News for August 16, 2026

News for August 16, 2026

By I_g_o_r | Some news | 1 hour ago


Hugging Face hack marks start of dangerous AI cyber era and many firms ‘don’t even know it’

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/08/hugging-face-ai-hack-cybersecurity-black-hat.html

 

The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/the-ai-safety-test-is-becoming-a-safety-risk/

 

The first self-driving vehicle on Mars has proven to be a smashing success

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/the-first-self-driving-vehicle-on-mars-has-proven-to-be-a-smashing-success/

 

Privacy Backlash Explodes Against Meta's Smart Glasses

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/10/0152228/privacy-backlash-explodes-against-metas-smart-glasses

 

Google Caught AI Faking Creativity in Every Office in America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_O6Lwj1yjQ

 

Microsoft quietly kills off picture passwords for new Windows users

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-quietly-kills-off-picture-passwords-for-new-windows-users/

 

How to Build an Education Platform That Supports People Through Different Stages of Life

https://hackernoon.com/how-to-build-an-education-platform-that-supports-people-through-different-stages-of-life

 

Mysterious ‘cloaked UFO’ spotted hiding inside cloud over North America

https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-16031619/ufo-cloud-canmore-alberta.html

 

California City Declares State of Emergency After Cyberattack

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/09/2144257/california-city-declares-state-of-emergency-after-cyberattack

 

U.S. Defense Manufacturer IEH Hit by Phishing Attack, Exposing Potentially Export-Controlled Data

https://securityaffairs.com/196890/cyber-crime/u-s-defense-manufacturer-ieh-hit-by-phishing-attack-exposing-potentially-export-controlled-data.html

 

GeForce NOW exploit lets you access the full Windows desktop through a simple file swap

https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/streaming/geforce-now-exploit-lets-you-access-the-full-windows-desktop-through-a-simple-file-swap-modder-runs-local-ai-models-on-ultimate-tier-with-48gb-of-vram-and-no-restrictions

 

Bitcoin 'Red Team' Says AI Is Finding 100s Of Critical Exploits Across Core Projects

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/bitcoin-red-team-says-ai-finding-100s-critical-exploits-across-core-projects

 

Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People

https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaws-discovered-in-belgian-eid-software-used-by-2-million-people/

 

EPIC VIOLIN Meets SYMPHONIC METAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbLIH1AOIhc

 

BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds

https://cointelegraph.com/news/btcpay-restricts-remote-lightning-access-after-attackers-steal-funds

 

QC Ware Demonstrates Hybrid Quantum-Classical Chemistry Workflow with IBM Quantum Hardware

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/08/07/qc-ware-hybrid-quantum-classical-chemistry-workflow-ibm-quantum/

 

The Trojan Horse Inside Your Head: How Government Propaganda Is Quietly Dismantling Free Thought

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trojan-horse-inside-your-head-how-government-propaganda-quietly-dismantling-free-thought

 

OpenAI Pauses Astra Model Over Critical Cybersecurity Risk Concerns

https://securityaffairs.com/196931/ai/openai-pauses-astra-model-over-critical-cybersecurity-risk-concerns.html

 

What Grays Do in the Final 60 Seconds Before Returning Abductees to Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HlT_LmjfYw

 

XSS2Shell Vulnerability Puts 500 Million WordPress Sites at Risk of RCE

https://hackread.com/xss2shell-vulnerability-wordpress-sites-rce-risk/

 

Valve notifies Steam hardware customers of a data breach

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/valve-notifies-steam-hardware-customers-of-a-data-breach/

 

New Passkey Attacks Can Recover Synced Private Keys or Bypass Phishing-Resistant MFA

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-passkey-attacks-can-recover-synced.html

 

Android Banking Droppers Surge as Malware Operators Change Packaging Tactics

https://gbhackers.com/android-banking-droppers/

 

Everything You Wanted To Know About Building A Cheap AI Setup (That Still Works) But Were Afraid To Ask

https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/everything-you-wanted-know-about-building-cheap-ai-setup-still-works-were-afraid-ask

 

Experts warn North Korean hackers are increasingly using AI to build smarter and more devious cyberattacks

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/experts-warn-north-korean-hackers-are-increasingly-using-ai-to-build-smarter-and-more-devious-cyberattacks

 

Corporate Data Stolen in Levi Strauss Cyberattack

https://www.securityweek.com/corporate-data-stolen-in-levi-strauss-cyberattack/

 

Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/09/ransomware-gangs-skip-the-ceo-head-straight-for-the-40-something-it-manager/5284499

 

An Object Larger Than Jupiter is now Positioned Just Outside Earth's Orbit...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbp9xDA5x8k

 

Ravencoin Reports Consensus Vulnerability After Invalid Block Is Exploited

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/354426181109489

 

Post-Quantum Cryptography Timelines: When Will Organizations Migrate?

