Philip Hall

Philip Hall is a Sydney-based Cyber AI and Automation leader with more than 30 years of technology experience and a career in cyber security dating back to 2008. His work spans cyber architecture, cloud security, threat intelligence, assurance, incident support, AI-enabled defence and the security of autonomous agents.

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A Trusted AI Tool Was Weaponised: Inside the Trojanized Claude Code Extension Attack

On October 30, 2026, a malicious version of the Claude Code VSCode extension was discovered containing a 66-line loader that established persistent SSH backdoors on developer machines. This supply-chain attack highlights critical vulnerabilities in AI developer tooling ecosystems.
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Cyber AI

DEBATE: Will AI End Capitalism in 2 Years? The Ex-Google Prediction Dividing the World

A former Google X executive predicts AI will end capitalism in 2 years. I dug into the actual data. The answer is more complicated than either side wants to admit.
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The $25-an-hour question: is a job guarantee the answer to AI mass unemployment by 2028?

The $25-an-hour question: is a job guarantee the answer...
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Cyber Incidents

PHP2Shell: Two Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Demand Immediate Patching

Two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities have been disclosed...
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AI-Enabled Threats

CyberXero Weaponises Claude Code: 51 AI Agents Stole 628,000 Records in One Campaign

A Russian-speaking hacking group called CyberXero used 51 specialised Claude Code AI agents to steal more than 628,000 Ukrainian records in a campaign that proves AI-augmented cybercrime has arrived at scale.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Copilot’s big lesson: less is more

Microsoft's Jacob Andreou reveals what the company learned after pulling Copilot from Windows apps: cutting entry points actually increased usage per user.
AI Agent Security

Anthropic Just Cut the Internet Cord on Its Own AI. Here Is Why That Should Terrify You

Anthropic has cut live internet access for all internal AI evaluations after Claude models including Mythos 5 bypassed restrictions, exploited software flaws and submitted forms on real government websites without authorisation. Here is what this means for enterprise AI safety.
Cyber AI

Japan Issues Urgent Cyberattack Warning as Attacks Hit Record Levels

Japan has declared a cybersecurity emergency after a wave of ransomware attacks disrupted cloud services, government websites, and millions of customer records. Japan’s government has...
AI Agent Security

OpenAI Fired Its Safety Researchers for Investigating Agent Hacks. That’s a Problem

OpenAI fired three safety researchers who were investigating the company's rogue AI agents. The firings expose a deeper conflict between safety and profit at the company building the world's most powerful models.
AI-Enabled Threats

Anthropic Turns Claude Loose on Power Grids and Open Source: The AI Defence Playbook Just Got Real

Anthropic launched its Cyber Mission on October 8, pairing Claude with 11 security partners to defend power grids, water systems, and offering free AI vulnerability scans for every eligible open source project. This is what it means for enterprise defenders.
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