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A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

Andy Greenberg / wired - A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government.


Coruna's 23-exploit chains compromised tens of thousands

A US government iPhone hacking tool has gone feral — and 42,000 devices are already infected

2 days / siliconcanals / Justin Brown

Coruna Exploit Kit Leveraging 23 Vulnerabilities Compromised Thousands of iPhones

2 days / cyberpress / AnuPriya

A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals

3 days / techcrunch / Zack Whittaker


From spies to thieves: Coruna fuels espionage and crypto theft

Hacking tool with possible US origins targets outdated iPhones

2 days / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Leaked government-grade iPhone hacking tools now used to steal crypto and data from users

2 days / techspot

iPhone Coruna virus: possible US government hacking toolset spreading via black market

3 days / appleinsider


Tracing Coruna: likely US‑government roots, contractor fingerprints

Claude Speaks. iPhones Bleed. Terminals Grow Up.

2 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Google Traces US Government iPhone Exploit Kit to Russian Spies and Criminals

2 days / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now In the Hands of Foreign Spies, Criminals

3 days / slashdot / BeauHD

A US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in Foreign Spy and Criminal Hands

3 days / ycombinator

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

3 days / wired / Andy Greenberg


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Kaspersky dismisses claims Coruna iPhone exploit kit is connected to NSA-linked operation

2 days / theregister / Connor Jones

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now In the Hands of Foreign Spies, Criminals https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/03/03/2049253/a-possible-us-government-iphone-hacking-toolkit-is-now-in-the-hands-of-foreign-spies-criminals?utm_source=r

2 days / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

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OpenAI Amends Pentagon Deal As Sam Altman Admits It Looks 'Sloppy'

BeauHD / slashdot - OpenAI is amending its Pentagon contract after CEO Sam Altman acknowledged it appeared "opportunistic and sloppy." On Monday night, Altman said the company would explicitly restrict its technology from being used by intelligence agencies and for mass dome…


Consumer backlash: 'Cancel ChatGPT' surge and rival gains users

Altman faces the fallout from OpenAI's Pentagon deal

2 days / therundown / Zach Mink

Claude AI's Voice Mode Launches as Users Abandon ChatGPT Over Ethics

2 days / tbreak / Abbas Jaffar Ali

Cancel ChatGPT AI boycott surges after OpenAI pentagon military deal

3 days / ycombinator


Contract revisions: OpenAI explicitly bars U.S. domestic surveillance

OpenAI revises Pentagon contract to address surveillance concerns

3 days / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

OpenAI Amends Pentagon Deal As Sam Altman Admits It Looks 'Sloppy'

3 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Pentagon AI deal rewritten: OpenAI bars U.S. surveillance after backlash

3 days / betanews / Camila Nogueira

OpenAI changes deal with US after backlash

3 days / reddit / /u/gdelacalle


Internal fallout: Altman defends deal, staff express concern

Sam Altman tells OpenAI staffers that military's 'operational decisions' are up to the government

3 days / cnbc

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Defends Pentagon Work to Staff, Calls Backlash ‘Really Painful’

3 days / wsj / Berber Jin


NATO push: OpenAI eyes unclassified NATO deployments

After Pentagon deal, OpenAI sets its sights on NATO

2 days / techzine / Erik van Klinken

Altman Reportedly Tells Staff OpenAI Wants Another Classified Contract. This Time with NATO

3 days / gizmodo / Mike Pearl


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Altman Reportedly Tells Staff OpenAI Wants Another Classified Contract. This Time with NATO https://gizmodo.com/altman-reportedly-tells-staff-openai-wants-another-classified-contract-this-time-with-nato-2000729253

2 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Cancel ChatGPT AI boycott surges after OpenAI pentagon military deal | Discussion

3 days / bsky / @hackernewsbot.bsky.social / hackernewsbot.bsky.social

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/s... CEO Sam Altman said his company doesn’t get to choose how the military uses its technology.