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/08/07/post-quantum-cryptography-timelines/

 

Michael Saylor's Strategy sells another 1,690 BTC as USD reserve hits $4.65 billion

https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-08-10-michael-saylor-strategy-bitcoin-treasury-411237

 

LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lexisnexis-shuts-down-services-after-suspicious-activity-on-servers/

 

Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/solidity-pro-vs-code-extensions-steal.html

 

A Data Breach At Shipping Giant Ceva Logistics Is Rippling Across Banks, Retailers, Steam Gamers, and Beyond

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/10/2035248/a-data-breach-at-shipping-giant-ceva-logistics-is-rippling-across-banks-retailers-steam-gamers-and-beyond

 

Play Ransomware Masquerades as PsExec to Blend Into Legitimate Windows Administration

https://gbhackers.com/play-ransomware-minics-psexec/

 

Cyber vulnerability sweep picks up Royal Navy drones sending data to China

https://www.theregister.com/edge-and-iot/2026/08/10/cyber-vulnerability-sweep-picks-up-royal-navy-drones-sending-data-to-china/5285430

 

What does a $100 smartphone get you in 2026?

https://www.engadget.com/2232430/what-does-100-dollar-smartphone-get-you-2026/

 

Coinsbuy Says It Fully Compensated Users After Attack and Resumed Operations

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/354384376051986

 

AI Assistant Hacks Gym Website In First Known Australian Autonomous Cyber Attack

https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/08/10/0518257/ai-assistant-hacks-gym-website-in-first-known-australian-autonomous-cyber-attack

 

Health Canada Is Making You Sick On Purpose | Shawn Buckley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8QBKRPIix8

 

Crypto’s first quantum attack will look like unexplained breach: Quantus founder

https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptos-first-quantum-attack-look-like-ordinary-key-theft-quantus-founder

 

A daily glass of fruit juice was linked to lower depression scores

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260808235003.htm

 

Microsoft reportedly raises Windows 11 license price significantly more than expected

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reportedly-raises-windows-11-license-price-significantly-more-than-expected/

 

Developer Cold Iron Studios shuts down cloud version of $60 game with no refunds

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/players-lose-access-to-aliens-fireteam-elite-on-nintendo-switch-without-refunds/

 

France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/06/france-to-ban-unsolicited-telemarketing-calls-from-august-11_6756208_7.html

 

GhostJacking Attacks Let Hackers Hijack AI Agents and Steal Cloud Credentials

https://gbhackers.com/ghostjacking-attacks/

 

HostingSeekers Audit Reveals 130+ Hosting Companies Shut Down

https://www.hostingseekers.com/press-release/hosting-providers-exit-market-licensing-costs

https://hostingdailynews.com/web-hosting/hostingseekers-audit-130-hosting-companies-shut-down/

 

Fake Zoom Installer Targets Mac and Windows With Overlord RAT

https://hackread.com/fake-zoom-installer-mac-windows-overlord-rat/

 

Mozilla Issues New Firefox GPG Key Following Exposure

https://www.securityweek.com/mozilla-issues-new-firefox-gpg-key-following-exposure/

 

Cisco warns of high-severity ClamAV flaws with public exploits

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-high-severity-clamav-flaws-with-public-exploits/

 

Predicting Stock Market Crash with Bayesian Generalized Pareto Regression

https://arxiv.org/html/2506.17549v1

 

Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-turn-usb-auto-install-into.html

 

Fake popular sites offer a free app, instead take over PCs

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/08/fake-popular-sites-offer-a-free-app-instead-take-over-pcs

 

Copeland XWEB Pro Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Gain Root Access and Manipulate Refrigeration Systems

https://gbhackers.com/23-copeland-xweb-pro-vulnerabilities/

 

