Alexander Culafi is a Cybersecurity Reporter at Dark Reading. He specializes in topics related to cybersecurity, including cybercrime, data breaches, and network defense, while also sharing insights on video games through his podcasts. His work has been featured in TechTarget, IoT World Today, and Dark Reading.
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Alexander Culafi's coverage mainly focuses on cybersecurity, particularly topics such as ransomware, data breaches, and zero-day flaws. He appears to value expert commentary and relies significantly on government announcements and data citations.
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AI browsers from top vendors remain vulnerable to prompt injection attacks despite multiple security guardrails, according to new research.
A researcher demonstrated a proof-of-concept attack chain that provided C2-style influence over ChatGPT's isolated sandbox during a session at Black Hat USA 2026.
The advanced iPhone exploit chains Coruna and DarkSword continue to escape nation-state and mercenary containment to enter the hands of more conventional cybercriminals.
Attacks targeting water systems just keep flowing across a dozen states, against ill-secured, Internet-exposed PLCs.
By: Alexander Culafi
A ransomware affiliate appears to be sidling up to victims with offers of aid, masking its true intention of diverting ransom payments.
Researchers discovered a "meta-hacking" technique that can manipulate the AI service into revealing its own security weaknesses.
A company is selling an AI platform that advertises itself as having no limits, raising questions about the product's potential usage by cybercriminals.
In this video, Dark Reading editors discuss some of the news they didn't get a chance to cover, including some scary airplane security risks and the US government's newest "hack back" strategy.
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The new AI security controls follow the Hugging Face incident last month, though many of these additions perhaps should have been in place prior to the frontier models escaping.
