Tag: Identity & Access
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Young Hackers Crippled London’s Transit System by Calling the Help Desk, Not Breaking the Code
Two men in their late teens and early twenties pleaded guilty this week to a 2024 attack that disrupted the public transport system across greater London. Court filings tie the same group to a…
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Hackers Talked Meta’s AI Support Bot Into Handing Over Instagram Accounts
Hackers seized high-profile Instagram accounts — including the Obama White House’s — not by breaking anything, but by asking nicely. Meta had deployed an AI chatbot to handle account recovery, and attackers discovered it…