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Behind the Curtain: How Fake Event Invites Are Giving Hackers a VIP Pass Into U.S. Corporations

A new phishing wave is using AI-crafted invitations and trusted IT tools to break into critical American industries.

Unearthing Digital Relics: The Race to Resurrect the First IBM PC DOS Code

Software sleuths are painstakingly transcribing the handwritten, long-lost origins of MS-DOS from decades-old printouts.

Pirating the Soundwaves: How the Pi Pico Is Disrupting DIY Audio DSP

A hacker’s dream toolkit: The Pi Pico transforms from humble microcontroller to full-featured digital signal processing powerhouse.

Beyond Rubber: The Secret Race Inside Your Bicycle Tires

Once a humble component, the inner tube is now a hotbed of innovation-and risk-for cyclists chasing every edge.

Back to the Future: Can You Really Work on a Vintage VT-100 Terminal in 2024?

Exploring the surprising challenges and enduring legacy of the terminal that shaped modern computing.

Inside Bluekit: The AI Phishing Factory That’s Breaking MFA Defenses

A new all-in-one phishing kit combines AI, fake login templates, and MFA bypass tools to make cybercrime easier-and scarier-than ever.

Tablets: The Forgotten Tech Toy? Unpacking the Tablet Paradox

Why do so many tablets end up gathering dust instead of revolutionizing our digital lives?

Behind the Firewall: How AI Bodyguards Are Shielding the C-Suite from Digital Predators

As cybercriminals target corporate leaders, VanishID’s agentic AI steps in to rewrite the rules of executive protection.

Jet-Set Hacker or Digital Crime Lord? The Double Life of Alleged Scattered Spider Prodigy

Game On: How Museums Are Leveling Up in the Digital Age

Museums worldwide are embracing gaming technology to revolutionize how we experience culture-and the stakes are higher than ever.

Microcontroller Mavericks: Wipeout’s High-Speed Resurrection on the ESP32-S3

Classic PlayStation racing game Wipeout gets an unexpected new life-running natively at blistering speed on a humble ESP32-S3 microcontroller.

Plugging Old Tech into New Tricks: Pi Pico Gets a VGA Makeover

Deepfakes, Fileless Attacks, and Crypto Heists: Inside BlueNoroff’s AI-Powered Zoom Trap

Plastic Alchemy: The Secret Lives of 3D Printing Waste and Kitchen Compression Molds

Hobbyists are transforming everyday plastic trash into new treasures-using little more than a toaster oven and some ingenuity.

Plastic Flippers and Digital Dreams: The Bold Quest to 3D Print a Real Pinball Machine

Deepfake Zoom: North Korean Hackers Turn Stolen Faces into Cryptocurrency Traps

Silicon Sleuths Assemble: Hackaday Europe Unveils Final Roster of Tech Trailblazers

Dialing Up Mischief: How Payphone Tag Is Rewiring Australia’s Urban Playgrounds

Inside the 11-Step DHL Deception: How a Slick Phishing Scheme Outsmarts Users and Security

Cybercriminals are using an elaborate, trust-building attack chain to steal passwords-no malware required.

Inside the Crypto Con: How North Korea’s Elite Hackers Are Outsmarting Web3’s Top Brass

A North Korean cybercrime unit is luring crypto executives into elaborate video call traps, exposing the vulnerabilities of the blockchain elite.