Hacker News

Show HN: HackerBooks – HackerTube, but for books mentioned on HN Postgres 19 is late because so many more bugs are being found now Show HN: I've updated my Linux System Call website and API Show HN: Wikihack – HackerTube, but for Wikipedia articles mentioned on HN HackerTube: YouTube built from videos recommended by HN Bones may release proteins that slow aging and extend life span Show HN: HackerHack – HackerBooks but for Posts Posted on HN Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy? F/OSS Comics #13: BSD Unix, Part 3 – The Beginning of BSD Unix Mystery of 60-Second Fluctuations in Power Grids Solved Trigger.dev customer environment variables exposed Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack Never Complain, Never Explain Nibnib: Image compression with extreme decompression speed China's First Frontier AI Export Controls: Mofcom Announcement No. 48

Bleeping Computer

Hackers disrupt refrigeration systems at European supermarkets Microsoft fixes Smart App Control broken by October Windows update Over 1,000 GitLab servers vulnerable to ongoing RCE attacks Synology warns of C3RB3R ransomware attacks targeting NAS devices Ivanti patches two more Connect Secure zero-days chained in attacks FBI links $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackers Alpine Linux rebuilds GitLab after attempted RCE attack OpenAI says it's doubling Pro usage limits and bringing Work features to Chat Northflank security breach leads to abuse of customers' AI API keys New Android SMS of Death exploit can remotely crash unpatched phones Reddit to lock content behind logins to fight scrapers From Beginner to Bug Hunter: Learning Cybersecurity in the AI Era. Chainalysis discloses data breach from "offensive agentic techniques" Critical Linux kernel flaw allows remote root attacks on MPTCP servers Trezor warns of suspected crypto-theft implant in hardware wallet

Ars Technica

Dartmouth's provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job Thousands of “ghost students” use AI to steal millions in student loans, DOJ says Pentagon IG refuses to investigate Starlink/Starshield slowdown in Ukraine Trump ignored intel on China’s Nvidia spy to protect company’s stock, report says Kalshi and its co-founders face felony charges for violating Utah gambling laws Florida county won’t investigate sketchy Flock cameras removed by mystery owners "No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses US officials want Section 702 renewed before damaging court ruling goes public Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink terms with deadly drone strikes Highway thieves are spoofing GPS to steal millions in data center-bound cargo Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report The reactor meant to showcase nuclear’s comeback keeps hitting problems Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs' cheap prices are "irrational" Meta shocked by $25B fine after N.M. refused to join multistate settlement

Slashdot

Bad Flock Info Leads Police To Tow Wrong Car, Then Towing Company Totals It College Students are Pushing Colleges to 'De-Flock' America's Clocks Are Still Falling Back Tonight Despite Trump's Daylight Saving Push Flock Reinstalled Its Cameras After Another City Canceled Its Contract Two US Senators Raise Privacy Concerns About Meta's 'Pervert Glasses' Meta Settles Another Social Media Addiction Case Just Before Trial Thousands of 'Ghost Students' Use AI to Steal Millions In Student Loans, DOJ Says GM Reaches $220 Million Settlement Over Selling Drivers' Private Data Trump's CTFC Steps In to Defend Kalshi As Utah Brings Criminal Charges Against Execs Bank of America Kindly Asks That You Don't Share Your Password With Your AI Assistant Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers Amazon Puts a Camera In Its Echo Studio So Alexa Can See US Designates Helium As a Critical Material PHP2Shell Security Flaws Now Successfully Exploited Highway Thieves Are Spoofing GPS To Steal Millions In Data Center-Bound Cargo

Events

The Verge

More European supermarkets are getting their freezers hacked Binance hackers stole $6.3 billion in record-breaking crypto heist A hacker stole more than 40,000 DHS employee records Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army The disastrous PHP vulnerabilities were exploited days before the patch PHP: The three little letters wreaking havoc across the web 1Password lets AI agents use your passwords without seeing them Eiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots PHP: The three letters that shut down sites all over the internet today OpenAI says an AI agent lied about disabling its safety monitoring system

Cipher Brief

The Kids are Alright: U.S. Soft Power, Aid, and Youth in Africa F-35 Fallacy: Jets Alone Will Not Save Us The U.S. Military Has Much to Learn From Ukraine The Terms We Must Set The Thirteenth Mile: This Is What Gray Zone War Looks Like The Intelligence Community’s Missing Discipline We’re Losing the Cognitive Space Race Russia Never Left the International Financial System. It Built a Way Back In. Turkey Has Outsourced Its Censorship to American Companies Technology Is Outrunning the Way We Fight Hybrid Threats: Why Awareness Must Transcend Individual Cyberattacks America's Counter-Drone Authority Is Real, The Capacity Isn't Yet The U.S. Army’s Pacific Strategy Depends on Allies The Hidden Risks of AI-Powered Intelligence What a Russian Hybrid Attack Might Look Like

Blogs

Cory Doctorow

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