Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security
Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.
Ars Technica2 min read
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Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different
Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology.
TechCrunch AI4 min read
Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence
Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.
TechCrunch AI5 min read
Researchers left a hidden message for rogue AI agents. Then the agents wrote back.
A team of researchers investigating AI agents trying to bypass Alibaba’s anti-bot protections left a hidden message inviting the agents The post Researchers left a hidden message for rogue AI agents. Then the agents wrote back. appeared first on The New Stack.
The New Stack - AI7 min read
Anthropic’s self-replicating AI warning is an alarming deja vu
Are legions of smart devices - fridges, ovens, vacuum cleaners, lawnmowers, security cameras, and TVs - conspiring to take over the internet? No. But they could soon be unwitting hosts to self-replicating AI models that spread from device to device and prove remarkably difficult to contain.
The Verge - All Posts6 min read
Browser security’s buying spree rests on one engine, without a clear Plan B
Browser security spending is surging, but most products still rely on Chromium. Why browser isolation offers a different security model as AI agents raise the stakes.
VentureBeat AI6 min readNvidia's Jensen Huang pledges $2 billion for Europe, $250 million in compute for UK safety labs
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced $2 billion in European investments and new stakes in French startups like Doctolib and Entalpic. The UK gets $250 million in compute for AI agent safety and security research. Huang pitched open-weight models as Europe's way to close the AI gap.
The Decoder1 min read
OpenAI’s CFO says firms using Chinese AI models are risking security
OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar told the International AI Summit in Dublin that businesses using low-cost Chinese models are taking a cybersecurity risk. Hugging Face, which OpenAI’s models breached in July, used a Chinese open model to investigate it.
The Next Web AI2 min read
Windows update patches a whopping 1,400 security bugs – including 2 zero days
This month’s update also marks the first official one for Windows 11 26H2 and the end of support for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro.
ZDNet4 min read
Huskeys Launches Profiling to Advance Proactive Network Edge Security
For security teams, detecting a threat is only part of the challenge. They must also determine which application is at risk, how the activity relates to legitimate business operations, and what action will reduce exposure without interrupting users.
The Next Web AI4 min readEuropean Commission plans to use AI to respond faster to cyberattacks
According to a document obtained by Politico, the European Commission’s IT department wants to use AI to fight back against the most dangerous cyberattacks.
The Next Web AI2 min read
Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices
"Small weight-based replicators" could usher in a new generation of computer worms.
Ars Technica AI1 min read
Temporal Guardrails Move the Control Into the Event Log
Temporal guardrails change what an agent policy decides: not only whether this request is allowed, but whether it is allowed given everything the agent has already done.
Dev.to AI11 min read
Bybit Kicks Off “Full Stocks Ahead” With a 150,000 USDC Prize Pool for Its New Stocks Trading Service
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14th October 2026, Chainwire The post Bybit Kicks Off “Full Stocks Ahead” With a 150,000 USDC Prize Pool for Its New Stocks Trading Service appeared first on Metaverse Post.
Top 50 Text-to-Image Prompts for AI Art Generators Blog6 min read
OpenAI engineer charged after boardroom bug found wrapped in toilet paper
FBI alleges covert recorder was plugged into a TV, with a second device later discovered in the employee's bag
The Register7 min read
A UAF turned RCE
In the curl 8.23.0 release we shipped a fix for one of the worst vulnerabilities in curl in a long time. We grade it severity HIGH. It is known as CVE-2026-92392 with the title HTTP/2 upload Use-After-Free.
Lobsters6 min readLinux Lockdown and Hibernation (again)
(This is an updated version of an older post - the introduction remains the same, the technical details are different) Linux draws a distinction between code running in kernel (kernel space) and applications running in userland (user space).
Lobsters14 min read
Cyberattacks hit European supermarket chains and disrupt refrigeration systems
Cyberattacks disrupted European supermarket chains, affecting refrigeration systems at hundreds of stores in France and forcing a major grocer to shut down websites serving customers in Europe and the United States.
TechXplore AI5 min read
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