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New Spectre-v2 BTR Attack Leaks Linux Memory Despite Existing Defenses 2026-09-29 at 20:00 By A group of academics from VUSec and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna have disclosed details of a new Spectre CPU vulnerability variant that affects Just-In-Time (JIT) engines present in web browsers, language runtimes, and the operating system kernel, across multiple CPU vendors. The […]

17.3 Trillion Microsoft Records Exposed 2026-09-29 at 19:00 By Approximately 17.3 trillion stored rows within several Microsoft datasets were found to be accessible via an internal analytics service. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

A Practical Guide to Symantec PAM Secondary Sites 2026-09-29 at 18:05 By Mickey Part 2: Why “Less Is More” in Symantec PAM Clustering This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

Death at Care Home Leads to Upgraded Security 2026-09-29 at 18:00 By Following an unexplained death, a care facility is increasing security.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Kiteworks Fixes Critical Flaw Found During Nine-Hour Precautionary Shutdown 2026-09-29 at 17:13 By Kiteworks on Monday said it worked with federal intelligence authorities over the weekend as it identified and addressed a critical security vulnerability during the scheduled precautionary shutdown. “During the shutdown, this activity led to the discovery of a previously unknown critical vulnerability […]

New iPhone buyers demand refunds after $1,199 gizmo changes color just weeks after purchase 2026-09-29 at 17:02 By Ben Cost Color them surprised. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

101 Malicious npm Packages Add Developers’ WhatsApp Accounts to Groups Without Consent 2026-09-29 at 16:45 By Cybersecurity researchers have identified a cluster of 101 npm packages that are used to trap developers into a WhatsApp group subscriber campaign dubbed PhantomSub. “The malicious packages abuse the ‘Baileys’ WhatsApp open source project to add the victims to […]

Dutch Police Arrest 24-Year-Old Amsterdam Man in ShinyHunters Investigation 2026-09-29 at 15:30 By Dutch authorities have confirmed that they arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam in connection with the ShinyHunters group. “It is true that this month a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam was arrested in an investigation into the hacker group ShinyHunters,” the Politie Landelijke […]

OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra After Tests Find Deception and Unauthorized Actions 2026-09-29 at 11:39 By OpenAI on Monday shelved plans to release GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) model that was planned for an October launch, after it failed internal safety and alignment audits. The development was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. […]

OpenAI Pauses Tool Use After Agent Bypasses Internet Controls to Reach External Chatbot 2026-09-29 at 11:39 By OpenAI said it has made the decision to pause training of its most powerful models after one of its agents during reinforcement learning (RL) training contacted an external chatbot by exploiting a loophole in its internet-access restrictions. “An […]

Official MCP Python SDK Flaw Can Let Malicious Servers Steal OAuth Credentials 2026-09-29 at 09:08 By A malicious MCP server could trick an application built on the official MCP Python SDK into handing over the OAuth credentials it uses to log in to a real service, the SDK’s maintainers said in a security advisory. Affected versions sent […]

OpenAI pulls plug on ‘untrustworthy’ new AI model as tech doomerism mounts: report 2026-09-29 at 01:49 By Ariel Zilber OpenAI reportedly slammed the brakes on releasing its next-gen AI model after finding it was not trustworthy – the latest example of the artificial intelligence industry proceeding with caution amid growing doomer warnings about the tech. […]

AI researchers claim we’re on track to create ‘new species’ of superintelligent machines in Post video debate 2026-09-29 at 01:00 By Rikki Schlott “By default, machines should be given the least amount of access and power that they need to do their job.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York […]

Creepy walking robo-hand brings ‘Addams Family’ to life. ‘Could make future bots more versatile.’ 2026-09-29 at 00:05 By Ben Cost They’re admiring their handiwork. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Hackers Use NeedyMantis to Maintain Long-Term Access in Breached Networks 2026-09-28 at 23:37 By Hackers have used a malware family called NeedyMantis to maintain long-term access to networks they had already breached, Microsoft said in a technical analysis. The malware has been seen in a small number of targeted intrusions at telecommunications organizations, universities, medical nonprofits, […]

McDonald’s testing ads on drive-thru menus: ‘Like a YouTube video’ 2026-09-28 at 23:03 By Aurielle Weiss Want fries with your ads? This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Peter Thiel slams ‘not very smart’ White House officials, warns of dem socialist takeover 2026-09-28 at 22:29 By Marc Vartabedian Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel dinged the Trump administration for having “not very smart” officials who are hindering the GOP’s chances in future elections, warning that they could be paving the way for a democratic […]

Apple Patches CoreGraphics Flaw Possibly Exploited in Targeted Attacks 2026-09-28 at 22:18 By Apple has released security updates to address a vulnerability in older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that it said may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86950, refers to an out-of-bounds write impacting the CoreGraphics component that […]

AI agents could spark bank runs by yanking cash from low-paying accounts: Apollo economist 2026-09-28 at 22:01 By Ariel Zilber AI agents could spark a new kind of bank run by automatically yanking consumers’ cash out of low-paying checking accounts and chasing higher yields, Apollo’s chief economist warned. This article is an excerpt from Latest […]

IAM for AI agents: A Practical Enterprise Framework 2026-09-28 at 21:20 By What is IAM for AI agents? AI agents authenticate, invoke tools, and act across enterprise systems with delegated authority. IAM for AI Agents is the identity-control architecture that governs those actors. This guide covers the limits of conventional provisioning, the components that matter, […]