Hugging Face’s CEO Says His P(Doom) Is ‘Close to Zero’
“Most of the risk is actually created by a couple of players building behind closed doors,” Clément Delangue said of the need for open source AI.Go to story
Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says it has shut down a massive botnet called x.cpe. At its height, x.cpe ran on more than 1.3 million Android TV devices, and unusually, these were Google-certified boxes. Google says its screening process missed…
UEFI bootkit infected fully patched Windows machines. Is Microsoft to blame?
In 2023, malware tracked as BlackLotus became the first publicly documented in-the-wild UEFI bootkit capable of bypassing Secure Boot on fully updated Windows 11 systems. With the industry-wide chain-of-trust mechanism subverted, the malware was able to…
Three years after the Online Safety Act, could the under-16 social media ban put VPNs back in the firing line?
Last week marked three years since the UK Government enacted the Online Safety Act (OSA). Now, the impending UK under-16s social media ban and questions over the effectiveness of current measures threaten to push VPNs back into the spotlight. Speaking to…
Global data breaches jump 13% as UK leaks more than double – and Ukraine rockets up the rankings
Surfshark recorded 121.8 million breached accounts worldwide in Q3 2026, up 13.2% on the previous quarter. The UK overtook France as Europe’s most breached country, while Ukraine jumped from 47th to 6th globally. The US still accounts for almost a…
Singapore Airlines says 46,000 booking records hit following Amadeus breach
Singapore Airlines confirms customer data exposure through a breach at travel technology provider Amadeus Stolen booking records included passenger details, itineraries, and limited passport and loyalty-program information Multiple major airlines were…
Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist
The hackers who stole billions of dollars in cryptocurrency from the Binance exchange spent months working on the theft and used both social engineering and novel malware in the process, the company said Tuesday. The heist, which both the FBI and the TRM…
CrowdStrike launches ‘AI kill switch’ it claims can stop rogue agents and more
CrowdStrike introduces AI Kill Switch designed to stop, isolate, and prevent rogue AI agents from relaunching The feature gives human administrators direct control to terminate suspicious agent activity and investigate incidents Growing concerns over…
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Watch Fenerbahce vs Liverpool FREE on Virgin Media Play (Ireland) Unlock your stream with NordVPN (save up to 75%) Kick-off: Wednesday, November 4 at 12.45pm ET / 5.45pm GMT Watch Fenerbahce vs Liverpool live in the Champions League 2026/27 as the…
Top password manager mSecure tells users to change passwords immediately
mSecure disclosed a breach involving an encrypted cloud database containing data from current and former users Company urged users to rotate critical passwords, MFA methods, and passkeys despite no evidence vaults were decrypted Customer criticism grew…