A Java library just tried to trick AI coding agents into deleting your tests, and it almost worked

The latest flare-up in the debate over AI-assisted coding did not come from a new model release or a benchmark result. It came from a single ...
Decrypt

What Is an AI Prompt Injection Attack? The Hidden Threat Hijacking Your Chatbots

Hackers can hijack ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini with nothing but a sentence. OpenAI says the problem may never be fully solved.

Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’

A prominent exploit was “DAN,” short for “Do Anything Now,” where users asked ChatGPT to roleplay as a rogue AI that was free ...

Chinese hackers target telcos with new Linux, Windows malware

A Chinese cyber-espionage campaign has been targeting telecommunications providers with newly discovered Linux and Windows ...
The Verge

Canvas owner reaches ‘agreement’ with hackers to secure stolen data

Which probably means Instructure has paid the hacking group. Which probably means Instructure has paid the hacking group. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet ...
CNN

Data stolen in Canvas hack that hit thousands of schools has been returned, company says

Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, ...
The Washington Post

Canvas hack exposes schools’ vulnerability to cyberattacks

The vast data breach at education platform Canvas this week exposed the vulnerability of student information as hackers increasingly target school systems, colleges and the tech companies they rely on ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Canvas back up after ShinyHunters hack forced shutdown

This story has been updated with comments from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Public Schools. Canvas, a cloud-based learning management platform used by thousands of schools and ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Canvas hack leads U. of I. to postpone finals, schools scramble without popular learning tool

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WBEZ

Canvas hack leads U. of I. to postpone finals, schools scramble without popular learning tool

Many Illinois colleges and schools are scrambling after the online learning platform Canvas went offline Thursday following a cyberattack on its parent company. The shutdown forced the University of ...
USA Today

Security incident hits Canvas as finals loom for students across US

Canvas, a cloud-based learning management platform used by thousands of schools and universities, was hacked and disabled for hours as students attempted to access their grades and other class ...
The New York Times

Canvas Online Learning Platform Shut Down for Hours After Cyberattack

Most users regained access to the platform hours after a hacking group said it had attacked Canvas’s parent company and breached 275 million people’s data. By Hannah Ziegler Canvas, a platform used by ...