Wall Street Analysts Are Comparing This To Enron — We Had To React

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PJvTCs6I5Q

 

The CEVA Logistics data breach is having major knock-on effects across Europe - here's what we know

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/the-ceva-logistics-data-breach-is-having-major-knock-on-effects-across-europe-heres-what-we-know

 

Weekly Recap: AI Goes Rogue, Metabase 0-Day, MCP Supply-Chain Attacks, and Router Backdoors

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-goes-rogue-metabase-0.html

 

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Is Betting Its Future On Quantum Security And AI

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/vitalik-buterin-says-ethereum-betting-its-future-quantum-security-and-ai

 

Harmony Says It Is Working to Freeze Funds After Reported ONE Token Exploit

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/354787441066529

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/354821832636274

 

Malicious SIMs can shut down phones, steal files, and drag 5G back to 2G

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/malicious-sims-can-shut-down-phones-steal-files-and-drag-5g-back-to-2g/5285482

 

Black Triangle UFO Is Back! Filmed Over Georgia August 2026!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuYd7Bk2KKg

 

UK Regulators To Prepare Tokenized-Gold Framework: Report

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/uk-regulators-prepare-tokenized-gold-framework-report

 

SEC and CFTC Sue Goliath Ventures Over Alleged $400 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/354723555713218

 

Rogue AI is here and currently, we have no way to control it: Expert

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/08/11/rogue-ai-is-here-and-currently-we-have-no-way-to-control-it-expert.html

 

A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices On a Call

https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/08/11/1951224/a-zoom-screen-sharing-bug-let-anyone-take-over-other-devices-on-a-call

 

CISA Warns Critical Metabase SQL Injection Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Gain Admin Access

https://gbhackers.com/cisa-warns-critical-metabase-sql-injection-flaw/

 

DeadLock ransomware uses blockchain to resist infrastructure takedown

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/deadlock-ransomware-uses-blockchain-to-resist-infrastructure-takedown/

 

Over 2,500 Organizations Impacted by LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack

https://www.securityweek.com/over-2500-organizations-impacted-by-litellm-supply-chain-attack/

 

FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/fbi-says-cybercriminals-are-hacking-into-victims-online-accounts-to-steal-their-intimate-pictures/

 

DPRK-Linked Hackers Use Ethereum Dead Drops in Malicious npm Packages

https://hackread.com/dprk-hackers-ethereum-malicious-npm-packages/

 

AI Is Making Everyone Faster but Not Necessarily Better

https://hackernoon.com/ai-is-making-everyone-faster-but-not-necessarily-better

 

The True Story of the Ponzi Scheme - The Trick That Fooled All of Boston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWwP-JtDahY

 

Hackers leverage new Microsoft SharePoint exploit in attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/hackers-leverage-new-microsoft-sharepoint-exploit-in-attacks/

 

Sci-Fi Shapes the Future

https://dailyreckoning.com/sci-fi-shapes-the-future/

 

Hackers Exploit Critical VMware vCenter Flaw to Deploy Reverse SSH Across 47 Countries

https://gbhackers.com/hackers-exploit-critical-vmware-vcenter-flaw/

 

Crypto companies urge AI firms to give Bitcoin developers early access

https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-companies-ai-firms-bitcoin-developers-access

 

Deepfake hiccup unmasks suspected digital certificate fraudster

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/deepfake-hiccup-unmasks-suspected-digital-certificate-fraudster/5285934

 

Ceva Logistics Operations Disrupted by Cyberattack

https://www.securityweek.com/ceva-logistics-operations-disrupted-by-cyberattack/

 

Fake CCleaner installs GhostDesk Chrome spyware

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/08/fake-ccleaner-installs-ghostdesk-chrome-spyware

 

Scammers are using fake Odyssey pirate downloads to spread malware that's more dangerous than the Cyclops and Circe combined

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/scammers-are-using-fake-odyssey-pirate-downloads-to-spread-malware-thats-more-dangerous-than-the-cyclops-and-circe-combined

 

Kimwolf v7 Hides DDoS Traffic Behind Chrome Fingerprints and Ethereum

https://securityaffairs.com/197070/malware/kimwolf-v7-hides-ddos-traffic-behind-chrome-fingerprints-and-ethereum.html

 

U.S. Lawmakers Reportedly Pushing Higher Defense Spending on Quantum as China Race Intensifies

