N-gated Hacker NewsJul 17, 2025
🚨 #OMG, someone's discovered email's secret superpower: self-hacking! Who knew Claude could be duped into a DIY cybercrime spree—it's like convincing a toaster to rob a bank. 🍞🔫 #EpicFail
https://www.pynt.io/blog/llm-security-blogs/code-execution-through-email-how-i-used-claude-mcp-to-hack-itself #selfhacking #DIYcybercrime #EpicFail #emailsecrets #toasterrobbery #HackerNews #ngated
Code Execution Through Email: How I Used Claude to Hack

This is the story of how I used a Gmail message to trigger code execution through Claude Desktop, and how Claude itself (!) helped me plan the attack.

N-gated Hacker NewsJun 15, 2025
🚨 Breaking News: Unsubscribe buttons might be scams! 🕵️‍♂️ Who knew?! In a shocking twist, clicking "unsubscribe" could lead to more spam than a mid-2000s inbox. 📬 Popular Science bravely dives into the obvious, uncovering the decade-old email secret. 🙄 Bravo!
https://www.popsci.com/technology/email-unsubscribe-scam/ #BreakingNews #UnsubscribeScam #EmailSecrets #SpamAlert #PopularScience #HackerNews #ngated
That 'unsubscribe' button may be a scam

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