Tech News

1. Data Breaches & Leaks:

   • Renault and Dacia UK have warned customers of a data breach at a third-party provider, compromising sensitive information. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Qantas hides stolen data with a court injunction following a cyberattack. 👉 cybernews.com
   • A data breach at Motility Software Solutions affects over 766K customers. 👉 cybernews.com
   • The personal data of 2.5 million people was exposed in a student loan breach. 👉 threatpost.com (1+ week ago)
   • LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for allegedly scraping data from millions of fake accounts and selling it. 👉 therecord.media

2. Vulnerability Exploits & Patches:

   • CISA has flagged a Meteobridge command injection vulnerability, CVE-2025-4008, as actively exploited. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Microsoft Outlook stops displaying inline SVG images used in attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Networking hardware maker DrayTek warns of a remote code execution bug in Vigor routers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Critical Linux Sudo flaw being exploited in attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (1+ week ago)

3. Malware & Cybercrime:

   • An extortion group has launched a new data leak site to publicly extort dozens of companies impacted by a wave of Salesforce breaches, leaking samples of data stolen in the attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Google Mandiant is probing a new Oracle extortion wave possibly linked to the Cl0p ransomware group. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Clop extortion emails claim theft of Oracle E-Business Suite data, Oracle links Clop extortion attacks to July 2025 vulnerabilities. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Japanese beer giant Asahi confirms a ransomware attack caused IT disruptions that forced it to shut down factories this week. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Researchers warn of self-spreading WhatsApp malware named SORVEPOTEL, targeting Brazilian users. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • New "Cavalry Werewolf" attack hits Russian agencies with FoalShell and StallionRAT. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • An alert has been issued for the malicious PyPI package soopsocks, which infected 2,653 systems before takedown. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • A prolific English-speaking hacking group has launched a data leak site claiming the theft of 1 billion records from companies who store their customer data in Salesforce databases. 👉 bsky.app
   • Confucius hackers have been linked to a new phishing campaign targeting Pakistan with malware families like WooperStealer and Anondoor. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Tens of thousands of Chinese surveillance cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed. 👉 threatpost.com (1+ week ago)
   • Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms. 👉 threatpost.com (1+ week ago)
   • Scattered Spider is blamed for extorting at least $115 million in ransom payments from victims. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
   • Ransomware attacks are on the rise, with Lockbit being this summer’s most prolific ransomware group. 👉 threatpost.com (1+ week ago)

4. Microsoft:

   • Microsoft is getting ready to launch free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads. 👉 theverge.com
   • Microsoft is getting ready to launch free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads. 👉 slashdot.org
   • Microsoft to force install Microsoft 365 companion apps in October. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (1+ week ago)
   • Microsoft is testing ad-supported games streaming internally, allowing employees to play select titles for free without an Xbox Game Pass subscription. 👉 theverge.com

5. Security Software & Services:

   • IBM releases Granite 4.0, an open-source, enterprise-ready LLM family with a hybrid architecture. 👉 venturebeat.com
   • Google and Apple remove Red Dot, an app for reporting ICE agent sightings, from their app stores. 👉 404media.co
   • HackerOne paid $81 million in bug bounties over the past year. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Microsoft Defender bug triggers erroneous BIOS update alerts. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

6. Artificial Intelligence (AI):

   • OpenAI's invite-only Sora app becomes the top free app in the US App Store three days after its launch. 👉 cnbc.com
   • Users express surprise, delight, and disgust with viral Sora clips, as some warn of IP theft and that Cameos could lead to new kinds of misinformation and scams. 👉 nytimes.com^$
   • OpenAI acquires AI-powered personal finance app Roi; CEO is the only member of Roi's four-person team joining OpenAI. 👉 techcrunch.com
   • Jeff Bezos says gigawatt-scale data centers will be built in space within the next ten to twenty years to support AI. 👉 reuters.com
   • Public awareness of legal sports betting has grown and so has the perception that it is a bad thing for society and sports. 👉 pewresearch.org
   • Former Databricks VP of AI Naveen Rao is in talks to raise $1B led by a16z at a $5B valuation for his new AI hardware startup Unconventional. 👉 techcrunch.com
   • Feedzai, which uses AI to detect and prevent financial crimes, raised ~$75M at a $2B valuation. 👉 siliconangle.com
   • Groq, an AI inference chip startup, plans to establish 12+ new data centers in 2026. 👉 wsj.com^$
   • GWI analysis shows social media usage peaked in 2022 and has been on a steady decline since. 👉 ft.com^$
   • A16z releases a report, citing Mercury data, on the top 50 AI companies that startups pay. 👉 techcrunch.com
   • Ha Dang, a self-taught accountant from Scunthorpe who trained via YouTube, won the inaugural Microsoft Excel UK Championships. 👉 huckmag.com
   • Moonlake AI, which offers tools to help users “vibe code virtual worlds”, including for gaming, animation, and filmmaking, comes out of stealth with a $28M seed. 👉 forbes.com^$
   • Meta Superintelligence Labs' products team is pushing staff to ditch Meta's slow internal systems in favor of external tools like Vercel. 👉 businessinsider.com^$
   • OpenAI's valuation has surged to $500 billion after a $6.6 billion secondary stock sale. 👉 finance.yahoo.com

