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  • St. Louis wants to build a $3 billion tech hub — but the data center anchoring it is sparking backlash

    St. Louis wants to build a $3 billion tech hub — but the data center anchoring it is sparking backlash 2026-10-17 at 20:52 By Realtor.com The project has sparked fierce public backlash, leading to competing lawsuits between opponents and developer TeraWatt Infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post…

  • SF tech bro pulls plug on controversial video game that let players kill ‘homeless people’

    SF tech bro pulls plug on controversial video game that let players kill ‘homeless people’ 2026-10-17 at 19:32 By Titus Wu “Targeting people struggling with addiction or homelessness was never my intention,” he said. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

  • ‘Something weird is going on’: Meta sparks privacy fears as users claim smartglasses are still recording in ‘sleep’ mode

    ‘Something weird is going on’: Meta sparks privacy fears as users claim smartglasses are still recording in ‘sleep’ mode 2026-10-17 at 18:25 By Ben Cost Customers are complaining that the tech titan’s state-of-the-art smart glasses are listening to them even while the device is set to sleep mode. This article is an excerpt from Latest…

  • Ex-FTX boss finds Sam Bankman-Fried ‘love story’ series on Netflix laughable: ‘No f—ing way’

    Ex-FTX boss finds Sam Bankman-Fried ‘love story’ series on Netflix laughable: ‘No f—ing way’ 2026-10-17 at 16:00 By Vivi Lin “I do not know how I am going to be portrayed, and I am a bit nervous, to be honest with you.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post…

  • Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says

    Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says 2026-10-17 at 15:58 By Cointelegraph by Michael Millard Solana has had no reported mainnet outages in two years, but concentrations in stake, hosting and client software should be monitored, according to a report. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • MALFEX npm Package ‘imgdecode’ Hides Shellcode Loader in Windows Native Addon

    MALFEX npm Package 'imgdecode' Hides Shellcode Loader in Windows Native Addon 2026-10-17 at 14:54 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that’s part of a recently disclosed software supply chain attack campaign dubbed MALFEX. The package, named “imgdecode,” was uploaded to the package registry on September 30, 2026, by a user named “malfexteste8.”…

  • Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report

    Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report 2026-10-17 at 14:03 By Cointelegraph by Michael Millard Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Israeli Ad Firm Doubled as Candiru’s Zero-Click Spyware Delivery Channel

    Israeli Ad Firm Doubled as Candiru’s Zero-Click Spyware Delivery Channel 2026-10-17 at 14:00 By Ionut Arghire Israeli company Discover-Tech’s ads allow threat actors to fingerprint and track devices at scale and infect selected targets. The post Israeli Ad Firm Doubled as Candiru’s Zero-Click Spyware Delivery Channel appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt…

  • Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro imminent

    Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro imminent 2026-10-17 at 11:32 By Cointelegraph by Michael Millard “The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Bitget to discontinue services for some users in one-off exercise  

    Bitget to discontinue services for some users in one-off exercise   2026-10-17 at 10:26 By Cointelegraph by Michael Millard Bitget says user funds are safe and exchange will continue to operate during the change. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Hackers Use Compromised ConnectWise Credential to Sign In to 173 Microsoft 365 Tenants

    Hackers Use Compromised ConnectWise Credential to Sign In to 173 Microsoft 365 Tenants 2026-10-17 at 10:05 By Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm related to an active campaign in which unknown threat actors are abusing a compromised Microsoft 365 (M365) credential belonging to ConnectWise Cloud Backup (formerly SkyKick) to gain unauthorized access to customers’ M365…

  • Fake babes, stolen jokes: AI-generated women are ripping off comics to promote porn sites, reports find

    Fake babes, stolen jokes: AI-generated women are ripping off comics to promote porn sites, reports find 2026-10-17 at 01:24 By Ariel Zilber A crop of busty, AI-generated women is stealing jokes from real stand-up comedians — racking up millions of views on Instagram while steering fans toward adult subscription sites including OnlyFans and Fanvue. This…

  • Apple-1 computer complete with Wozniak signature and unique letter from Jobs sells for $1.15M