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/08/10/u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-pushing-higher-defense-spending-on-quantum-as-china-race-intensifies/

 

Two wars and a World Cup lead to epic DDoS attacks on publishers

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/two-wars-and-a-world-cup-lead-to-epic-ddos-attacks-on-publishers/5286278

 

Why Crypto Giants Are Quietly Shutting Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gy7bszcKpg

 

Spotify asks artists to disclose whether they’re humans or AI

https://financialpost.com/technology/tech-news/spotify-asks-artists-disclose-humans-or-ai

 

China-Linked Hackers Used AI To Run First-Ever 'Autonomous' Cyberattack On Taiwan

https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/08/12/1544250/china-linked-hackers-used-ai-to-run-first-ever-autonomous-cyberattack-on-taiwan

 

Gunra Ransomware Gang Exploits Fortinet Flaws, Bypasses MFA

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/gunra-ransomware-gang-fortinet-flaws-bypasses-mfa

 

Bitcoin market in 'hibernation' as perp trading activity sinks to three-year low ahead of US CPI release: K33

https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-08-12-bitcoin-perp-trading-activity-three-year-low-us-cpi-k33-411545

 

New Orleans Becomes First Major U.S. City To Let AI Answer 911

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/new-orleans-becomes-first-major-us-city-let-ai-answer-911

 

ShieldBreak: New Windows Zero-Day Bypasses Microsoft’s RoguePlanet Patch

https://securityaffairs.com/197063/hacking/shieldbreak-new-windows-zero-day-bypasses-microsofts-rogueplanet-patch.html

 

Hackers Drain $8 Million From Crypto Exchange Across Two Blockchains

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/hackers-drain-8-million-crypto-155630618.html

 

Autonomous AI hit on Taiwan linked to China

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/cyber/autonomous-ai-hit-on-taiwan-linked-to-china-585847.aspx

 

Vivaldi Meets Dark Techno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhIHs8Xt-9w

 

Harmony plunges 37% after hackers print 4 billion tokens

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/harmony-plunges-37-hackers-print-170000132.html

 

Bank of Korea Holds $250.4 Million In SPDR Gold Trust, First Gold Investment In 13 Years

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/355089892179297

 

Android malware combo takes out loans and relays victims' credit cards

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-malware-combo-takes-out-loans-and-relays-victims-credit-cards/

 

Trump Administration Enlists Private Companies To Hack Foreign Cybercrime Groups

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/13/0052208/trump-administration-enlists-private-companies-to-hack-foreign-cybercrime-groups

 

Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/terabytes-of-credentials-leaked-in-massive-supply-chain-attack/

 

Ordinary WiFi can now identify you with near-perfect accuracy

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260811052857.htm

 

Uber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/uber-freight-reportedly-investigating-after-hacking-group-claims-data-breach/

 

Armored Likho Turns Windows Microphones Into Automated Eavesdropping Devices

https://gbhackers.com/likho-hijacks-microphones/

 

CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues

https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-workers-allegedly-used-government-databases-to-spy-on-exes-crushes-and-colleagues/

 

PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/cloud-storage/nine-pbs-loses-access-to-70-years-of-data-after-contracted-cloud-storage-vendor-goes-defunct-public-tv-channel-sues-iron-mountain-data-center-which-hosts-archival-materials-to-ensure-preservation

 

SaaS Is Dead. Why Software Is Becoming Disposable

https://hackernoon.com/saas-is-dead-why-software-is-becoming-disposable

 

I Compared Grocery Prices in Canada vs. America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIlEM4ZRpqg

 

Suspected APT Exploits Critical VMware vCenter Vulnerabilities in 47 Countries

https://hackread.com/apt-exploits-critical-vmware-vcenter-vulnerabilities/

 

"City-Forum" data-theft attacks target Salesforce, ServiceNow portals

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/city-forum-data-theft-attacks-target-salesforce-servicenow-portals/

 

LiteLLM Hack Exposes Secrets From 2,488 Companies Across 118,829 CI Runner Dumps

https://gbhackers.com/litellm-hack-exposes-secrets/

 

Passwords stored in public Google Doc then showed up in search results

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/13/passwords-stored-in-public-google-doc-then-showed-up-in-search-results/5287028

 