7. App Store Policies and Removals:

   • Apple's removal of ICEBlock raises questions about the limits of what the company will resist under the Trump administration's increasingly outrageous demands. 👉 daringfireball.net
   • Apple complies with Justice Department demand to remove ICEBlock app. 👉 washingtonpost.com
   • Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure from Trump administration. 👉 reuters.com
   • Google is also removing apps used to report sightings of ICE agents. 👉 engadget.com

8. Government & Legislation:

   • A key cybersecurity intelligence sharing law, CISA 2015, expired when the government shut down. 👉 politico.com
   • Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill that gives ride-hailing drivers in California the right to unionize while remaining classified as independent contractors. 👉 apnews.com
   • Indonesia suspends TikTok's local operating license over data sharing failures. 👉 reuters.com

9. Hardware:

   • A widespread power outage is reported in Spain, the most severe incident to hit European networks in two decades. 👉 financialpost.com

10. Gaming:

    • Microsoft is getting ready to launch free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads. 👉 theverge.com
    • As Game Pass prices get high, Microsoft is reportedly spinning up a free version of Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads. 👉 pcgamer.com

11. Google:

    • Google is bringing its AI coding agent Jules deeper into developer workflows with a new command-line interface and public API. 👉 techcrunch.com
    • Google calls ICE agents a vulnerable group, removes ICE-spotting app Red Dot. 👉 404media.co

12. Business:

    • Supabase, an open-source rival to Google's Firebase, raised a $100M Series E led by Accel and Peak XV at a $5B valuation. 👉 fortune.com
    • OpenText plans to sell its eDOCS legal document management system to NetDocuments for $163M. 👉 news.bloomberglaw.com
    • A source says Microsoft gave up $300M+ in Call of Duty sales on consoles and PCs in 2024 by deciding to put some of its top titles on Xbox Game Pass. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
    • AI inference chip startup Groq plans to establish 12+ new data centers in 2026. 👉 wsj.com^$
    • Coinbase applies for a national trust company charter to grow its payments business. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
    • Chipmaker Cerebras withdraws its IPO. 👉 cnbc.com

13. Social Media:

    • Brave browser surpasses the 100 million active monthly users mark. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
    • Facebook and Instagram must be modified to make it easier to avoid the apps’ algorithms after a court ruling. 👉 cybernews.com

14. Hardware:

    • Apple is shelving the Vision Pro overhaul to focus on AI glasses. 👉 techcrunch.com (1 day ago)
    • Rivian is redesigning the R2 SUV’s door handles for better safety. 👉 techcrunch.com

15. Security:

    • BleepingComputer reports that Windows 11 2025 Update (25H2) is now available. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
    • A new bug in classic Outlook can only be fixed via Microsoft support. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
    • The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act expired on Wednesday when the federal government shut down. 👉 politico.com

16. Medical:

    • Samsung to become the first company to include heart failure detection in its smartwatches. 👉 cybernews.com

17. Deals:

    • Learn how you’re supposed to use Excel in this $30 course bundle deal. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
    • The 2025 Ultimate Excel Training Bundle helps you learn Excel from the ground up, and right now, you can pick it up for only $29.97. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
    • Access 8 CISSP security & risk management training courses for $30. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
    • Get a refurbished 2-in-1 Lenovo Chromebook for $75 in this deal. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

18. Google

    • Google has determined that ICE agents are a vulnerable group and has used this designation as pretext to delete an app that helped communities determine where ICE raids were happening. 👉 bsky.app

