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.

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.

ChatGPhish: How ChatGPT Turned Into a Phishing Machine

ChatGPhish shows how attackers can turn AI-generated web summaries into a phishing surface. Here’s why your team needs to treat AI links like untrusted content.

Scammers Are Now Hosting Malware on chatgpt.com. Yes, the Real One.

Attackers are using ChatGPT's own content sharing feature to host malicious pages on chatgpt.com, tricking users into downloading malware through Google Ads. The LLMShare campaign exploits the very domain trust we've spent decades building.

A Single Dodgy Character Just Broke Millions of AI Agents. Here’s What You Need to Do.

A critical vulnerability in Starlette, the Python framework behind FastAPI and most AI serving infrastructure, allows attackers to bypass authentication with a single manipulated character. Millions of AI agents and MCP servers are exposed.

300,000 ChatGPT Accounts Got Hacked Last Year. Here’s What It Means for Your Business.

Over 300,000 ChatGPT account credentials were stolen by infostealer malware in 2025. IBM's latest X-Force report reveals attackers are using AI to supercharge old tactics, not invent new ones. Here's what businesses need to do about it.

The AI Safety Net is Full of Holes: What 2026 Taught Us So Far

The 2026 threat landscape is here, and it's powered by autonomous AI agents and synthetic identities. Here's why your current security setup is likely bringing a knife to a gunfight.

Your Staff Are Feeding AI Tools 18,000 Terabytes of Company Data. Most Bosses Have No Idea.

New research from Zscaler reveals employees transferred 18,033 terabytes of corporate data to AI apps in 2025, a 93% jump. Grammarly received more than ChatGPT. Here's what you need to do about it.

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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.

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.

PHP2Shell: Two Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Demand Immediate Patching

Two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities have been disclosed...