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Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware
Sports entertainment company Topgolf migrated 12,000 virtual machines from VMware to VergeIO’s VergeOS platform, saving over $11.3 million in infrastructure costs while avoiding significant price increases under Broadcom’s ownership.
PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
Researchers discovered active exploitation of four chained vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server, installing malware like cryptominers and residential proxy software on unpatched systems.
Suspect in deadly Paris suburb shooting sent for psychiatric observation
A suspect in a deadly shooting near Paris that killed one person and injured five others has been placed under psychiatric observation, French anti-terrorism officials announced.
Opposition leader María Machado returns to Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after more than 10 months in exile, arriving to crowds of supporters in Caracas on Sunday.
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Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
Researchers have developed a defensive technique called context bombing that uses prompt injections to disable attacking AI agents, reducing successful account compromises from 57% to 5% across tested models.
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
US government agencies warn that Russian state hackers are compromising home and office routers to use as proxies for attacks on critical infrastructure sectors worldwide.
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
Security researchers identified 11 firmware images, some from 2013, that Microsoft failed to revoke despite known vulnerabilities, allowing simple bypasses of Secure Boot protection for over a decade.
Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
A zero-day exploit called HiveLegacy allows low-privilege Windows users to modify administrator accounts, released the same day Microsoft issued a record number of security patches.
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
Convenience store chain Sheetz is migrating approximately 11,000 virtual machines from VMware to StorMagic’s platform across its 838 locations, citing cost concerns and Broadcom’s subscription-based licensing model.
Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
Microsoft introduced new AI security tools designed to identify and reduce security risks, claiming they outperform competing platforms at lower costs.
Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’
Atlassian introduced monthly AI spending caps of up to $2,000 per employee, countering industry trends of unchecked AI usage as costs surge across tech companies.
Hackers steal sensitive data from UK Department for Education and police
Hackers stole over 740,000 pieces of data from the UK Department for Education and a police legal database, with a group called ExfilSquad demanding payment to prevent full release.
Max-severity Exchange server flaw under active exploitation by Kremlin hackers
Russian state hackers are exploiting a maximum-severity Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability to install advanced malware through emails, with a sophisticated backdoor that persists even after credential rotation and system re-imaging.
China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
China’s recent advances in artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing, and robotics have created tensions in Silicon Valley and prompted policy debates within the Trump administration over how to respond to competitive Chinese-made technologies.
‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Australian rare booksellers worry that generative AI companies are systematically destroying valuable physical books through intermediaries to train language models, threatening unique literary artifacts.
US water facilities targeted by ‘malicious cyber actors’ – who’s to blame?
Federal authorities warned of cyberattacks targeting water facilities in at least seven US states, with Minnesota reporting 30 affected systems. Officials suspect Iran is responsible, though the FBI has not formally attributed the attacks.