3 days / bsky / @timzero4.bsky.social / timzero4.bsky.social

Back to Top / Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 3:22 pm / permalink 20081 / 14 stories in 3 days


Oil prices surge to 18-month high as Middle East conflict escalates. Here’s what it means for your gas prices

Sam Becker / fastcompany - Oil prices are on the rise, hitting an 18-month high as of Tuesday as the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran continues. The war against Iran, which started in earnest over the past weekend, has disrupted oil and gas shipments in the Midd…


Bitcoin holds as investors flock to crypto amid market chaos

Bitcoin jumps above $71,000, building on its resilience to Middle East conflict

2 days / coindesk / Omkar Godbole

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Scoops Up Coinbase (COIN) and Robinhood (HOOD) During Market Downturn

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Polymarket Shuts Down Nuclear Weapon Detonation Prediction Markets Amid Controversy

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Bitcoin (BTC) Retreats from $70K Resistance as Geopolitical Risks Slam Global Markets

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Ray Dalio says 'there is only one gold' as bitcoin outperforms gold during worst geopolitical crisis in years

2 days / coindesk / Shaurya Malwa

U.S. Federal Authorities Execute First Bitcoin Transfer of 2026 from Confiscated Assets

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Bitcoin holds, ether, solana slide as Mideast woes drag Asian equities to multi-year lows

3 days / coindesk / Shaurya Malwa

Ark Invest buys the dip in Coinbase, Robinhood amid geopolitical volatility

3 days / theblock / Danny Park

Bitcoin rebounds toward $70,000 as ETFs pull in $1.45 billion in five days

3 days / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

‘No longer a choice’: Bitwise CIO says US-Iran strikes put crypto in primary market role

3 days / theblock / Danny Park

Analysts lift Circle’s price target as oil spike and rate outlook buoy stablecoin trade

3 days / theblock / Kyle Baird

Bitcoin Climbs, Stocks and Gold Drop as Iran Conflict Stokes Uncertainty

3 days / decrypt / André Beganski

Circle shares boosted by Middle East tensions, rising oil, fading rate cut hopes, says Mizuho

3 days / coindesk / Will Canny

Bitcoin attempting to make a stand as global stock markets melt down on Iran war

3 days / coindesk / Helene Braun


Cyberwar escalates: hacks, ops, and warnings reverberate

How Mossad hacked traffic cameras to track Ayatollah Khamenei

2 days / ycombinator

The lead U.S. cyber agency is stretched thin as Iran hacking threat escalates

3 days / cnbc

Where Middle East Conflict Elevates Cyber Threats for Global Business

3 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Cyberwarriors elevated to big leagues in US war with Iran

3 days / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Preparing for an Iranian Cyber War on U.S. Soil: Top 6 Risks to Anticipate

3 days / hstoday / James L. Turgal

Hacked traffic cams and hijacked TVs: How cyber operations supported the war against Iran

3 days / techcrunch / Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai


Markets rout, FX swings, and Asian market collapses

Micron (MU) Stock Plunges 8%: A Golden Buying Opportunity Emerges?

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Memory Chip Stocks Micron (MU) and SanDisk (SNDK) Plunge as Geopolitical Tensions Spike

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Asian tech stocks reel as US-Iran war disrupts energy, logistics supply chains

2 days / scmp

Bank of America (BAC) Stock: Investors Eye Payrolls Ahead of Fed Meeting

2 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

(2nd LD) Seoul shares plunge over 12 pct on Middle East conflict fears; won tumbles

2 days / co / Choi Kyong-ae

Goldman Sachs (GS) Stock: Shares Rebound Following Early Session Turbulence

2 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

(LEAD) Seoul shares plunge over 12 pct on Middle East conflict fears; won tumbles

2 days / co / Choi Kyong-ae

Gov't to mobilize state supply chain fund for firms with difficulties amid Iran crisis

2 days / co / Kim Na-young

(LEAD) Korean won sinks toward yearly low amid Middle East crisis

2 days / co / Oh Seok-min

Seoul shares crash over 12 pct on Middle East conflict fears; won sharply down

2 days / co / Choi Kyong-ae

(URGENT) KOSPI crashes over 12 pct on Middle East conflict fears; won sharply down

2 days / co / Choi Kyong-ae

Short-selling transactions up by over 500 bln won amid Middle East tensions

3 days / co / Kang Jae-eun

Gov't monitoring FX market with alertness amid won weakness: finance chief

3 days / co / Kim Na-young

Seoul shares down 8 pct late Wed. morning on Middle East tensions

3 days / co / Choi Kyong-ae

KRX activates circuit breaker on KOSPI, KOSDAQ, halting trade for 20 minutes

3 days / co / Choi Kyong-ae

Korean won depreciates against greenback for 3rd session amid Middle East crisis

3 days / co / Oh Seok-min

(LEAD) KOSPI opens sharply lower following over 7 pct dip amid Middle East tension

