What happened in the Bitcoin Depot hack?

Attackers snagged settlement creds, drained 50.9 BTC ($3.6M). Ops claim minimal hit, but legal woes loom.

Is Adobe Reader safe from zero-days?

New exploit steals info, eyes RCE. Patch pending — update now.

What's the BlueHammer vulnerability?

MS LPE flaw: TOCTOU + path confusion. Exploit public; fix it.

Security's Bloody Thursday: Zero-Days, Crypto Heists, and Hack-For-Hire States

Everyone figured AI would save cybersecurity. Wrong. This week's round-up exposes hackers outsourcing to mercs, crypto wallets cracked wide open, and zero-days in everyday tools like Adobe Reader.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 4 min read

Collage of locked chains breaking, hacker shadows, Bitcoin symbols vanishing into void

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AI boosts attackers and defenders—blend intel with hunting or lose. 𝕏
Governments outsourcing hacks to mercs kills attribution. 𝕏
Zero-days in Adobe, Windows, plus crypto thefts: basics still fail. 𝕏

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