Tech News

1. Data Breaches:

   • Allianz Life confirmed a data breach impacting the majority of its 1.4 million customers, exposing their personal information. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 reuters.com 👉 fortune.com 👉 bloomberg.com^$

2. UK Online Safety Act and Age Verification:

   • The UK has started enforcing online age check rules, requiring websites with adult content to verify users' ages. 👉 engadget.com 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 wired.com
   • VPN sign-ups in the UK surged by 1,400% as people seek to bypass the new age verification laws. 👉 mashable.com 👉 x.com
   • Some users are bypassing the age checks using VPNs, fake AI-generated IDs, or images of video game characters. 👉 engadget.com 👉 dexerto.com

3. AI and Security:

   • A hacker compromised Amazon's "Q" AI coding assistant by injecting a data-wiping command. 👉 zdnet.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Google is testing a new AI search tool called Web Guide that uses Gemini to organize web results. 👉 the-decoder.com 👉 seroundtable.com
   • DOGE is reportedly using an AI tool to create a 'delete list' of federal regulations, aiming to eliminate half of them. 👉 washingtonpost.com 👉 engadget.com
   • Johns Hopkins University Press will license its authors' books to train AI models. 👉 thebaltimorebanner.com
   • China calls for global AI cooperation, proposing a new global AI regulator based in Shanghai. 👉 t.co 👉 the-decoder.com
   • Unitree is marketing a humanoid robot with multimodal AI for $5,900. 👉 bloomberg.com^$ 👉 engadget.com

4. North Korean Cyber Activity:

   • An Arizona woman was sentenced to 8.5 years for running a laptop farm enabling North Korean workers to secure IT jobs at US companies. 👉 therecord.media 👉 arstechnica.com 👉 ijr.com
   • The US sanctioned a North Korean firm and nationals behind IT worker schemes that illicitly generated revenue for North Korea. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 justice.gov

5. SharePoint Vulnerabilities:

   • Microsoft released an emergency security update for a SharePoint Server vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) that is actively being exploited. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 msrc.microsoft.com^$
   • A China-based hacking group is deploying Warlock ransomware on vulnerable Microsoft SharePoint servers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

6. Ransomware Incidents:

   • Law enforcement seized the dark web extortion sites of the BlackSuit ransomware operation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Crumbl cookie company claimed by Everest ransomware gang, employee data compromised. 👉 cybernews.com

7. Vulnerabilities and Patches:

   • Microsoft's July 2025 Patch Tuesday addresses 67 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw in Windows WebDAV (CVE-2025-33053). 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
   • SonicWall urges admins to patch a critical RCE flaw in SMA 100 devices. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

8. Malware and Phishing:

   • A hacker injected data-wiping commands into Amazon's Q AI coding assistant. (2 days ago) 👉 zdnet.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • A new Linux malware named Koske hides in panda images and may have been developed using AI. (2 days ago) 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • A hacker compromised a Steam game to distribute info-stealing malware. (2 days ago) 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Hackers breached Toptal's GitHub account and published malicious npm packages. (2 days ago) 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Fake reservation links are preying on travelers. (3 days ago) 👉 threatpost.com

9. Meta (Facebook) News:

   • Meta expands safety features to protect children on Instagram. 👉 cybernews.com
   • Meta blames EU rules as they suspend political ads in October. 👉 cybernews.com
   • Yann LeCun will continue to work at Meta as chief scientist of the AI research group FAIR, reporting to Alexandr Wang. 👉 bloomberg.com^$

10. Security Software and Tools:

    • Brave browser blocks Windows Recall from screenshotting browsing activity. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

11. India Bans Streaming Apps:

    • India has ordered ISPs and app stores to block 25 streaming services, like Ullu and ALTT, for allegedly promoting obscene content. 👉 techcrunch.com

12. Cloud Security:

    • New malware campaigns, Soco404 and Koske, target cloud services with cross-platform cryptomining attacks. 👉 thehackernews.com

13. Internet Censorship:

    • Itch.io and Steam have pulled all NSFW content following controversy over a 'rape game'. 👉 cybernews.com

14. Other News:

    • Microsoft investigates outage affecting Microsoft 365 admin center. (2 days ago) 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
    • Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco, but faces obstacles. (2 days ago) 👉 techcrunch.com
    • Astronomer winks at viral notoriety by hiring Gwyneth Paltrow as a "temporary spokesperson". 👉 techcrunch.com
    • A recent Echelon firmware update has bricked offline functionality for its smart gym equipment. (6 days ago) 👉 arstechnica.com
    • Core Devices CEO Eric Migicovsky recovered the Pebble trademark. (6 days ago) 👉 theverge.com
    • Magnus Carlsen beat ChatGPT at chess. (1 week ago) 👉 time.com
    • A user discovered ChatGPT can easily guide users through ceremonial rituals and rites that encourage various forms of self-mutilation. (1 week ago) 👉 ca.news.yahoo.com
    • Researchers at Google DeepMind have robotic arms engaged in an infinite game of table tennis. (1 week ago) 👉 popsci.com
    • Google has signed its first partnership with a long-duration energy storage company, Energy Dome. (1 week ago) 👉 datacenterdynamics.com
    • ZDNet reports a hacker managed to plant destructive wiping commands into Amazon's "Q" AI coding agent. (1 week ago) 👉 zdnet.com
    • Stack Exchange moved all its sites to the cloud after running on physical hardware in New Jersey since 2010. (1 week ago) 👉 stackoverflow.blog
    • Driven by high temperatures in the Gulf, Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified from a Category 3 to Category 5 before making landfall in Southwest Florida on September 28, 2022. (1 week ago) 👉 phys.org
    • Tesla opened its first diner/Supercharger station Monday in Los Angeles. (1 week ago) 👉 cnbc.com
    • Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a slightly increased probability of impacting the Moon in late 2032. (1 week ago) 👉 cnn.com
    • Science retracts 2010 paper claiming arsenic-based bacteria were living in a California lake. (1 week ago) 👉 nature.com

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