Tech News

1. AI & Security

   • Researchers have disclosed a new attack called CometJacking targeting Perplexity's agentic AI browser Comet, embedding malicious prompts within a seemingly innocuous link to siphon sensitive data. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Experts at Wall Street Journal says that AI may push humanity aside and that digital consciousness is of no greater worth than the future digital variety. 👉 msn.com
   • The Washington Post reports that Microsoft researchers created a patch because AI can design toxic proteins, and they're escaping through biosecurity cracks. 👉 msn.com

2. Data Breaches and Leaks:

   • ShinyHunters has launched a Salesforce data leak site to extort 39 victims. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Discord disclosed a data breach after hackers stole support tickets. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • ParkMobile pays $1 each for 2021 data breach that hit 22 million users. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • Cyber gang claims attack on a Henry Schein subsidiary, TriMed and has leaked sensitive data onto the dark web. 👉 cybernews.com
   • SecurityWeek reports on a student loan breach that exposes 2.5M records. 👉 threatpost.com (1 week ago)
   • Renault and Dacia UK warn of data breach impacting customers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (3 days ago)

3. Malware and Exploits:

   • Hackers exploited Zimbra flaw as zero-day using iCalendar files. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • The Hacker News reports threat actor, Detour Dog caught running DNS-Powered Malware Factory for Strela Stealer. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Rhadamanthys Stealer Evolves, Adding Device Fingerprinting, and PNG Steganography Payloads. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Researchers warn of a self-spreading WhatsApp malware named SORVEPOTEL. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Confucius Hackers Hit Pakistan With New WooperStealer and Anondoor Malware. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Alert: Malicious PyPI Package soopsocks Infects 2,653 Systems Before Takedown. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • SecurityWeek reports on a Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA Warning. 👉 threatpost.com (1 week ago)
   • Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras, 11 month old CVE. 👉 threatpost.com (1 week ago)

4. Vulnerabilities and Patches:

   • Massive surge in scans targeting Palo Alto Networks login portals. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
   • The Hacker News reports scanning Activity on Palo Alto Networks Portals Jumped 500% in One Day. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • CISA Flags Meteobridge CVE-2025-4008 Flaw as Actively Exploited in the Wild. 👉 thehackernews.com
   • Oracle links Clop extortion attacks to July 2025 vulnerabilities. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (3 days ago)

5. Cloud Security:

   • Protecting your Cloud Applications Data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster. 👉 techmeme.com
   • Alvys, an AI-powered logistics software provider, raised a $40M Series B led by RTP Global, bringing its total funding to $77M; Alvys has 1000+ customers. 👉 news.crunchbase.com
   • Microsoft Patches Critical Entra ID Flaw Enabling Global Admin Impersonation Across Tenants. 👉 thehackernews.com (1 week ago)

6. AI and Society:

   • A Wall Street Journal essay explores the concept of Cheerful Apocalyptics in the AI world, who believe silicon and biology are merely different substrates. 👉 msn.com
   • A study found that by late 2024, around 24% of English-language corporate press releases and 14% of UN press releases used LLM-assisted writing. 👉 gizmodo.com (1 week ago)
   • Alarming new figures from PitchBook show that US VCs have invested $14.2B in European AI startups so far in 2025. 👉 wsj.com^$
   • There are reports from the financial times that OpenAI and Jony Ive have yet to solve key technical and software issues that could delay the company's palm-sized device, slated for release in 2026. 👉 t.co
   • Sam Altman is on a global tour, including UAE and East Asia, seeking funding and urging companies like TSMC to prioritize OpenAI orders. 👉 wsj.com^$ (1 week ago)

7. Software and Browser Security:

   • A new attack called CometJacking tricks Comet browser into stealing emails. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (3 days ago)

8. Economic Impact of AI

   • AI's "increasingly outsize role" in propping up America's economic fortunes is noted by The Washington Post. 👉 msn.com

