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 warns Siemens devices can be hacked amid fears Iran is breaching water plants
reuters.com · 12 points · 1 comments
Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments
theregister.com · 13 points · 2 comments
I Built a Password Manager with No Back End. It Works Better Than I Expected
kryptprivacy.com · 3 points · 0 comments
SecIT Bench A frontier benchmark for AI agents in IT and security workflows
secitbench.cribl.io · 3 points · 0 comments
OpenAI's overhead will rise 20 percent for some workloads as it hardens security
theregister.com · 7 points · 1 comments
OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face
theverge.com · 5 points · 1 comments
Comcast turns your Xfinity WiFi into a home motion detector
bleepingcomputer.com · 5 points · 1 comments
Comcast adds motion sensing to its newer routers with a privacy catc
techcrunch.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Are xPal Total and Remote Wipeout, Terminate Mode Meaningful for Privacy?
2 points · 0 comments
Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
arstechnica.com · 4 points · 0 comments
Oracle Security Advisory for August 2026 contains 943 new security patches
oracle.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Geekom admits to shipping malware-laced network drivers for AMD mini PCs
tomshardware.com · 7 points · 0 comments
Termaxa – my agent gate passed its security rig, failed a two-user test
github.com · 2 points · 1 comments
Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People
privacyguides.org · 39 points · 185 comments
DEF CON dingus suspected of trying to take over Delta in-flight Wi-Fi
theregister.com · 6 points · 2 comments
Geekom admits to shipping malware-laced network drivers for AMD mini PCs
tomshardware.com · 8 points · 0 comments
Hackers hijack hotel Wi-Fi DNS to steal Microsoft 365 accounts
bleepingcomputer.com · 4 points · 2 comments
Flock-style scanners now track WiFi/Bluetooth identity from devices in your car
techradar.com · 28 points · 26 comments
Growth of CVEs fixed in Postgres looks exponential
twitter.com · 3 points · 2 comments
Privacy is an underrated advantage in Slack apps
3 points · 3 comments
How Samsung's Privacy Screen Works
ifixit.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Security scanner for your SaaS. Find and fix Vulnerabilities. 35% off
sentrint.com · 3 points · 0 comments
OpenAI rolling out ads for Europe later this month
openai.com · 24 points · 4 comments
OpenAI updates its Privacy Policy to include ads
3 points · 2 comments
Z.ai Security Disclosure
cvd.z.ai · 32 points · 5 comments
NIST Seeks Blueprint for AI-Era Overhaul of National Vulnerability Database
securityboulevard.com · 4 points · 0 comments
Google is making private AI practical with homomorphic encryption
blog.google · 134 points · 290 comments
Surveillance company Flock moves to increase oversight after police misuse
nbcnews.com · 5 points · 2 comments
France's tax authority had data stolen on 680k taxpayers
korben.info · 57 points · 38 comments
Who's Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out
krebsonsecurity.com · 9 points · 0 comments