Anti-Doomscroll Tamagotchi Only Lives if You Do
The odds are, you have a device deliberately designed to be addictive in your pocket or on the table next to you if you aren’t staring at it right now– your smartphone. We’ve seen…
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US firm alerts WeChat to AI hacking tool
A US startup used AI models to identify a potentially devastating bug in Chinese super-app WeChat, in the latest sign of the cyber capabilities — and risks — of advanced AI tech. The attack tool, known as a worm, could allow someone to hijack WeChat accounts …
Kirsten Storms Clarifies Claims That Her and Daughter's Devices Were Hacked
Kirsten Storms is clarifying the claims that she made about her and daughter Harper’s devices being hacked while living in a Tennessee apartment. “Wanted to clear up the confusion on my phone and Harper’s iPad being hacked along with the wifi in my apartment …
$47M Still Missing After Liquid Hack as Blockstream Bargains With 'White Hats'
The hackers have returned 3,400 of the roughly 4,000 BTC drained from the sidechain, but about 600 BTC remains outstanding—and some doubt the actors' "white hat" claims.
Hackers Drain $320 Million From Liquid Network, Then Return Most of It
Crypto exchange network Liquid Network lost $320 million overnight, then got most of it back after the hackers demanded a bug fix instead of a ransom Bitcoin’s Liquid Network, a sidechain built by Blockstream and used by dozens of exchanges to move funds fast…
Google Accelerates Chrome Updates to Outrun Fast-Moving AI Hackers
Google has begun releasing updates to its Chrome browser every two weeks rather than the previous four weeks, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) blog post. The new schedule began with the Tuesday launch of Chrome 153 on Desktop, Android and iOS, and it w…
Google research shows when AI agents communicate, some cheat while others tattle
DeepMind researchers propose tapping into the whistleblower tendency to keep agents in check
Meet enso, the next unicorn in agentic GTM
Growth hacking was supposed to be dead. The term had a good run. Sean Ellis coined it in 2010, and for a decade it described the scrappy, slightly unholy tricks that built the consumer internet: Airbnb piggybacking on Craigslist, Dropbox handing out free stor…
WeChat Worm Can Hijack Accounts Without Victims Answering Calls
Researchers built a WeChat worm that spreads through incoming calls without user action. Tencent has blocked the exploit. Researchers at Calif created a WeChat worm that can take over an account through an incoming call, even if the victim never answers or to…
The Queue: Legend of Zelda
I heard there was a big announcement from Nintendo about the Zelda series this morning. Back in my day kids, we had another big story — you might even call it Great? — featuring a princess named Zelda, too. They even made a movie version. Oh, no, we uh… we we…
AIs as Modern Genies
This essay was written with Barath Raghavan, and originally appeared in Lawfare. In April, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent conducting a routine task at a company hit a snag, tried to solve it, and soon ended up deleting the company’s database along with…
ShinyHunters hackers claim breach of Florida "DAVID" DMV database
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it breached an online platform for the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles database known as "DAVID" and stole over 200,000 records about drivers in the state. [...]
Club America, Scarlett Camberos are Ballon d'Or nominees in Liga MX Femenil first
It's a pair of firsts for the Liga MX Femenil as Club América and its captain are recognized for a strong 2025-26 campaign.
NIXI and APNIC sign MoU to reduce latency and improve network resilience
Under this partnership, the two entities will strengthen network security and supporting efficient internet network operations in India
kos: a minimal operating system that runs KOReader
kos is an open-source operating system that can replace the stock OS. It comes with KOReader as the graphical user interface. Currently it only supports the Clara Colour, but if someone is interested I could easily add support for the Libra Colour and the Cl…
NIXI, APNIC partner to strengthen internet routing security in India
Partnership will bring an APNIC RPKI repository mirror to India, helping reduce latency, improve network resilience and support wider adoption of the IPv6 protocol
Paul Tagliamonte: can you hear me now? good! (Part 11/12) ️
️ This post is part of a series called "Pigeon". If this is the first post you've found, it'd be worth reading the intro post first and then looking over all posts in the series. If you're looking for it, the intro to the Link (layer 2) that this belongs a…
Autonomous AI Agents Compromise Thousands of Credentials in Under Six Hours
Threat actors are continuing to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline their operations, with one financially motivated hacking group employing an autonomous, multi-agent attack framework to carry out a large-scale credential harvesting campaign …
Anti-Israel Columbia Student Claims Mossad Hacked His Social Media Accounts
“ISRAELI MOSSAD broke into my Facebook and created chaos in an apparent attempt to fracture the solidarity between me and the Jewish community in the United States.” The post Anti-Israel Columbia Student Claims Mossad Hacked His Social Media Accounts first ap…
Lanner to Host Edge AI Summit 2026, Showcasing AstraEdge™ Platforms for Bridging Connectivity with AI
FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanner Electronics, a global leader in Edge AI platforms and Network Appliances, today announced it will host Edge AI Summit 2026 on September 8, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, bringing together industry…
Dark-Moon v1.4.0
Autonomous AI pentesting engine, continuous offensive security across web, cloud, AD & Kubernetes. Agentic reasoning + real exploit execution deliver proof-based vulnerabilities. Privacy gateway: the LLM never sees your real IPs, hosts, creds or paths (determ…
Ethereum Foundation sets deadline for quantum resistance by 2029
Ethereum's quantum resistance deadline by 2029 highlights the urgent need for blockchain networks to adapt to emerging quantum threats, impacting security and infrastructure. The post Ethereum Foundation sets deadline for quantum resistance by 2029 appeared f…
A $320 Million Hack Exposes the Cracks in Crypto’s Plumbing
The $320 million hack of the Bitcoin-linked Liquid Network is another dent to crypto’s reputation as the industry tries to convince banks and institutional i...
Are We at War with AI Agent “Civilizations”? [link]
TL;DR: no. I've been watching over the commentary about the recent LLM "breakouts", and I feel particularly suspicious about the way the AI companies themselves have been reporting. This post captures what I've been thinking (without having the firm grasp of …
