When the Hacker Was an Algorithm
When the Hacker Was an Algorithm: Inside the First AI-Orchestrated Cyber Espionage Campaign In September 2025, Anthropic security engineers spotted something wrong in their system logs. Claude, their flagship AI assistant, was generating thousands of requests across multiple accounts. Reconnaissance scans. Exploit code. Credential validation tests. All moving with precision and tempo that felt off. […]
The Phantom Hacker
The Phantom Hacker: Dylan Wheeler Got Away With $100 Million in Cybercrime Four teenage hackers stole over $100 million from Microsoft, Epic Games, and the U.S. Army. Three went to prison. Two are dead. One walks free. The Missing Defendant September 2014. A Delaware courtroom filled with federal prosecutors as four members of “Xbox Underground” […]
ClawdBot/Moltbot
ClawdBot/Moltbot: When Viral AI Tools Become Security Nightmares ClawdBot exploded onto the tech scene in January 2026. Within three days, the open-source AI assistant rocketed to 60,000 GitHub stars. Tech influencers praised it. Developers rushed to buy Mac Minis just to run it. People called it “Jarvis for your phone.” Then security researchers started digging. […]
The Maxus Mystery
The Maxus Mystery: When a 19-Year-Old Russian Hacker Held 300,000 Credit Cards Hostage The Christmas Day Ultimatum December 25, 1999. Most Americans celebrated Christmas with family. An anonymous hacker had other plans. Operating under the name “Maxus,” the attacker launched a website called the “Maxus Credit Card Pipeline” and started publishing thousands of stolen credit […]
From Anonymous Leader to FBI Ally
From Anonymous Leader to FBI Ally: The Redemption of Hector “Sabu” Monsegur Few cybersecurity stories hit as hard as Hector Xavier Monsegur’s transformation. You know him better as “Sabu.” He co-founded LulzSec, one of the most notorious hacker groups of the 2010s. They attacked Sony, PBS, and security firms with brutal efficiency. Their “50 days […]
Iceman: The FBI Consultant Who Became a Cybercrime Kingpin
Iceman: The FBI Consultant Who Became a Cybercrime Kingpin Max Butler stood 6-foot-5 and started as one of the good guys. He worked with the FBI. He built security tools. He helped defend the internet. Then he hacked the Pentagon. Then nobody would hire him. Then he became the biggest credit card thief in U.S. […]
Project Chanology: How a Tom Cruise Video Sparked a Digital Revolution
Project Chanology: How a Tom Cruise Video Sparked a Digital Revolution In January 2008, something changed on the internet. Anonymous went from trolls on 4chan to a global political force. The catalyst? A leaked Tom Cruise video and the Church of Scientology’s attempt to scrub it from the web. This conflict birthed modern hacktivism. It […]
Digital Warriors of the Arab Spring: How Hacktivists Empowered Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt
Digital Warriors of the Arab Spring: How Hacktivists Empowered Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire on December 17, 2010. The 26 year old Tunisian street vendor did this to protest police harassment and government corruption. His death on January 4, 2011, sparked nationwide protests that toppled two authoritarian regimes. International […]