Jewelbug' APT Balances State Espionage & Cryptocurrency Theft

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/jewelbug-apt-state-espionage-cryptocurrency-theft

 

Hacker Leaks 7 Million Scraped Chess.com User Records

https://hackread.com/hacker-leaks-7-million-scraped-chess-com-user-records/

 

This North Korean recruitment scam was so convincing it even fooled Google

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-north-korean-recruitment-scam-was-so-convincing-it-even-fooled-google

 

MSCI Proposes New Rule for Non-Operating Companies That Could Remove Strategy From Index

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/355330621201874

 

New Android malware lets criminals use your bank card in real time

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/mobile/2026/08/new-android-malware-lets-criminals-use-your-bank-card-in-real-time

 

Microsoft-vendetta hacker has a new zero day that gives system privileges on fully patched Windows

https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/12/microsoft-vendetta-hacker-has-a-new-zero-day-that-gives-system-privileges-on-fully-patched-windows/5286889

 

Jim Rickards | The Biggest Bubble in History Is About to Pop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lhnAZF0DQo

 

RingCentral data breach exposed info of 1.6 million accounts

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ringcentral-data-breach-exposed-info-of-16-million-accounts/

 

South Korea sentences Delio CEO to 15 years in prison for $50 million crypto fraud

https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-08-13-south-korea-sentences-delio-ceo-411688

 

Storm-1175 Replaces Medusa With New StormEncryptor Ransomware

https://securityaffairs.com/197119/malware/storm-1175-replaces-medusa-with-new-stormencryptor-ransomware.html

 

Coffee drinkers pay US$32 for a single cup and a side of luxury

https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/coffee-drinkers-pay-luxury-single-cup

 

Shell investigates 'potential incident' after Clop data theft claims

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shell-investigates-potential-incident-after-clop-data-theft-claims/

 

Attackers Exploit SharePoint Authentication Bypass After Public PoC Release

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-exploit-sharepoint.html

 

Hacker Group Claims Theft of Data From Nearly 50 Companies, Including Shell and Philips

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/355424793442898

 

Three Supermassive Black Holes Discovered In a Single Galaxy For the First Time

https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/14/0931237/three-supermassive-black-holes-discovered-in-a-single-galaxy-for-the-first-time

 

Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/white-house-recruits-security-firms-to-hack-overseas-cybercriminals/

 

Google Cloud Sets Out Post-Quantum Roadmap With Key Milestones Targeted for 2027,2028 and 2029 Readiness Goal

https://www.securityweek.com/google-cloud-sets-out-post-quantum-roadmap-with-2029-readiness-goal/

 

Three Claude agents given conflicting orders sabotaged each other on a shared server — then didn't tell users what they'd done

https://venturebeat.com/security/three-claude-agents-given-conflicting-orders-sabotaged-each-other-on-a-shared-server-then-didnt-tell-users-what-theyd-done

 

Forget Roswell... This Is the Most Documented UFO Case Ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tD8775qcks

 

Windows rootkit now included with CoolClient backdoor targeting governments

https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-rootkit-now-included-with-coolclient-backdoor-targeting-governments/

 

The Clean Attack Problem: When Nothing Looks Wrong, but Everything Is Compromised

https://hackernoon.com/the-clean-attack-problem-when-nothing-looks-wrong-but-everything-is-compromised

 

ShipMonk Breach Impacts 13,689 Trezor Customers in 7 Countries

https://hackread.com/shipmonk-breach-trezor-customers-7-countries/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trezor-discloses-data-breach-affecting-nearly-14-000-customers/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/trezor-customer-data-shipping-provider-shipmonk

 

What China Knows: Why It Suddenly Tripled Its Gold Buying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M2SaU2gXxs

 

AmnesiaStealer Gives Attackers Live Control of Victims’ macOS Browsers

https://securityaffairs.com/197190/malware/amnesiastealer-gives-attackers-live-control-of-victims-macos-browsers.html

 

New DRAM Scrambling Attack Unlocks AMD CPU PSP, SMM and Microcode

https://gbhackers.com/new-dram-scrambling-attack-unlocks-amd-cpu-psp-smm/

 

Apple Warns Users in 110 Countries They May Be Targets of Mercenary Spyware

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/apple-warns-users-in-110-countries-they.html

 

