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  1. Wired

    Birdbuddy vs. Birdfy: Which Budget Smart Feeder Should You Buy? (2026)

    I tested Birdbuddy’s Nook and Birdfy’s Rookie in my backyard. Saving money comes with compromises, but some are easier to live with.

  2. Infosecurity Magazine

    Bitter Deploys PapRAT in Asian Cyber-Espionage Campaign

    Bitter used three infection chains against South and Southeast Asian targets, one with no malware executable

  3. IT Pro

    National Grid plans massive new substation to support Teesside data center plans

    Dorman Point is expected to come online by the end of 2029 with an initial 1,440 MVA capacity

  4. Security Week

    Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 180,000 People

    Hackers accessed its online shopping platform and stole customers’ personal and payment card information. The post Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 180,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  5. Security Week

    Google Introduces $250,000 Root-in-Cloud Bug Bounty Reward

    The top payout is for high-impact architectural research demonstrating full administrative control. The post Google Introduces $250,000 Root-in-Cloud Bug Bounty Reward appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  6. IT Pro

    Infostealer uses LLMs to compile dossiers on victims

    Volta-Autodoxer collates and evaluates data from passwords to Uber Eats receipts

  7. IT Pro Security

    Infostealer uses LLMs to compile dossiers on victims

    Volta-Autodoxer collates and evaluates data from passwords to Uber Eats receipts

  8. CIO

    Salesforce acquires Rune Technologies to add offline capabilities to Missionforce

    Salesforce is in the process of acquiring US-based defense-tech startup Rune Technologies to add offline capabilities to Missionforce, its Agentforce avatar for national security, defense, aerospace, and government agencies. The startup’s TyrOS platform will be used to extend Missionforce into...

  9. Help Net Security

    Trezor warns some of its wallets may hide a seed-stealing implant

    A Trezor Safe 5 sold by CryptoBilis, the reseller linked to the recent Ledger wallet drains, may contain a hidden implant that steals the owner’s recovery phrase, Trezor has warned. Trezor is a Czech company and part of SatoshiLabs Group. It has made hardware wallets since 2014, and its current...

  10. CSO Online

    A compromised DevOps laptop caused the $6.3B Binance breach

    Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance blamed a compromised DevOps laptop for the loss of $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency last week, adding that it will now cover any losses faced by its customers. “Binance will cover all losses from the Secure Assets Fund for Users (SAFU) and the company’s funds,” the...

  11. Wired

    When You Should—and Shouldn’t—Use AI to Search the Web

    Chatbots are often quite good at retrieving the information you want from the web. But sometimes you’ll get better results by typing your query into a good old search engine.

  12. Wired

    18 Best Gifts for PC Gamers (2026): Headsets, Desks, Monitors

    Shopping for a PC gamer? This is the gear we use ourselves, starting at prices as low as $12.

  13. CIO Dive

    Heineken CIO uses AI to operationalize data-driven decisions

    Use cases tailored to solve specific problems within the business and a cautiously governed rollout have generated AI value, Frank Iannella said.

  14. The Hacker News

    Critical Langflow Flaws Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code on Servers

    Two critical flaws in Langflow could let a remote attacker with no account bypass authentication or run arbitrary code, IBM said last week. Langflow is an open-source tool for building AI agents and workflows, and its vulnerability reports go to IBM. Every release from 1.0.0 through 1.12.8 has the...

  15. Help Net Security

    Chainalysis breached using “offensive agentic techniques”

    Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has suffered a cybersecurity incident that led to a data breach. According to the company’s Friday announcement, the incident is unrelated to the recent Binance hack. What was accessed? In October, the company detected external attackers using “offensive...

  16. CSO Online

    Cursor removes malicious Claude Code extension after SSH backdoor attempt

    A malicious version of Anthropic’s Claude Code extension distributed through the Cursor marketplace attempted to install a persistent Secure Shell (SSH) backdoor on developers’ machines, potentially giving attackers remote access to systems holding source code, credentials and other sensitive...

  17. Wired

    Want to Sign With a Hollywood Agent? Start Making Fun of AI

    Even as studios incorporate generative tech into film and TV production, comedy content creators have broken through by roasting chatbots.

  18. The Hacker News

    Is Your SOC Ready for AI Agents? A Maturity Check Before You Deploy

    Forty percent of security teams now use AI every day, and another 56% are testing it. Only 4% have no plans to adopt it, according to Prophet Security's State of AI in Security Operations 2026 survey of more than 250 CISOs, SOC leaders and practitioners. For the teams still testing, the next...

  19. Security Week

    Malicious Claude Code Extension Served in Cursor Supply Chain Attack

    The extension performed host reconnaissance and attempted to create a reverse SSH tunnel. The post Malicious Claude Code Extension Served in Cursor Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  20. The Hacker News

    Attackers Pose as IT Support on Microsoft Teams, Abuse AD CS to Steal Company Data

    Attackers posing as IT support on Microsoft Teams talked employees into giving them remote control of their PCs. They then used insecure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) settings to obtain login certificates for privileged accounts, including one for a domain controller. Microsoft said...