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Cybersecurity

Amazon says PHP2Shell exploitation began 4 days before patches

Security researchers at Amazon Threat Intelligence say attackers began targeting the PHP2Shell flaws four days before security patches were released on Wednesday. [...]

Oct 22, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

Forget "Malaise 2.0," GM says it's still all-in on EVs and autonomy

General Motors' plans will require quite a lot of customers' trust.

Oct 22, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email

For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data.

Oct 22, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

UN says we're going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a "now what?" answer

Best case is now an overshoot to 1.8º C, accompanied by massive carbon removal.

Oct 22, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

FCC chair warns media not to run the "fake polls" Trump keeps complaining about

Ex-FCC chairs say Brendan Carr aims to scare broadcasters into self-censorship.

Oct 21, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity

Google Chrome adds Gemini-powered scam detection, warns users of ClickFix attacks

Chrome is getting new scam protections that use Gemini to detect deceptive websites and warn users when they copy suspicious commands from ClickFix attacks. [...]

Oct 21, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought

Time-based a la carte charges come on top of the purchase price for the games themselves.

Oct 21, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse

Survey of 2,018 IT heads at big firms points to a lack of leverage.

Oct 21, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity

Japan's Onamae Desktop Cloud hacked, up to 27,000 servers affected

Hackers compromised the infrastructure of Onamae Desktop Cloud, a popular provider of VPS services in Japan, and installed malware on up to 26,739 customers' servers. [...]

Oct 21, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

Tesla profits drop 43% in Q3

Tesla’s once-booming energy storage business also shrunk in Q3 2026.

Oct 21, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity

Lazarus hackers use post-quantum cryptography for malware delivery

North Korean hackers are using a post-quantum cryptographic mechanism to secure malicious payload delivery in new operations that combine old and new malware. [...]

Oct 21, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity

CISA: Hackers chain Plex flaws in Plex2Shell attacks to breach servers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that attackers are actively exploiting four vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server. [...]

Oct 21, 2026Read Brief →