In Other News: Rapid7 Layoffs, Hacking a Boeing 737, Refrigeration System Vulnerabilities

https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-rapid7-layoffs-hacking-a-boeing-737-refrigeration-system-vulnerabilities/

 

Deutsche Bank Becomes Europe’s First Non-Chinese Renminbi Clearing Bank

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2026-08-14/deutsche-bank-becomes-europes-first-non-chinese-renminbi-clearing-bank

 

Android users targeted by new WindRelay malware which can clone contactless cards in just 13 minutes

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/android-users-targeted-by-new-windrelay-malware-which-can-clone-contactless-cards-in-just-13-minutes

 

THE ROBOTIC CHAIN-SAW WIELDING GOAT

https://gizadeathstar.com/2026/08/the-robotic-chain-saw-wielding-goat/

 

Strategy, Metaplanet could face MSCI index removal under new proposal

https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-08-14-strategy-metaplanet-msci-index-proposal-411809

 

Physicist Explains the Biggest Bitcoin Security Failure Ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjzHPalXXys

 

PBS Station Fears Losing 50TB of Data After Being Ghosted By Cloud Provider

https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/14/1747213/pbs-station-fears-losing-50tb-of-data-after-being-ghosted-by-cloud-provider

 

Crocodiles Evolved Backwards From Warm-Blooded Species to Cold-Blooded Killers

https://gizmodo.com/crocodiles-evolved-backwards-from-warm-blooded-species-to-cold-blooded-killers-2000798826

 

BCG: enterprise users spent a total of $300M on quantum computing in 2025, outranking the combined spending of research labs and governments for the first time

https://www.wsj.com/tech/businesses-are-spending-big-on-quantum-c73060ad

 

Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/

 

Scientists solve the mystery of a brain “switch” that can trigger weight loss in opposite ways

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260814011039.htm

 

AI Agents Used to Compromise 85 Taiwan Government Accounts in 4 Days

https://hackread.com/ai-agents-compromise-taiwan-government-accounts/

 

"We Cracked Antigravity" NASA Physicist Shows Proof 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B65mFXwqJYA

 

Pro Se Plaintiff Caught Hiding Prompt Injections In Court Filings; Responds By Hiding More

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/14/pro-se-plaintiff-caught-hiding-prompt-injections-in-court-filings-responds-by-hiding-more/

 

Stripe is reportedly in talks to buy PayPal

https://www.engadget.com/2237637/stripe-reportedly-to-buy-paypal/

 

Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-one-just-needs-a-script-researchers-find-ultimate-windows-kill-switch-which-can-disable-antivirus-with-almost-no-user-interaction

 

VINclarity Publishes Investigation Into Alleged Scam and Fraud Reputation Attack Across Search and AI

https://gbhackers.com/vinclarity-publishes-investigation-into-alleged-scam-and-fraud-reputation-attack-across-search-and-ai/

 

GeoServer Zero-Day Is Already Being Probed. That’s the Problem

https://securityaffairs.com/197216/hacking/geoserver-zero-day-is-already-being-probed-thats-the-problem.html

 

Scientists discovered an unknown quantum phase of matter

https://www.neowin.net/science/scientists-discovered-an-unknown-quantum-phase-of-matter/

 

Hackers Spend Nearly $7 Million on Expired Domains to Redirect Traffic to Scams and Malware

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hackers-spend-nearly-7-million-on.html

 

French tax breach exposes nearly 678,000 people as crypto wrench attacks pile up

https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-08-14-french-tax-breach-exposes-nearly-678000-people-crypto-wrench-attacks-pile-up-411876

 

Hackers exploit macOS Screen Sharing flaw to deploy Monero miner

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-macos-screen-sharing-flaw-to-deploy-monero-miner/

 

Scammers hijack real Shopify notifications to swindle victims — here's how to stay safe

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/scammers-hijack-real-shopify-notifications-to-swindle-victims-heres-how-to-stay-safe

 

ChainDrop worm crawls into npm supply chain, evades standard defenses

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/15/chaindrop-worm-crawls-into-npm-supply-chain-evades-standard-defenses/5287958

 

Paganini Techno Mix (Inspired by Niccolo Paganini)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bSQRo0kh3Y

 

 

P.S. For those who want to have a list of annotations, here is the link to the article on how to do it with ChatGPT and Zapier https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-chatgpt-to-summarize-an-article/

 

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