    Apple-1 computer complete with Wozniak signature and unique letter from Jobs sells for $1.15M 2026-10-17 at 00:01 By Titus Wu Apple co-founder Wozniak’s signature is on the motherboard, which still fully operates. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

  • Researchers Demonstrate OpenBSD Root Exploit Chaining 37-Year-Old Shared-Memory Bug

    Researchers Demonstrate OpenBSD Root Exploit Chaining 37-Year-Old Shared-Memory Bug 2026-10-16 at 21:39 By A local privilege escalation exploit published today gains root on OpenBSD 7.9 by chaining a roughly 37-year-old integer overflow with a separate kernel flaw, bypassing OpenBSD’s KARL kernel-address randomization and its SMAP and SMEP hardware protections. Security firm Calif, which found and…

  • Attackers Tampered with AOMEI Backupper’s Update Servers for Minutes to Deliver a Backdoor

    Attackers Tampered with AOMEI Backupper's Update Servers for Minutes to Deliver a Backdoor 2026-10-16 at 20:47 By Attackers repeatedly changed the files that AOMEI Backupper fetches from the vendor’s own update servers, in windows of five to ten minutes at a time between May and July 2026, so that any copy of the Windows backup…

  • Over 40% of Americans have felt duped by AI ads before, new survey suggests

    Over 40% of Americans have felt duped by AI ads before, new survey suggests 2026-10-16 at 20:38 By SWNS More than half said they do not trust products advertised with AI to match their descriptions. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

  • Crypto PACs escalate spending against Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate race

    Crypto PACs escalate spending against Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate race 2026-10-16 at 20:30 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright At least two industry-aligned PACs have poured more than $52 million into opposing Sherrod Brown’s return to the Senate. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Stablecoin remittances cost 84% less than traditional transfers, report finds

    Stablecoin remittances cost 84% less than traditional transfers, report finds 2026-10-16 at 20:21 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Borderless.xyz data shows major savings on cross-border business payments, with stablecoin transfers also settling faster than traditional international bank wires. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Internet brutally mocks Saudi OpenAI ‘spy’ over startled-looking surveillance photo

    Internet brutally mocks Saudi OpenAI ‘spy’ over startled-looking surveillance photo 2026-10-16 at 19:59 By Ariel Zilber Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was caught on camera peering behind a television in an executive conference room at OpenAI’s San Francisco offices. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

  • Security Guard Assaulted in What Police Call a Hate Crime

    Security Guard Assaulted in What Police Call a Hate Crime 2026-10-16 at 19:30 By A security guard was punched in the face twice, held in a chokehold and told to “go back to [his] country” in an attack police have labelled a hate crime. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine's RSS Feed…

  • UAT-11985 Uses Fake Event Invites to Target Taiwan Research Affiliates With Google AitM Phishing

    UAT-11985 Uses Fake Event Invites to Target Taiwan Research Affiliates With Google AitM Phishing 2026-10-16 at 19:30 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an advanced persistent threat (APT) spear-phishing campaign that has targeted individuals affiliated with Taiwan research organizations to direct victims to an adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing framework designed to harvest their Google account…

  • AI Hacking Breach Hits 16 Financial Institutions, Leaks 100,000 Records

    AI Hacking Breach Hits 16 Financial Institutions, Leaks 100,000 Records 2026-10-16 at 19:00 By The financial sector was recently targeted by an AI hacking attack.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine's RSS Feed View Original Source

  • Crypto Biz: Wall Street closes at 4. Tokenized stocks keep trading

    Crypto Biz: Wall Street closes at 4. Tokenized stocks keep trading 2026-10-16 at 18:52 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Tokenized stocks are drawing trading activity beyond Wall Street hours, while Bitcoin miners confront costly AI expansion and new accounting rules could benefit stablecoins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Bitcoin price steadies around $82K after Fed’s Warsh avoids rate-hike hints

    Bitcoin price steadies around $82K after Fed’s Warsh avoids rate-hike hints 2026-10-16 at 18:45 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin held above $80,000 as South Korean tech stocks recovered from a sell-off and traders lowered their expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • OpenAI Claims Model Helped Solve Insider Threat Concern

