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Newly discovered PamStealer isn’t your typical macOS malware
Security researchers discovered PamStealer, a previously unknown macOS malware that uses AppleScript and Rust-based code to steal credentials through a fake clipboard manager application.
Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
Researchers discovered a new attack called HalluSquatting that exploits AI coding assistants’ inability to correctly identify resource locations, potentially enabling attackers to assemble massive botnets and conduct large-scale cyberattacks.
Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA
Allstate Insurance has accused Broadcom of initiating audits in retaliation for ending its VMware and CA Technologies contracts, leading to ongoing litigation between the parties.
Now, even Russia’s most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices
Russia’s GRU-affiliated Sandworm hacking group has begun using Clickfix, a social-engineering technique that tricks users into running malicious scripts, to target Ukrainian organizations.
HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
India’s Competition Commission fined HP India and partners 1.4 billion rupees for colluding to inflate prices of computers, ink cartridges, and toner in government contracts and retail sales.
Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’
AI-generated doctors spreading dubious health advice on TikTok pose a significant public safety risk, according to medical experts and research showing these accounts accumulate millions of views with false medical claims.
Raids across UK in crackdown on nuisance car finance texts
UK authorities executed search warrants at companies in five cities, seizing devices and documents as part of a crackdown on firms sending unsolicited text messages about car finance compensation claims.
Xbox tech boss says ‘unacceptable’ outage should not have affected disc games
Xbox’s technology chief acknowledged an “unacceptable” outage Monday that prevented some players from accessing disc-based games, citing a licensing verification failure.
The second time probably won’t help this charm.
AI pendant company Friend relaunched its product with added speaker functionality and doubled the price to $249, alongside a new $10 monthly subscription service.
Google is working on Chrome updates that don’t require restarts
Google is developing technology to apply Chrome updates without requiring browser restarts, using dynamic patching to reduce user disruption from increasingly frequent security patches.
Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body
Google DeepMind’s updated Gemini Robotics 2 AI model can now control humanoid robots’ entire bodies, enabling whole-body movements and complex manipulation tasks previously limited to upper-body control.
LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button
LinkedIn is introducing a reporting button to flag posts as AI-generated content, part of broader efforts to reduce artificial content on the professional networking platform.
Personal and banking details among customer data stolen in Origin Energy hack
Origin Energy confirmed that customer addresses, phone numbers, and partial bank account details were accessed in a recent hack affecting potentially millions of accounts.
AusAlert blared around parks, libraries and cinemas for a few seconds, but some didn’t get the alert at all
Australia’s first nationwide emergency alert test, AusAlert, activated around 2pm AEST with mixed results—some devices received notifications while others missed the alert entirely despite advance warnings.
Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI says chatbot added own fake abusive content
A Labour MP is suing Elon Musk’s xAI company, alleging its Grok chatbot was trained to generate harmful sexualized content without restrictions and created fake abusive images of her without consent.
Qualcomm is raising phone chip prices starting September 1st
Qualcomm will raise prices on all its processors beginning September 1st, with increases reportedly in the double digits, even as the chipmaker reports declining smartphone revenue.
Mark Zuckerberg is planning a big push into personal AI agents
Meta plans a major push into personal AI agents designed for mainstream consumers, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company’s Q2 2026 earnings call, positioning the technology as a foundation for future products.
Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission
An AI security model discovered a fatal flaw in HAWK, a quantum-resistant cryptography algorithm under consideration for US standards, leading its developer to withdraw it from consideration.
Aussie gov’t tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
Australia’s government disabled thousands of functioning routers after its broadband testing program concluded, though volunteers say the devices could easily be reflashed for continued use.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Google paid $250,000 for a critical Linux vulnerability in KVM that allows virtual machines to escape and gain root access to host systems. A second high-severity flaw in the kernel’s futex machinery also surfaced this week.
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
Microsoft’s patch for a Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability may cause systems to exhaust available disk space, according to the researcher who discovered the flaw.
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