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A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

For nearly two years, researcher Vangelis Stykas has maintained access to North Korean hackers’ servers. His work shows they pulled off intrusions in a shocking number of systems across the globe.

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

Researchers at security firm Zenity found more than a dozen flaws in AI browsers—and managed to get OpenAI’s Atlas to make an unauthorized Amazon purchase.

FBI agent charged with stealing nearly $1M in crypto from investigation target

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FBI agent charged with stealing nearly $1M in crypto from investigation target

An FBI counterintelligence supervisor took about US$925,000 worth of cryptocurrency from a foreign intelligence target he was investigating and moved it to his own wallet, according to a criminal complaint filed in Virginia last week.

VnExpress

Pineapple growers raise biosecurity concerns as Asian imports considered

ABC News

Pineapple growers raise biosecurity concerns as Asian imports considered

Australian producers flag biosecurity worries as the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry considers importing pineapples from India and Indonesia.

ABC News

FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country

FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country

A former FBI counterintelligence supervisor is accused of memorizing seed phrases from bureau systems The agent moved roughly $1 million out of wallets tied to a foreign adversary without having to resort to any sort of hacking…

Hidden Backdoor Found in Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers

Hidden Backdoor Found in Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers

Researchers found a backdoor implant that gives servers in China full control over the routers.

Linux Use Skyrockets to a Historic High

Instead of more Americans using the Linux operating system, the sharp increase may be attributable to a different cause.

Linux Use Skyrockets as It Becomes ‘OS of Choice for AI Agents’

Linux Use Skyrockets as It Becomes ‘OS of Choice for AI Agents’

Instead of more Americans using the Linux operating system, the sharp increase may be attributable to a different cause.

Bangkok Post

NBTC deadlock imperils several projects

Turmoil at the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is continuing as its board meeting on Wednesday was aborted, just like last month, after four commissioners boycotted the session over the chairman's…

Bangkok Post

Zakat foundation inaugurates BOT, unveils digital platform

Daily Trust

Zakat foundation inaugurates BOT, unveils digital platform

The Ummah Zakat Foundation is to inaugurate its Board of Trustees (BOT), and unveil its EasyZakat digital platform on Thursday, a statement by the group has disclosed. The statement signed by Dr Ado Muhammad on behalf of its Steering…

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'It's not our job to make the audience comfortable'

'It's not our job to make the audience comfortable'

If you like the aesthetic vibes of colonial gothic horror stories such as Jamaica Inn and Wide Sargasso Sea , new Sky TV supernatural thriller Possession is definitely for you. However, a word of warning — the story is going to touch a…

Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #1655)

Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #1655)

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's…