    OpenAI Claims Model Helped Solve Insider Threat Concern 2026-10-16 at 18:18 By OpenAI claims it used its own model to mediate an insider threat concern, but some are questioning the details of this incident.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine's RSS Feed View Original Source

  • OpenAI Research Model Spent 3rd-Party Test ETH Without Permission to Deploy Smart Contract

    OpenAI Research Model Spent 3rd-Party Test ETH Without Permission to Deploy Smart Contract 2026-10-16 at 18:17 By OpenAI has disclosed seven new incidents in which its artificial intelligence (AI) models exhibited misaligned behavior, including one case where its research model, after not having funds on an Ethereum test network, spent test cryptocurrency from a third-party’s…

  • Apple users furious after iPhone Duo order delayed until 2027 amid preorder scramble

    Apple users furious after iPhone Duo order delayed until 2027 amid preorder scramble 2026-10-16 at 17:58 By Ben Cost It’s been post-Phoned! This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

  • Your AI Agent Doesn’t Have MFA

    Your AI Agent Doesn’t Have MFA 2026-10-16 at 17:24 By Mihir Bagwe Every Cybersecurity Awareness Month campaign rests on four habits: All four assume a person is the one signing in, reading the message and clicking install. At a growing number of companies that person is now an AI agent, and AI agent security has…

  • Strategy conditionally declares daily dividends as STRC hovers below $100

    Strategy conditionally declares daily dividends as STRC hovers below $100 2026-10-16 at 17:11 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Strategy conditionally declared daily dividends on STRC, which continued to hover below its $100 par value. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • In Other News: ICS-Sniper Attack, Hacking XWorm Malware Operators, $250k Chrome Exploit

    In Other News: ICS-Sniper Attack, Hacking XWorm Malware Operators, $250k Chrome Exploit 2026-10-16 at 17:09 By SecurityWeek News Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: BofA adds 1,000 patching contractors, KGB RAT pairs data theft with jump scares, and Langflow flaw under attack. The post In Other News: ICS-Sniper Attack, Hacking XWorm Malware…

  • I’ve tested 40+ headphones — these new Beats made me rethink my fave

    I’ve tested 40+ headphones — these new Beats made me rethink my fave 2026-10-16 at 17:09 By Nishka Dhawan Gorgeous accessory or power-packed headphones? This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

  • LevelBlue Threat Hunters Earn Top Global Rankings in SentinelOne Competition

    LevelBlue Threat Hunters Earn Top Global Rankings in SentinelOne Competition 2026-10-16 at 17:00 By Three LevelBlue security experts put their investigative skills to the test in the SentinelOne Threat Hunting competition, with Jodie McDonald earning the top spot in EMEA and advancing to the Grand Final at OneCon. This article is an excerpt from LevelBlue…

  • Hackers disguise phishing as promising business opportunities

    Hackers disguise phishing as promising business opportunities 2026-10-16 at 15:45 By Sinisa Markovic Attackers are breaking into business email accounts with short messages asking whether a company can quote on an upcoming project, the kind of request sales and procurement staff answer every week. Cadence Riddle, a cybersecurity researcher at Fortra, tracked a 12-fold increase…

  • AI Decision Models and Their Impact on AI SOC Platforms

    AI Decision Models and Their Impact on AI SOC Platforms 2026-10-16 at 15:38 By In the space of a month, a new category of AI model went from nonexistent to everywhere. TypeSafe AI released Jev on September 15 and called it a System One model, a nod to Kahneman’s fast, intuitive thinking. OpenAI announced its…

  • BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts

    BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts 2026-10-16 at 14:46 By Eduard Kovacs A cyber incident affecting contractor BAE Systems has knocked out the Bankruptcy Noticing Center, halting notices nationwide for a week. The post BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is…

  • Scammers clone candidates’ voices to steal cash and voter data ahead of 2026 midterms, FBI warns

    Scammers clone candidates’ voices to steal cash and voter data ahead of 2026 midterms, FBI warns 2026-10-16 at 14:34 By Sinisa Markovic Three weeks before Americans vote in the 2026 midterm election, fraudsters are borrowing candidate names, logos and slogans to collect fake donations and harvest personal data, the FBI warned. “The FBI warns the…

