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Ransomware negotiator recruited by BlackCat ransomware gang pleads guilty to 2023 attacks, faces 20 years in prison
A Florida-based negotiator hired to assist ransomware victims secretly aided BlackCat attackers and even deployed ransomware himself Prosecutors revealed he shared confidential client information, conspired with accomplices, and laundered over $1 million in Bitcoin All three defendants pleaded guilty, with sentencing dates set for mid‑2026 and potential prison terms of…
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“The way we move light”: Tiny optical chips smaller than a grain of salt could save data centers billions
Tiny optical chip steers millions of laser points from microscopic cantilever array MITRE-led research shows new path to scaling quantum computing laser control Microscopic beam steering technology could reduce complexity in large optical systems Quantum computing designs built around laser-controlled qubits run into trouble as systems grow larger. Many approaches…
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Even my technophobic mum found this Epson printer ridiculously easy to use — now the EcoTank gets a big price cut at Amazon
Amazon is currently running a Tech Week sale on a whole range of goodies – and one particular deal caught my eye. It’s for the Epson EcoTank ET-2861 that’s now £150 (was £240) at Amazon. It prints, it copies, it scans. And it comes with with three years’ worth of…
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Mythos accessed by unauthorized users as Anthropic says ‘We’re investigating’ — Cracks may be showing in Project Glasswing as unknown users access model via third parties
Unauthorized users claim to have access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos The users gained access with guesswork and third-party access The model is capable of exploiting software vulnerabilities at scale Anthropic’s Mythos model, which is capable of spotting hundreds of zero-day vulnerabilities in software, has been accessed by unauthorized users. A…
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‘The math is simple’: OpenClaw ‘Trojan Horse’ AI agents give hackers full control of 28,000+ systems
OpenClaw exposures reveal thousands of internet accessible high risk systems AI agents are being deployed with excessive permissions across critical environments Remote code execution vulnerabilities expose most observed OpenClaw deployments Agentic systems are moving quickly from experimentation into everyday workflows, yet recent findings suggest security practices are not keeping pace.…
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Iran alleges systematic sabotage of US-made networking infrastructure mid-conflict — hardware shut down and rebooted despite internet blackout
Iran blames the US for a networking shutdown Blame has been placed on pre-installed backdoors in US tech Iran remains reliant on importing foreign tech Iranian media has accused US tech companies and the US government of working together to install secret backdoors in networking infrastructure. The claim comes after…
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