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* Heights Finance breach exposed sensitive customer data via a compromised third‑party cloud platform * Stolen records included contact details, financial info, and government identifiers * Over 700,000 Texans affected; company offers credit monitoring and identity protection US loan company Heights Finance has revealed it suffered a cyberattack earlier in 2026
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The best kind of home security can handle multiple tasks at once (take a look at my Aqara P100 sensor review to see what I mean). That’s why I like to see security devices that can perform additional tasks beyond watching for break-ins. Sometimes that’s AI technology that
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* Hacker “TheHatman” claims to have stolen millions of Azure/Entra employee records from major firms * Data includes names, emails, job titles, privileged accounts; risks include impersonation and fraud * Victims dispute scope, but researchers say infostealer‑based theft makes the leaks likely authentic A cybercriminal is selling millions of user records
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One of the best things my smart home does is help me care for my pets, and security cameras are particularly useful for keeping track of my many critters. But the barrage of notifications they send often means I miss important ones. So, when Google announced its new Pet Memory
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* Pokémon Center UK orders disrupted after CEVA Logistics cyberattack on July 30 2026 * Customer names, addresses, emails, and order details likely exposed, but accounts and payments safe * Around a dozen organizations confirmed affected; no group has claimed responsibility yet Customers who recently ordered their favorite Pikachu toy from Pokémon Center
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pros and cons * Lots of shade styles in tons of colors, designs, and patterns. * Installation is easy and Bluetooth pairing is simple. * Choose between drill or no-drill installs, and control from your phone or a remote. * The shades are custom, so they may take a while to ship. * Different shade
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Over the weekend, we were treated to Disney’s annual D23 showcase, and while many will be soaking up the major Marvel Cinematic Universe reveals (including the X-Men cast announcement), I was far more interested in the brand-new Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer. KINGDOM HEARTS IV - Extended D23 2026 Coco
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Considering that in 2024 the Disney Experiences panel at D23 delivered the news that Disney would be bringing new lands to parks across the globe, expansions on the high seas, attraction updates, and entirely new attractions, the bar was set high for D23 2026's Horizons: A Carousel of
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* A Ukrainian drone strike in western Russia took out a TU-95 bomber while the craft was parked on the tarmac * The drone technology used in the attack is based on the Chinese ZTK-150 UAV * Ukraine’s MICH 2000s were built when China stopped selling its UAVs, adapted for use in
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* A VR game developer has teased that the Steam Frame is landing soon * The Steam Machine launched at a much higher-than-expected price * A Half-Life game has been teased for the Steam Frame, but would that save it? When Valve’s new hardware was announced late last year, I couldn’t
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* Akira ransomware tried Safe Mode boot to disable defenses but broke its own encryptor * Defender later flagged and quarantined payload, leaving attackers with only stolen data * Huntress advises VPN brute‑force alerts, MFA, SIEM logging, and Safe Mode monitoring A recent ransomware attack saw the operators Akira (figuratively) shoot themselves