  • Solana’s Liu says Shanghai event postponed over registration surge

    Solana’s Liu says Shanghai event postponed over registration surge 2026-10-16 at 14:22 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Solana Foundation President Lily Liu said registrations quadrupled overnight, exceeding the attendance limit registered with local authorities. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day

    Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day 2026-10-16 at 13:53 By Ionut Arghire Armory Castle exploited CVE-2026-102764 for initial access, deployed custom tools, and deleted logs and artifacts. The post Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish Tasks

    OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish Tasks 2026-10-16 at 13:32 By Eduard Kovacs Left without funds for a coding task, an OpenAI model spent test crypto from a stranger’s wallet and left it out of its report. The post OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish…

  • CONNECT recap: Liquidity is tokenization’s next challenge, everyday stablecoins

    CONNECT recap: Liquidity is tokenization’s next challenge, everyday stablecoins 2026-10-16 at 13:27 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Panelists at Cointelegraph’s Singapore CONNECT event explored opportunities in tokenized markets, the future of everyday stablecoin payments and the evolving landscape for crypto investors. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Fake Arch Linux AUR packages exploit typos to run malware with root privileges

    Fake Arch Linux AUR packages exploit typos to run malware with root privileges 2026-10-16 at 12:58 By Sinisa Markovic Arch Linux users who mistyped yay or paru while installing the package helpers from the Arch User Repository (AUR) may have given a stranger root access to their machine. AUR is a popular community package source…

  • F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities

    F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities 2026-10-16 at 12:54 By Ionut Arghire Successful exploitation of some of these issues could lead to remote code execution and full device takeover. The post F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Bitcoin may seek 20-month trend line reclaim before new record highs: CryptoQuant

    Bitcoin may seek 20-month trend line reclaim before new record highs: CryptoQuant 2026-10-16 at 12:22 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin’s market cycle signals tool showed BTC price action copying history, possibly preparing to reclaim a key moving average before testing new highs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • The Human Breaking Point: A Reality Check on the 2026 State of Cybersecurity

    The Human Breaking Point: A Reality Check on the 2026 State of Cybersecurity 2026-10-16 at 12:00 By We’ve spent years treating the “cybersecurity talent gap” like a math problem. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine's RSS Feed View Original Source

  • Android adds AI-powered scam alerts, hangs up on bank impostors

    Android adds AI-powered scam alerts, hangs up on bank impostors 2026-10-16 at 11:53 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google’s new scam protections cover Google Messages and third-party messaging apps, with an enhanced protection mode, expanded scam alerts and safeguards against call-forwarding and screen-sharing scams. “With scams growing harder to spot, it’s nearly impossible for users to catch…

  • Capital B reports $78M H1 loss driven by Bitcoin impairment charge

    Capital B reports $78M H1 loss driven by Bitcoin impairment charge 2026-10-16 at 10:59 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Europe’s second-largest Bitcoin treasury raised $30 million and increased its Bitcoin holdings by 11% in the first half of 2026, despite reporting a $75 million Bitcoin impairment loss. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

  • Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office

    Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office 2026-10-16 at 10:55 By Ionut Arghire In addition to RCE flaws, Microsoft fixed multiple information disclosure bugs and a security bypass issue in Office. The post Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original…

  • Judge rejects CFTC, Gemini bid to undo $5M settlement

    Judge rejects CFTC, Gemini bid to undo $5M settlement 2026-10-16 at 10:43 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Judge ruled changes in CFTC enforcement priorities and allegations of misconduct by its enforcement division were insufficient to overturn Gemini’s January 2025 settlement. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis

    Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis 2026-10-16 at 10:12 By Eduard Kovacs The Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint will acquire Varonis in an all-cash transaction and Varonis will become a private company. The post Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek…

  • China-Linked Hackers Exploited BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Take Over Remote Support Servers

    China-Linked Hackers Exploited BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Take Over Remote Support Servers 2026-10-16 at 09:55 By The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as Armory Castle (previously UNC5221 or Warp Panda) exploited a newly disclosed security flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support (formerly Bomgar) as a zero-day in late August 2026. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102764 (CVSS score:…

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