Tech News

1. Data Breaches:

   • Volvo confirms personal data was exposed after a ransomware attack on their HR software provider, Miljödata. 👉 cybernews.com
   • A labor union breach exposed over 55,000 individuals' details. 👉 cybernews.com
   • UK nursery schools hit by ransomware attack, exposing 8,000 children, their photos and contact details. 👉 cybernews.com
   • Amazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle claims by the FTC that it used dark patterns to trick users into enrolling in its Prime program and made it difficult to cancel. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 cybernews.com

2. Cybersecurity and Malware:

   • A new EDR-Freeze tool uses Windows WER to suspend security software. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Fake Microsoft Teams installers are pushing Oyster malware via malvertising. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Researchers exposed SVG and PureRAT used in phishing attacks impersonating Ukrainian government agencies to deliver CountLoader. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • A new COLDRIVER malware campaign joins BO Team and Bearlyfy in Russia-focused cyberattacks. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • A new macOS XCSSET variant targets Firefox with Clipper and a persistence module. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Vane Viper generates 1 trillion DNS queries to power a global malware and ad fraud network. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Two malicious packages with nearly 8,500 downloads in Rust's official crate repository steal cryptocurrency private keys and other secrets. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Microsoft warns of new XCSSET macOS malware variant targeting Xcode devs. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • A report indicates that a microgrid powered by renewables can power datacenters at a lower cost than small modular nuclear reactors. 👉 theregister.com

3. Ransomware & Extortion:

   • UK Teenagers that are core members of Scattered Spider are charged with $115M in ransoms. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
   • Scattered Spider resurfaces with financial sector attacks despite retirement claims. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • A SIM-swapper and Scattered Spider hacker gets 10 years. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
   • Co-op reveals $276 million in revenue hit from a Scattered Spider attack. 👉 cybernews.com (1 week ago)
   • In April 2025, a cyberattack cost the Co-operative Group £80 million ($107 million). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (1 week ago)

4. Vulnerabilities & Patches:

   • SonicWall releases an SMA100 firmware update to wipe rootkit malware. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Microsoft releases the final Windows 10 22H2 preview update. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • CISA orders agencies to patch Cisco flaws exploited in zero-day attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Cisco warns of ASA firewall zero-days exploited in attacks, deploying RayInitiator and LINE VIPER malware. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Fortra releases a critical patch for CVSS 10.0 GoAnywhere MFT vulnerability. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • watchTowr Labs finds credible evidence of active exploitation of the recently disclosed security flaw in Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) software. 👉 thehackernews.com

5. Digital Yuan:

   • China's central bank opens a digital yuan hub in Shanghai, overseeing cross-border payments and blockchain tech. 👉 bloomberg.com^$ 👉 scmp.com

6. AI and Robotics:

   • Eric Schmidt warns U.S. tech workers to sacrifice work-life balance to compete with China's "996" work culture. 👉 fortune.com
   • Meta is making humanoid robots its next AR-sized bet, investing billions in software dexterity. 👉 theverge.com
   • China has installed ~300K new robots in its factories in 2024, more than the rest of the world combined; US factories installed 34K. 👉 nytimes.com^$
   • The cost of building a data center with 1 GW of capacity is $50B, with $35B going toward AI chips, says OpenAI executives working on Stargate. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
   • Google agrees to guarantee $1.4B of AI computing startup Fluidstack's $3B, 10-year agreement with Cipher Mining and gets the right to buy a 5.4% stake in Cipher. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
   • A look at some California tech regulation bills, including one banning AI use in firing or disciplining workers, that await Gov. Newsom's signature or veto. 👉 bloodinthemachine.com
   • An interview with California state Senator Scott Wiener on his new AI safety bill SB 53, the bill's scope, his focus on AI safety bills, AI PACs, and more. 👉 techcrunch.com
   • YouTube is key to Google's success in AI, with YouTube's AI enhancements making video content more monetizable than text-based content in Search. 👉 stratechery.com
   • Oracle, whose expenses are rising as it begins to fulfill massive cloud infrastructure deals, turned cash flow negative this year for the first time since 1992. 👉 bloomberg.com^$

7. California Tech Regulation Bills:

   • A look at some California tech regulation bills, including one banning AI use in firing or disciplining workers, that await Gov. Newsom's signature or his veto. 👉 bloodinthemachine.com

