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Android car head units infected with proxy botnet malware through built-in software updaters

Android car head units infected with proxy botnet malware through built-in software updaters 2026-08-24 at 12:51 By Sinisa Markovic A newly discovered Android malware, distributed through the built-in updaters in affected Android-based car head units, turns infected devices into ad-fraud tools and nodes in a proxy botnet, Kaspersky has found. According to the researchers, it’s […]

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UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit

UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit 2026-08-24 at 11:08 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 that’s targeting Windows and Linux web servers globally across the education, media, technology, and gaming sectors. The vast majority of the targets are located

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Product showcase: AI Paper Trail shows the privacy cost of talking to AI

Product showcase: AI Paper Trail shows the privacy cost of talking to AI 2026-08-24 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Proton’s AI Paper Trail is a free tool designed to make the information accumulated across AI conversations easier to see. It analyzes exported ChatGPT or Claude conversation data and produces a personal privacy report showing what

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Pakistan opens crypto licensing portal, sets Sept. 5 deadline for existing firms

Pakistan opens crypto licensing portal, sets Sept. 5 deadline for existing firms 2026-08-24 at 08:17 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Existing virtual asset providers must apply for an NOC by Sept. 5 or cease operations under Pakistan’s new regulatory framework. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Fake bank websites play dead to evade security scanners

Fake bank websites play dead to evade security scanners 2026-08-24 at 08:00 By Sinisa Markovic A phishing method, named Chameleon SEO Poisoning, that uses manipulated search results and cloaked fake banking websites to steal credentials while evading security scanners has been discovered by Fortra. The company’s threat intelligence unit, Fortra Intelligence and Research Experts (FIRE),

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Ransomware attackers are zeroing in on mid-market companies

Ransomware attackers are zeroing in on mid-market companies 2026-08-24 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Mid-sized companies accounted for 73% of publicly disclosed ransomware and data-extortion incidents with known revenue in North America and Europe between January 2023 and June 2026, according to Black Kite. The analysis covered 13,336 incidents with known revenue and defined mid-market

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AWS makes it easier to spot firewall rules that have gone quiet

AWS makes it easier to spot firewall rules that have gone quiet 2026-08-24 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec AWS Network Firewall’s rule hit count capability gives security teams visibility into which stateful firewall rules are matching traffic, helping them identify unused or redundant rules and validate whether security controls are working as intended. The capability

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We are so back! Bitcoin’s 23% rally on US debt policy: Hodler’s Digest

We are so back! Bitcoin’s 23% rally on US debt policy: Hodler’s Digest 2026-08-24 at 02:56 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton The US may face a debt crisis within three years according to Ray Dalio, and debt-related issues helped fuel a rally in Bitcoin that could mark the beginning of a new cycle. This article

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Alibaba launches $10B Hong Kong share placement to fund AI spending

Alibaba launches $10B Hong Kong share placement to fund AI spending 2026-08-23 at 21:57 By Reuters A deal by the Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing giant would mark the largest-ever primary follow-on offering by a Hong Kong-listed company. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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Nvidia customers warned about AI-related price hikes above 15% on chips: report

Nvidia customers warned about AI-related price hikes above 15% on chips: report 2026-08-23 at 21:09 By Reuters The price hikes will reportedly go into effect on systems shipped early next year and will impact systems including those with the flagship Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News |

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Fed study finds crypto investors driven by beliefs, easily swayed by returns

Fed study finds crypto investors driven by beliefs, easily swayed by returns 2026-08-23 at 18:30 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland study finds crypto investors hold sharply different views on returns and risk, while information about Bitcoin’s past gains can increase both desired allocations and actual crypto purchases. This article

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Week in review: Records allegedly stolen from Azure tenants, Medusa ransomware hits 500+ orgs

Week in review: Records allegedly stolen from Azure tenants, Medusa ransomware hits 500+ orgs 2026-08-23 at 11:00 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Windows 11’s strongest security defenses can be bypassed without a screwdriver Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Durham

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Robot smashes Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash world record in opening heat of World Humanoid Games

Robot smashes Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash world record in opening heat of World Humanoid Games 2026-08-22 at 20:38 By Ben Cost They’ve captured lightning in a bot-tle. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit

TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit 2026-08-22 at 17:32 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit accusing the company of violating child privacy laws in the country. As part of the settlement, the social media

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MiCA is coming for DeFi vaults, but regulation will be difficult

MiCA is coming for DeFi vaults, but regulation will be difficult 2026-08-22 at 16:30 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Brussels is reviewing whether crypto lending should fall under MiCA, but DeFi lending vaults are making it harder to determine who, exactly, should be regulated. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight

Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight 2026-08-22 at 11:30 By Eduard Kovacs The spyware-equipped Manic, a persistent Grandoreiro campaign in Latin America and Europe, and an expanded ToxicPanda 2.0 malware. The post Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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DOJ and TikTok reach $400 million settlement amid child privacy violation

DOJ and TikTok reach $400 million settlement amid child privacy violation 2026-08-22 at 00:20 By Victor Nava The US Justice Department and TikTok have agreed on a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations that the social media app violated children’s online ​privacy. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post

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14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2

14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2 2026-08-21 at 21:53 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are engineered to stealthily deliver an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Linux implant dubbed RedC2 4.0. “When the module loads, it locates the bundled

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Google AI gives wildly racist ‘advice’ about social situations with different groups: ‘I am alone with a Brit’

Google AI gives wildly racist ‘advice’ about social situations with different groups: ‘I am alone with a Brit’ 2026-08-21 at 21:14 By [email protected] Trust your gut, not the bot. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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