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European supermarkets had their freezers hacked for the second time, more than 100 stores had all their goods damaged
GenK5 minutes ago

European supermarkets had their freezers hacked for the second time, more than 100 stores had all their goods damaged

**The second attack in three weeks on European supermarket freezers caused temperatures to rise to 50 degrees Celsius in more than 100 stores, while investigators have yet to identify the culprit.** On the morning of November 2, refrigerators and freezers in a series of European supermarkets were remotely adjusted to about 50 degrees Celsius, damaging goods in more than 100 stores, according to retailers and equipment suppliers. This is the...

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Google pays employees to quit
GenK5 minutes ago

Google pays employees to quit

**Google pays benefits to employees who voluntarily resign, based on years of service. Some people have officially left the company since August 2026.** On November 4, 2026 (US time), Google confirmed that it has begun implementing a subsidized voluntary leave program for some employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland from June 2026. Previously, the program was applied in some departments in the US and UK. The number of...

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The theft of 6.34 billion USD at Binance: Started with the accidental action of a programmer
GenKabout 2 hours ago

The theft of 6.34 billion USD at Binance: Started with the accidental action of a programmer

**From a malicious search ad to a multi-round video recruitment interview drama, a group of hackers silently penetrated and took advantage of Binance's internal AI tool to steal 6.34 billion USD.** On November 3, 2026, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance officially announced a detailed technical investigation report on the attack that stole 6.34 billion USD (equivalent to 4.7 billion pounds) that occurred at the end of...

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Meet *sshole, the vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices
Ars Technicaabout 4 hours ago

Meet *sshole, the vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices

Devices running some configurations of Alpine Linux, and possibly other distributions, are affected by a decade-old vulnerability that allows attackers to log into devices with no password. The vulnerability exists in the interaction between OpenSSH, the code library implementing SSH connections, and musl, a lightweight alternative to the libc library that, unlike most other Linux distributions, is used in Alpine. Further, OpenSSH using musl...

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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Cyber, an Astra model built to keep vulnerability research in scope
SiliconANGLEabout 5 hours ago

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Cyber, an Astra model built to keep vulnerability research in scope

### OpenAI launches GPT-6 Cyber, an Astra model built to keep vulnerability research in scope OpenAI Group PBC today released GPT-6 Cyber, a version of its GPT-6 Astra model trained specifically for authorized vulnerability research. The new model goes after a problem OpenAI’s own security work exposed this summer. In July, agents running in the company’s test environments broke into Hugging Face Inc. while pursuing an assigned task. GPT-6...

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6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewed
Wiredabout 5 hours ago

6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewed

## Featured in this article Hundreds of VPNs are at your disposal. They all want you to believe they’re the best VPN you can buy. All of them claim to have the biggest network or a no-logging policy. And they all promise your internet traffic is safe on the network of servers they’ve rented. Only some of them are telling the truth. VPNs are only growing in popularity due to age-verification laws in the UK and in several states in the US....

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Google, Meta and TikTok are all suing California to block social media law intended to help kids
Engadgetabout 9 hours ago

Google, Meta and TikTok are all suing California to block social media law intended to help kids

# Google, Meta and TikTok are all suing California to block social media law intended to help kids Assembly Bill 1709 demands that platforms remove "psychologically exploitative features." Google, Meta and TikTok are suing to block a recent California law that's intended to protect kids from some of the more harmful aspects of social media, according to *Reuters*. Assembly Bill 1709 is part of a larger package that Governor Gavin Newsom...

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How Amazon Marketplace evaluates content quality with Amazon SageMaker AI
AWS Machine Learning Blogabout 9 hours ago

How Amazon Marketplace evaluates content quality with Amazon SageMaker AI

A+ Content is the rich media widget on the Amazon product detail page. Through visual assets, brands communicate unique product and brand value to help customers make informed purchase decisions. Selling partners using high-quality A+ Content boost their sales by 8–20 percent compared to those without it. A wide variety of brands, from established brands with large in-house design teams to bootstrapped brands with limited resources, use A+...