19. Other:

    • Several hacked companies, including Workday, don't appear on the hackers' dark web leak site. 👉 mastodon.social
    • The developer of ICEBlock has said he is determined to fight back after Apple removed the app from its App Store. 👉 404media.co
    • Apple removes ICEBlock, won't allow apps that report locations of ICE agents. 👉 arstechnica.com
    • With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI. 👉 techcrunch.com
    • Greg Tusar of Coinbase says Coinbase Strengthens Commitment to Innovation and Oversight with National Trust Charter Application. 👉 coinbase.com
    • Peter Kafka says Apple's ICEBlock takedown shows how easily Washington can pull the plug on the internet. 👉 businessinsider.com^$
    • Just Some Guy says lol remember when they pretended to be mad about big tech suppressing freedom of speech?. 👉 bsky.app
    • Neel Somani discusses the Sora 2 AI launch. 👉 x.com
    • The EU Commission said the Neculiti brothers and PQ Hosting were linked to Russia’s hybrid warfare efforts. 👉 eur-lex.europa.eu
    • The A.V. Club reports Apple removes anti-ICE apps from App Store. 👉 avclub.com
    • This is why it's unfathomable that people defend Apple's walled garden. 👉 cubhub.social
    • Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app. 👉 npr.org
    • If you're building anything important, make it a website first and an app second, if at all. 👉 404media.co
    • The administration needs to use the bully pulpit on these companies much more aggressively. 👉 x.com
    • Madi Marks from FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth reports ICE tracking app removed from Apple App Store. 👉 fox4news.com
    • It would have been better if Apple took it out for not doing enough to protect user data; I've seen a lot of criticism of its data handling. 👉 bsky.app
    • CISA's shutdown statement says the agency will “sustain essential functions and provide timely guidance to minimize disruptions” but calls CISA 2015 expiration “a serious blow.”. 👉 x.com
    • Reports: OpenAI hits $500bn valuation after share sale. 👉 siliconrepublic.com
    • Apple is pandering to Pam Bondi, pulls ICEBlock off the App Store. 👉 ped30.com
    • Sam Altman says it is way less strange to watch a feed full of memes of yourself than I thought it would be. 👉 x.com
    • One thing to keep in mind is that as an app climbs into the top 10 on the App Store it becomes harder and harder to estimate downloads. 👉 x.com
    • Someone gave my psychotic stalker an invite to Sora and he's already making AI videos of me. 👉 x.com
    • You just found out if you try to delete your Sora app account you will lose your chatgpt account and be banned forever from signing up again. 👉 x.com
    • I think OpenAI just killed TikTok. 👉 x.com
    • It's a symptom of brain rot, obviously. 👉 x.com
    • This makes Sam Altman untouchable. 👉 x.com
    • GenAI is quite literally the death of art. 👉 x.com
    • If you're feeling depressed about the Sora 2 release, imagine how OpenAI employees who joined to ‘cure all diseases’ are feeling. 👉 x.com
    • It is way less strange to watch a feed full of memes of yourself than I thought it would be. 👉 x.com
    • Apple agreed with the Trump admin's demands that they remove apps that helped people track ICE agents from the Apple Store. 👉 bsky.app
    • I will now be selling all on my Apple products and will never buy one ever again. 👉 bsky.app
    • Bending the knee a bit further are you Tim Apple?. 👉 bsky.app
    • It would have been better if Apple took it out for not doing enough to protect user data; I've seen a lot of criticism of its data handling. 👉 bsky.app
    • Google has determined that ICE agents are a vulnerable group and has used this designation as pretext to delete an app that helped communities determine where ICE raids were happening. 👉 bsky.app
    • The administration needs to use the bully pulpit on these companies much more aggressively. 👉 x.com
    • Microsoft lost $300 million in sales of Call of Duty on console and PCs last year’. 👉 x.com
    • If this sounds familiar, perhaps you recall Apple taking down an app used by protestors in Hong Kong after Chinese authorities complained, back in 2019. 👉 x.com
    • People should forget all their ideas about Apple not being evil like Google, Microsoft and Meta. 👉 mastodon.social
    • The Trump administration is treating Apple's complete control over large-scale iOS app distribution as a single point of failure it can exploit to punish apps it doesn't like. 👉 bsky.app
    • ICEBlock is no different from crowd sourcing speed traps, which every notable mapping application, including Apple's own Maps app, implements as part of its core services.”. [bsky.app](👉 bsky.app

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