9. North Korean Cyber Activity:

   • The FBI estimates that North Koreans posing as IT workers, using stolen IDs and AI-fabricated work, funneled up to $1B into the country over the past five years, reports Fortune. 👉 fortune.com

10. Consumer Trends and Products:

    • Electrek reports Toyota's EV sales crashed in September, selling just 61 BZ models. 👉 electrek.co
    • Parade reports that Amazon backed off and reinstated the previous key art across its streaming service. 👉 parade.com
    • Mashable reports that Sora won't generate videos showing public figures (dead celebrities are okay). 👉 mashable.com

11. Security Leadership and Culture:

    • The Greater Manchester Police force suspends work-from-home privileges after an investigation into 'key-jamming', reports the BBC. 👉 bbc.com
    • Fortune reports FBI estimates North Koreans posing as IT workers, using stolen IDs and AI-fabricated work, funneled up to $1B into the country over the past five years. 👉 fortune.com (1 week ago)

12. Vendor and Product News:

    • Opera wants you to pay $19.90 per month for its new AI browser, reports BleepingComputer. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (3 days ago)
    • Microsoft wants to shift the majority of its AI workloads from GPUs to its own homegrown accelerators, writes The Register. 👉 theregister.com (3 days ago)
    • Bleeping Computer says leaked Apple iPad Pro M5 benchmark shows massive improvements. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (2 days ago)
    • Tom's Hardware reports The AI boom is driving memory and storage shortages that may last a decade. 👉 tomshardware.com

13. Open Source and Funding:

    • TechCrunch reports that Polars, the Amsterdam-based startup behind the popular open-source library for data manipulation, raised a €18M Series A led by Accel. 👉 techcrunch.com (1 week ago)
    • From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today (EDT), the Free Software Foundation celebrates its 40th anniversary with an online and in-person event. 👉 fsf.org

14. AI Chatbots

    • OpenAI rolls out GPT Codex Alpha with early access to new models. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (2 days ago)
    • OpenAI prepares $4 ChatGPT Go for several new countries. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com (2 days ago)
    • Wired interviews Sam Altman and Greg Brockman on the tepid initial reception to GPT-5's launch, scaling, reinforcement learning, and AGI. 👉 wired.com (1 week ago)

15. Business Software:

    • Foxconn reports Q3 revenue of ~$67.71B, up 11% YoY, driven by strong demand for AI products. 👉 reuters.com

16. Global Tech and Regulation:

    • Politico details negotiations between politicians, tech and AI companies, VCs, and others over California's SB 53, the first-in-the-nation AI safety law. 👉 politico.com
    • Indonesia restores TikTok's local operating license after the company provided government-requested user activity data for August 25-30, when protests happened. 👉 bloomberg.com^$

17. Cybercrime and Law Enforcement

    • U.S. prosecutors last week levied criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair for allegedly being a core member of Scattered Spider. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
    • A 20-year-old Florida man at the center of Scattered Spider was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today, and ordered to pay roughly $13 million in restitution to victims. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com (1 month ago)
    • Fortune reports the FBI estimates that North Koreans posing as IT workers, using stolen IDs and AI-fabricated work, funneled up to $1B into the country over the past five years. 👉 fortune.com (1 week ago)

18. AI and Bias

    • The New York Times covers how video games are shaping a generation of boys, and if that is a bad thing. 👉 nytimes.com^$ (2 days ago)

19. Cloud Services and Hosting:

    • Anvee Bhutani at Wall Street Journal wrote an article that PitchBook: US VCs have invested ~$14.2B in European AI startups so far in 2025, with founders saying US investors better fit the sector's high upfront costs. 👉 wsj.com^$

20. Company Leadership:

    • Bloomberg reports Apple is intensifying the spotlight on hardware chief John Ternus as executive succession looms. 👉 bloomberg.com^$

21. Data Scraping & Security Measures:

    • Bloomberg reports that Indonesia restores TikTok's local operating license after the company provided government-requested user activity data for August 25-30, when protests happened. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
    • Social media platform X is testing basic verification for $1 per year. 👉 slashdot.org

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