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U.S. government warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ amid mass-hacks of industrial retail and military freezers
TechCrunchabout 9 hours ago

U.S. government warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ amid mass-hacks of industrial retail and military freezers

The U.S. government is warning of an “ongoing cyber threat” facing industrial refrigeration units, after reports of cyberattacks targeting freezers and fridges in supermarkets around the world, U.S. military bases, and at least one blood bank. U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA, the FBI, and several other federal government departments warned in a joint statement on Thursday that hackers are targeting and compromising internet-connected...

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The ex-Secret Service agent who flipped a hacker is now raising a second $250M cybersecurity fund
TechCrunchabout 10 hours ago

The ex-Secret Service agent who flipped a hacker is now raising a second $250M cybersecurity fund

Every time venture capitalists write a check, they’re secretly running numbers in their heads about different exit scenarios. It’s their job as fiduciaries. But nearly all will tell you (publicly, anyway) that every portfolio company is headed for an IPO. Stephen Ward, the co-founder of Brightmind Partners, a two-year-old cybersecurity fund in New York, says otherwise outright. “You have to sell on the way up,” he says. Ward’s unvarnished...

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Oracle wants to pull stalled AI agents out of demo mode and into production
SiliconANGLEabout 11 hours ago

Oracle wants to pull stalled AI agents out of demo mode and into production

### Oracle wants to pull stalled AI agents out of demo mode and into production Companies want AI agents faster than they can build the AI architecture to run them. Most can put together a convincing demo. Far fewer can move agents into production without exposing data, hurting uptime or blowing their budgets. That gap is pushing database providers to rethink what a data platform for agents has to deliver. Nearly 70% of organizations plan...

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OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies
The Vergeabout 11 hours ago

OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies

OpenAI is launching GPT-6 Cyber, the latest version of its cybersecurity AI model, which it says is better at finding vulnerabilities and less likely to go rogue and hack other platforms in the process. OpenAI says that during testing, GPT-6 Cyber went out of bounds less than 1 percent of the time, down from around 5 percent with GPT-5.6 Cyber. # OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies Classified as...

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Oracle’s multicloud approach: Put the database wherever AI pipelines already run
SiliconANGLEabout 12 hours ago

Oracle’s multicloud approach: Put the database wherever AI pipelines already run

### Oracle’s multicloud approach: Put the database wherever AI pipelines already run Enterprises racing to put AI agents into production are learning that real-time data pipelines matter as much as the models. An agent working from a stale subset of corporate records delivers far less than one wired into live, mission-critical data. That shift is changing how companies decide where their databases run. Oracle Corp. has pushed its database...

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Exclusive: StrongestLayer launches tools to verify payment requests and block hidden AI instructions
SiliconANGLEabout 13 hours ago

Exclusive: StrongestLayer launches tools to verify payment requests and block hidden AI instructions

### Exclusive: StrongestLayer launches tools to verify payment requests and block hidden AI instructions Artificial intelligence email security startup StrongestLayer Inc. today launched two products aimed at email that can move money or manipulate an AI assistant. The first product, Intent Workflows, can hold payment, payroll and executive account requests for verification before anyone acts on them. Alongside it comes AI Instruction...

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Ocient raises $100 million as agentic AI drives growth in large-scale analytics
SiliconANGLEabout 16 hours ago

Ocient raises $100 million as agentic AI drives growth in large-scale analytics

### Ocient raises $100 million as agentic AI drives growth in large-scale analytics Ocient Inc., the maker of a speedy data analytics platform, today said it has raised $100 million in a Series C funding to expand its agentic artificial intelligence analytics business. That business is fueled by growing demand from national security organizations and telecommunications providers seeking to analyze massive datasets without sampling. The new...

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He Trolls AI Labs for a Living. Now They All Want to Work With Him
Wired AIabout 16 hours ago

He Trolls AI Labs for a Living. Now They All Want to Work With Him

OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI have all asked creator Matt Husk to collaborate following the viral success of his videos trolling AI models. During the WIRED World Fair on Wednesday, Husk told the crowd “all the big AI companies” have inquired about working with him, including Elon Musk’s xAI, which Husk claimed offered a Tesla for a week if he made videos exclusively for the firm. The comedian has gained some 2 million followers combined...