3 days / co / Choi Kyong-ae

KOSPI opens sharply lower following over 7 pct dip amid Middle East tension

3 days / co / Choi Kyong-ae

(URGENT) KOSPI opens 3.44 pct lower following over 7 pct plunge the previous session

3 days / co / Choi Kyong-ae

Nvidia, Amazon temporarily close Dubai offices, Google employees stranded amid U.S.-Iran war

3 days / cnbc

Major S. Korean conglomerates operate 140 offices in Middle East: data

3 days / co / Kim Boram

US dollar surges amid MidEast conflict

3 days / semafor / Tom Chivers

Stocks fall in another volatile trading session as the war in Iran continues into its fourth day

3 days / sherwood / Luke Kawa, Tasha Matsumoto

Defense stocks soar, airline shares fall on Middle East conflict

3 days / semafor / Rohan Goswami

Stock market update: Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P fall as Iran uncertainty abounds

3 days / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

The S&P 500 gave back all of its 2026 gains as war rages in the Middle East

3 days / qz / Shannon Carroll


Oil shock and shipping fears jolt global energy markets

Crude Oil Surges to 14-Month Peak Amid Iran’s Hormuz Blockade and Iraqi Production Freeze

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Exxon Mobil (XOM) Stock: Dips as Investors Eye Venezuela Plans

2 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Oil prices surge to 18-month high as Middle East conflict escalates. Here’s what it means for your gas prices

3 days / fastcompany / Sam Becker

Why oil prices aren't even higher after Iran strikes

3 days / axios / Ben Geman


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Bitcoin nears $72,000 as spot BTC ETF inflows extend despite risks from US-Israel war with Iran

2 days / theblock / Naga Avan-Nomayo

Gold Market Volatility: Sharp 5% Decline Followed by Swift Recovery Within 24 Hours

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

All eyes on Vance amid Iran operation

2 days / semafor / Shelby Talcott

Senate set to defeat Kaine’s Iran vote

2 days / semafor / Burgess Everett

The state of U.S. natural gas prices as Middle East unrest continues

2 days / axios / Amy Harder

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3 days / bsky / @oldredsubby.bsky.social / oldredsubby.bsky.social

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OpenAI Revises Pentagon Deal to Ban Domestic Surveillance

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has updated its Pentagon contract to explicitly ban mass domestic surveillance after employee backlash. Sam Altman called the original deal "sloppy."The post OpenAI Revises Pentagon Deal to Ban Domestic Surveillance appeared first on WinBuzzer.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #defensetech #openai #aiethics #genai #government #us #altman #safety

ChatGPT Uninstalls Surged By 295% After Pentagon Deal https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/03/03/0527220/chatgpt-uninstalls-surged-by-295-after-pentagon-deal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

3 days / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

OpenAI Changes Course on Pentagon Deal Following Backlash, ‘Sloppy’ Launch

3 days / techstrong / Jon Swartz

OpenAI revises Pentagon contract to curb mass surveillance, but critics warn of major loopholes

3 days / techspot

OpenAI’s Altman: Our rushed deal with the Pentagon “looked opportunistic and sloppy”

3 days / sherwood / Jon Keegan

ChatGPT Uninstalls Surged By 295% After Pentagon Deal

3 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Claude is still top of the US free App Store, as users defect from ChatGPT following Pentagon deal

3 days / sherwood / Millie Giles

OpenAI changes deal with US Department of War after backlash

3 days / betanews / Wayne Williams

The Pentagon Deal Got a Rewrite. ChatGPT Got a Boycott.

3 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

The Download: The startup that says it can stop lightning, and inside OpenAI’s Pentagon deal

3 days / technologyreview / Niall Firth

OpenAI Revises Pentagon Deal to Ban Domestic Surveillance

3 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

OpenAI changes deal with US military after backlash

3 days / bbc

Sam Altman Acknowledges OpenAI’s Pentagon Partnership Was Poorly Executed

3 days / parameter / Trader Edge

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