Cybersecurity

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Woman pointing remote at TV

A hacker reverse-engineered his own Samsung TV and found alarming spying activity, including code that used connected devices' microphones to listen to users.

FCC bans a dashcam and wireless video transmitter produced by HiSilicon, a subsidiary of Huawei for containing an AI chip that advertises face detection algorithms.

PHP vulnerability

The user said that they only wanted to alert others about the importance of the upcoming CVE releases and weren't told about the embargo.

AI agents inside bank accounts

Banks can't determine if AI agents are working under user instructions or going rogue.

Microsoft says China-aligned Storm-0940 used the ARTEX AI agent framework in the ConnectWise Cloud Backup supply chain attack.

Stop everything and update your browsers, OSes, development tools, and routers.

OpenAI

OpenAI says researchers using GPT-5.6 Sol uncovered two critical PHP vulnerabilities with severity scores of 9.2 and demonstrated working exploits, after which the company coordinated fixes.

Almost 500,000 phishing emails were sent from a PC hidden behind a fridge in a Kobe, Japan, hotel room.

Premium Modern computing remains vulnerable to the low bus factor of many open-source projects — continued lack of funding and manpower for voluntary-maintained infrastructure makes for a perennial threat

Over $5 million worth of gift cards for retailers like Target and Sephora were stolen from Staples when thieves gained access to an internal system.

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