Malicious PyPI packages give hackers control of Telegram bot servers

A campaign active since last November has been targeting Python developers building Telegram bots with trojanized Pyrogram ...

From concerts to train rides, bots are winning the ticket wars — but they're only part of the problem

From concerts to train reservations, automated bots have become the latest target in the fight against ticket scalping.
Wired

The Best Smart Chess Boards

Playing chess can be challenging, fun, and at times frustrating. Garry Kasparov called the game “mental torture.” With virtually limitless possibilities, chess offers unparalleled depth, and you could ...
Mashable

Cloudflare CEO says bot internet traffic has overtaken humans

"Welp, that happened faster than I predicted." That's what Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince had to say as his company released data finding that there's now more traffic from bots than humans on the ...
Krebs on Security

Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts

The Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space Force were briefly defaced with pro-Iranian images and messages over the weekend, after instructions ...
TheWrap

‘Hacks’ Creators Explain Series Finale’s Big Fakeout: ‘We Always Knew This Was the Ending’

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Hacks” Season 5, Episode 10. Deborah Vance was never going to die. That may be a shock to “Hacks” fans who have seen the series finale to HBO Max’s Emmys ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Hacks’ Goes Out on Its Own Terms

In its audacious series finale, the comedy series chose silence, grief, and a one-liner over a tidy sendoff — and mostly stuck the landing. By Kevin Dolak [This story contains spoilers from the series ...
IndieWire

Three Sequences in the ‘Hacks’ Finale Define Its Great Cinematography

Cinematographer Adam Bricker tells IndieWire about the joys of getting to always have Paris, and also five seasons of an HBO series. Getting to sculpt the show for five seasons with a core group of ...
IndieWire

‘Hacks’ Co-Creator Explains Why the Finale’s Surprise Storyline Was Its Logical Conclusion

The way “Hacks” would ultimately end hasn’t changed since the series was pitched seven years ago, Lucia Aniello told IndieWire, but the decision to make Season 5 the last was debated late in the ...
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‘Hacks’ ends after 5 seasons with surprising twist to Deborah Vance’s fate

Standing ovation for the “Hacks” series finale. HBO’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series ended after five seasons Thursday night and pulled a major switcheroo with Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) fate.
collider

'Hacks' Was Always Going To End This Way for Ava and Deborah

Co-creators Jen Statsky and Lucia Aniello break down the intensely emotional ending of one of HBO's best comedies. Emily Bernard is a Features Editor and Peer Mentor for Collider who studied History, ...