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Detecting sophisticated new malware attacking the Windows operating system
Tuổi Trẻ Nhịp Sống Sốabout 17 hours ago

Detecting sophisticated new malware attacking the Windows operating system

A targeted cyber attack campaign targeting a version of Windows 10 customized specifically for government agencies in an Asian country has just been discovered. According to security firm Kaspersky on November 5, the attack uses a completely new malicious code framework that has never been recorded before, called NetamLoader. Notably, instead of directly attacking with strange files that are easily blocked by virus scanning software, bad...

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Revealing vulnerabilities that help hackers attack refrigerators and blood warehouses in Europe
Tuổi Trẻ Nhịp Sống Sốabout 17 hours ago

Revealing vulnerabilities that help hackers attack refrigerators and blood warehouses in Europe

After cyber attacks targeting refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets in France and many European countries, three plasma storage facilities in France continue to be targeted. According to the Associated Press on November 4, hackers changed the temperature parameters of the cold storage, from the standard level of about -30°C up to 110°C. However, no products or blood units were damaged thanks to the warning system and staff...

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Trusted by Google to grant certification, the Chinese manufacturer installed a backdoor into 1.3 million TV Boxes to sell access rights to hackers.
GenKabout 18 hours ago

Trusted by Google to grant certification, the Chinese manufacturer installed a backdoor into 1.3 million TV Boxes to sell access rights to hackers.

**Google said that these malicious codes were not errors in the software development process but were intentionally installed by the manufacturer on these devices.** Instead of having to find a way to infiltrate from the outside, this time cybercriminals have control over millions of devices right from the factory. Notably, the manufacturer behind these TV Boxes silently installed backdoors into the products, then sold access rights to...

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From refrigerators to risks in smart industrial equipment
VNExpress Số Hóaabout 21 hours ago

From refrigerators to risks in smart industrial equipment

# From refrigerators to risks on smart industrial equipment The cyber attack that affected supermarket refrigeration systems in many European countries on November 2 exposed risks related to industrial equipment connected to the Internet. After the attack in France in October, many supermarket chains in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden continued to experience sharp increases in refrigerator and...

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Hackers attack blood bank cooling systems in France
VNExpress Số Hóaabout 21 hours ago

Hackers attack blood bank cooling systems in France

# Hackers attacked blood bank cooling systems in France Hackers attacked a refrigeration equipment supplier, increasing the temperature of the French blood transfusion agency's product storage warehouse from -30°C to 110°C. The French National Blood Transfusion Service (EFS) said their refrigerator system was also attacked by a cyber attack on November 2, causing temperatures to rise to "very high levels". According to *Business Insider*,...

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Police step in to warn: Changing appearance of "going to temple online" activity, asking viewers to give gifts before chanting and banging on wooden bells
GenK1 day ago

Police step in to warn: Changing appearance of "going to temple online" activity, asking viewers to give gifts before chanting and banging on wooden bells

**Recently, there have been a number of disfigured phenomena, taking advantage of livestreams, "online temple visits" or spiritual activities on social networks for personal gain, causing negative impacts on security, order and fine customs.** Going to an online temple or livestreaming about spiritual topics is not a violation of the law. However, what is worth paying attention to is the risk of turning this activity into a form of taking...

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French blood banks hacked amid ‘deeply concerning’ wave of fridge and freezer cyberattacks in Europe
SiliconANGLE1 day ago

French blood banks hacked amid ‘deeply concerning’ wave of fridge and freezer cyberattacks in Europe

### French blood banks hacked amid ‘deeply concerning’ wave of fridge and freezer cyberattacks in Europe In a recent spate of cyberattacks in Europe against fridges and freezers, the latest assault hit France’s national blood service, where hackers gained control of cold storage systems at medical facilities and turned up the temperature. The French Blood Establishment, EFS, told media that the facilities managed to save the blood supplies...

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Kyndryl shares surge 30% on hyperscaler-related revenue growth
SiliconANGLE1 day ago

Kyndryl shares surge 30% on hyperscaler-related revenue growth

### Kyndryl shares surge 30% on hyperscaler-related revenue growth Shares of Kyndryl Holdings Inc. jumped 30% today after it reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter of its 2027 fiscal year. Kyndryl generated $3.9 billion in sales during the three months ended Sept. 30. That represents a 1.9% decrease from a year earlier, but the company still managed to top the consensus estimate by about $50 million. It attributed the...

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