8. Other News:

   • Microsoft is planning to introduce a new Edge security feature that will protect users against malicious extensions sideloaded into the web browser. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • US investors to take over TikTok operations in the country. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN Networks. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Newcomer leaks a16z decks: $25B in net returns since its 2009 founding, including $11.2B in 2021, and 56 unicorn investments in the past 10 years, the most of any firm. 👉 newcomer.co
   • Ant International, Ant Group's cross-border payments unit, uses AI and blockchain for treasury management, handling $1.1T in cash flow in 2024. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
   • An interview with California state Senator Scott Wiener on his new AI safety bill SB 53, the bill's scope, his focus on AI safety bills, AI PACs, and more. 👉 techcrunch.com
   • A profile of Ant International, Ant Group's cross-border payments unit using AI and blockchain for treasury management, which handled $1.1T in cash flow in 2024. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
   • Friend, which launched a $129 AI-powered, always-listening necklace, plasters NYC subway with ads in $1M+ campaign. 👉 adweek.com^$

9. Data Center Related News:

   • Rick Perry's data center real estate investment trust, Fermi, aims to raise $550M in a US IPO at a $13.16B valuation. 👉 reuters.com
   • Data Center Site Developer Fermi Targets $13 billion Valuation in IPO. 👉 theinformation.com
   • An anonymous reader shared a report from Computer Weekly that Policing data hosted in Microsoft's hyperscale cloud infrastructure could be processed in more than 100 countries, but the tech giant is obfuscating this information from its customers. 👉 computerweekly.com
   • Renewable energy sources could power datacenters at a lower cost than relying on nuclear generation from small modular reactors. 👉 theregister.com

10. Project Kuiper:

    • United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket launched 27 more Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon from Cape Canaveral, bringing the constellation's total to 129 in orbit. 👉 spaceflightnow.com

11. Apple in the Enterprise:

    • MacStadium's inaugural CIO survey shows Apple devices gaining major ground in U.S. enterprises, with 96% of CIOs expecting Mac fleets to expand in the next two years and Macs already representing an average of 65% of enterprise endpoints. 👉 macstadium.com 👉 computerworld.com

12. South Korea Data Center Fire (1 day ago):

    • A fire at South Korea's National Information Resources Service's data center shut down 647 government IT systems, disrupting services such as postal banking. 👉 koreaherald.com

13. Other Security Reports:

    • Microsoft is planning to introduce a new Edge security feature that will protect users against malicious extensions sideloaded into the web browser. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
    • US investors to take over TikTok operations in the country. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

14. Ruby Central and Bundler Dispute (3 days ago):

    • After Ruby Central removed all RubyGems' maintainers from its GitHub repository, André Arko registered his existing trademark on the Bundler project to defend the reputation of the team of maintainers. 👉 andre.arko.net 👉 thenewstack.io

15. Data Center in South Korea (1 day ago):

• Lee Jung-joo reports on the fire at South Korea's National Information Resources Service's data center that shut down 647 government IT systems, disrupting services such as postal banking. 👉 koreaherald.com

14. Electric Vehicle Record (3 days ago):

• BYD's Yangwang U9 Xtreme hits a top speed of 308.4 mph, making it the fastest electric car on the planet, barely classifying as a production model. 👉 caranddriver.com 👉 engadget.com

15. Carbon Footprint of AI (3 days ago):

• Futurism reports that the carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools for images and videos is worse than previously thought, with energy demands quadrupling as video length doubles. 👉 arxiv.org 👉 willowtreeapps.com

16. 3D-Printed Bone Grafts (3 days ago):

• Researchers modified a standard glue gun to 3D print a bone-like material directly onto fractures. 👉 livescience.com 👉 cell.com

17. Akira Ransomware Attacks (1 week ago):

• Arctic Wolf Labs reports a surge in intrusions involving suspicious SonicWall SSL VPN activity followed by rapid deployment of Akira ransomware, demanding early detection and a rapid response. 👉 arcticwolf.com 👉 cybersecuritynews.com

18. Heliosphere Mission (3 days ago):

• NASA is launching the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) to investigate the heliosphere, which protects the solar system from cosmic radiation, and the SWFO-L1 mission to act as a solar storm detector. 👉 cnn.com

19. US DOD's Replicator program

    • The Wall Street Journal has a look at the setbacks facing the US DOD's Replicator program that seeks to quickly produce low-cost drones and other autonomous weapons to counter China. 👉 wsj.com^$

20. Oura CEO Interview (1 day ago):

    • Jordyn Holman interviews Oura CEO Tom Hale about CEOs who love its rings, competition from Apple, and more. 👉 nytimes.com^$

21. Atlassian AI Teammate

    • Meet your new AI teammate, Rovo, helps teams work smarter and faster—find answers, automate tasks, and unlock productivity. 👉 techmeme.com

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