Binance Says Hackers Used Well-Known Tricks to Carry Out a $6.34 Billion Heist

WIRED security coverage highlights major cyber threats and incidents, including a multibillion-dollar Binance compromise attributed to suspected North Korean actors using social engineering, AI-assisted infostealer malware, malicious developer-tool extensions, widespread UEFI firmware code execution, actively exploited PHP vulnerabilities, sensitive data leaks, and abuse of generative AI for deepfakes and cybercrime. The most urgent items involve critical vulnerabilities and active exploitation affecting internet-facing systems.