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Linux, a free, open-source operating system, runs most of the internet’s servers, yet it remains a niche choice on consumer PCs. For years, Linux’s desktop market share in North America generally hovered in the low single digits. However, reports began popping up earlier this week that Linux’s
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Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape the way railway signalling systems are engineered, tested and maintained as the smart mobility sector embraces greater automation and connected infrastructure. Today's railway signalling systems are no longer limited to keeping trains running safely. They are increasingly using AI to analyse operational
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In Brief 9:42 AM PDT · August 6, 2026 Connor Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian citizen, has pled guilty to hacking more than 165 companies, stealing billions of records, and extorting several companies and individuals. On Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department announced the guilty plea in a press release. Moucka
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AI has acquired an unusual new enemy. A growing AI data poisoning online movement wants to attack the models themselves. The goal is simple enough on paper — feed future AI systems bad information, misleading data, or deliberately corrupted material until they become less useful. If future versions of ChatGPT, Gemini
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Let's learn about Google via these 500 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. You feeling lucky? 1. This Is How Google Will Collapse Reporting on Google’
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* VulnCheck CTO Jacob Baines reported Zbtlink routers shipped with a built‑in backdoor dubbed ENDLESSDOORS, allowing remote root commands and reverse shells * Zbtlink denied malicious intent, calling it an after‑sales maintenance feature, but quietly pulled vulnerable firmware and promised patches * Researchers warn all firmware images are hijackable; mitigation advice
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* Fortinet experts found malicious code in QuickFox VPN's Windows installer * The attack actively avoided personal gaming computers * QuickFox has since removed the malicious components from version 3.59.6 Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a severe supply chain attack targeting QuickFox, a popular Chinese Windows VPN application. According to
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* Google’s automated systems mistakenly flagged hundreds of Blogger sites as malicious * Company admitted a bug caused false malware labels, promising a fix * Users advised to request reviews, avoid migrating content Hundreds of Blogger websites were locked down, and some apparently deleted as well, after Google’s automated security systems
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Apichat Noipang/Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW August 6, 2026 10:15 AM ET The remarks underscore a grim outlook for cyberdefenders showing that AI systems are able to exploit vulnerabilities faster than governments can patch them. * Artificial Intelligence * Cyber Threats * International LAS VEGAS — The rise of
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* OpenAI disrupted a major scam campaign in Cambodia’s Poipet, banning accounts and blocking new registrations * Criminals used ChatGPT to run romance fraud, fake investments, bogus police scams, and even operations linked to human trafficking * AI was leveraged for fake personas, fraudulent messages, job lures, and worker administration; OpenAI shared
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IBM has opened a new IBM Consulting FutureNow Centre in Visakhapatnam, expanding its consulting delivery network in India and strengthening its capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), hybrid cloud and enterprise digital transformation. The new centre will support global consulting engagements and AI-first transformation projects, with capabilities spanning AI, hybrid cloud,
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* runZero disclosed 12+ new flaws in BMCs from HPE, Supermicro, Dell, Lenovo, Huawei, and others at Black Hat * Scans found 86k internet‑exposed BMCs and 120k internal devices * Researchers warn BMCs form a widespread, under‑patched parallel attack surface Security researchers have discovered more than a dozen new vulnerabilities in
