Hacker News

HackerTube: YouTube built from videos recommended by HN TCP Use-After-Free: CVE-2026-98432 / CVSS 9.8 The Duty of a Scholar It's the Memory Latency, Stupid GPT-5.6 Sol can beat Factorio on peaceful mode Molly (Signal fork) has not been updated since 3 months and is vulnerable Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4 Show HN: NES Contra (1987) port (ASM –> C and then C –> WebAssembly) Much Ado About None: Sentinel Values in Python Do the math: How we took over ChatGPT accounts Show HN: A language model that lives in a boot sector Redox: Ring Buffers Project Summary Noctua Fan Swap on a Calnex Rb/GPS Frequency Reference 5 years of OqtaDrive: Microdrive emulation to Sinclair Network over the internet William Nordhaus has died

Bleeping Computer

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 Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors SS7 and Diameter Attacks: How Signaling Flaws Expose Your Phone CISA says max severity GitLab flaw now exploited in the wild Microsoft finally fixes VPN issues caused by September updates Drupal warns of critical Commerce Core flaw exploited in attacks Binance links $6.3 billion crypto theft to compromised DevOps laptop OpenAI doubles ChatGPT Pro usage limits after backlash over planned 50% cut Binance probes potential $5.8 billion crypto-theft hack

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

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 Amazon Deforestation Fell To Lowest Level Since 1988 - And Silva Wins Reelection Google Says Gmail and Photos Data Shared with AI Search Could Be Used for Targeted Ads America's Defense Department Is Building an 'Elite New Tech Sabotage Agency'

Events

The Verge

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 A critical PHP vulnerability may take websites down today

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

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Cory Doctorow

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