent security with auto-remediation(Live demo)
app.netlumi.com · 2 points · 0 comments
X purges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected meddling ahead of US midterms
theregister.com · 46 points · 107 comments
Europe's reliance on US gas is as serious a risk as Russian gas used to be
euobserver.com · 15 points · 8 comments
Claude Code Desktop Vulnerability: Preview Pane Data Exfiltration
noma.security · 6 points · 0 comments
Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested amid FBI hacker crackdown
ctvnews.ca · 8 points · 0 comments
Flock CEO: If you want a crime-free society, be ready to give up your privacy
neowin.net · 10 points · 49 comments
Gauteng to open criminal case against student who reported a security flaw
mybroadband.co.za · 6 points · 1 comments
AI agents aren't 'going rogue.' Frontier labs are skipping security basics
csoonline.com · 241 points · 620 comments
Vghost: A 9-year-old Linux vhost bug enabling local root and VM escape
matrix.tencent.com · 8 points · 1 comments
Global takedown hits network behind 1B phishing messages
bleepingcomputer.com · 6 points · 2 comments
Cve.earth – Open-Source Environmental Destruction Tracking
cve.earth · 2 points · 1 comments
An Open Letter on AI and Cybersecurity from the Scientific Community
ai-security-letter.org · 12 points · 3 comments