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* The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has bricked thousands of routers * Flashing alternative firmware like OpenWRT is an option that the ACCC has ignored * Disposed SamKnows SK-WB8 routers can pose a security risk if they’re not first wiped with a factory reset The Australian government’s competition regulator,
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Make your home look like a bad choice for burglars. * Smart locks and leak sensors give you peace of mind. * Simple steps have a big impact on preparation. I love traveling, and I want to
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IoT is meant to drive operational efficiency and improve decision-making, largely by automating processes and reducing overall costs. But with these benefits come escalating cybersecurity threats that target IoT devices, which are notoriously vulnerable compared to traditional IT infrastructure. Several security frameworks address IoT, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and
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OpenAI is building an AI-powered smart speaker nobody wants. That is, if you believe the Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman and you've read his description of said rumored device. According to the report: "OpenAI believes the product’s defining feature will be its personality and ability to
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* AI hallucination can be weaponized, new report warns * HalluSquatting is short for “adversarial hallucination squatting” * GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenClaw are all affected Your favorite AI service could be subverted to deploy code that turns your phone or PC into a botnet, according to researchers at Intuit, Technion, and
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Tech is best when it makes your life easier. And with a plethora of gadgets, gizmos, and gear on the market in every major category, it isn't always easy sorting out what's good from what'
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* The three man team is known as “Slopfix” * It claims to be able to reduce AI generated codebases by up to 65% in size * They aim to "refactor vibecoded codebases back to maintainability" Vibecoding has a lot to answer for, not least some excessively large codebases. A new
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What if we already have the technology to solve some of the world’s hardest problems—and we’re simply failing to use it? In this episode of FOBTV, I sit down with longtime technology pioneer, IDC Research Director, and author Rob Tiffany to discuss his bold new book, Saving
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* Group‑IB warns of scams exploiting Celine Dion’s concert comeback, with fraudsters selling duplicate Ticketmaster tickets and spoofing sites like AXS and Paris La Défense Arena * Scammers embed themselves in Facebook fan groups and marketplaces, even using voice messages to build trust and make fake offers seem legitimate * Fans
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* Attackers are spoofing LastPass and Bitwarden with phishing emails from fake newsletter domains, tricking users into signing bogus DocuSign documents * Victims are redirected to malicious “compliance” domains flagged by Microsoft Defender and Cloudflare, already taken offline * Neither password manager was breached; this is domain spoofing, and users are urged to
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* ArcticWolf uncovered 292 malicious GitHub repositories spoofing legitimate tools and products, delivering a new BoryptGrab infostealer variant * Malware steals from 19 browsers, 32 crypto wallets, messaging apps, Steam, and Windows Credential Manager, and uniquely bypasses Chrome’s App‑Bound Encryption via code injection * Most repos have been removed, but some
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CSL Group is buying IoTM Solutions to consolidate multi-carrier SIM and eSIM management for enterprise IoT estates. IoTM Solutions is a cloud-native connectivity management vendor whose platform unifies SIM lifecycle operations, eSIM profile handling, usage reporting, support workflows, and API access across multiple operators. Financial terms of the deal remain
