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21 stories taggedBlack Hat 2026 · page 2 of 2.

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Identity & Access

The 'Ghost Credentials' Problem: How Forgotten Digital Keys Are Leaving Cloud Systems Wide Open

A sleeping AI agent that suddenly woke up and started making unusual requests led a security researcher to a sprawling mess of forgotten, untrusted digital keys, and a tool to help organisations find them before attackers do.

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AI Security

Researchers Want to Read an AI's Mind Before It Does Something Dangerous

A university team is building tools to watch what happens inside an AI model as it thinks, not just what it says. The goal: catch harmful requests that slip past every other filter.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

The Safety System Keeping 6 GHz Wi-Fi Away From Critical Infrastructure Has Serious Holes

Researchers say the automated gatekeeper that stops modern Wi-Fi from crashing radio towers and public safety networks can be tricked, and some equipment makers are slow to take it seriously.

3 min read
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AI Security

ScamBuster Turns Phishing Emails Into Intelligence by Pretending to Be the Victim

A French engineer built an AI system that replies to scam emails, plays along long enough to extract bank details and phone numbers, then hands the data to investigators.

3 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Nine Security Flaws Found in ATM Encryption Software, and Nobody Agrees How Bad It Is

A researcher found serious bugs in software that locks ATM hard drives. The world's biggest ATM maker says they don't matter. The researcher disagrees. The truth is somewhere uncomfortable.

4 min read
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AI Security

This Researcher Is Designing Clothes That Break Facial Recognition Software

A security researcher plans to unveil clothing patterns that confuse the AI systems governments use to track people in public — without their knowledge or consent.

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