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  1. The Hacker News

    NetamLoader Malware Targets Government Windows 10 Systems in Asia via .NET Injection

    Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what has been described as a "highly sophisticated infection chain" targeting government organizations in Asia. The activity, detailed by Kaspersky this week, targeted a custom Windows 10 build used exclusively by government entities in Asia and...

  2. NY Times

    How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down

    A war room. A global conference call. A founder who live-posted about the largest crypto heist in history. Inside a frantic 24 hours at the world’s biggest crypto exchange.

  3. The Hacker News

    Chainalysis Confirms Intrusion Into Internal Tools and Exposure of Customer Identity Data

    American blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis said it was the target of a cybersecurity incident in which an external actor accessed non-sensitive customer data. However, the company noted that the breach did not result in unauthorized access to its investigation content, authentication...

  4. Wired

    Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims

    Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.

  5. Wired

    There’s a Completely New Type of Whisky. It’s French and Made in Concrete Eggs

    The founders of Maison Lineti are, in a world first, making single malt whisky as if it were wine—and the spirit world is mighty impressed.

  6. Wired

    Govee Christmas Lights 2 Deal: Save $25 on These Smart String Lights

    Glow up your home indoors or out with these versatile, discounted, full color smart string lights. They’re WIRED-tested and 25 percent off right now.

  7. Security Week

    Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run

    A US court sentenced Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months for pro-Assad attacks on media, businesses, and government entities. The post Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  8. Wired

    Backup by Biolite Review: A Cool Idea

    Backup by BioLite is designed to power your fridge when the grid goes down. It works, but protecting your ice cream doesn’t come cheap.

  9. Wired

    Meta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yet

    Companies have spent the past several weeks trying to reassure investors that Muse and other AI agents pose more of an opportunity than a threat.

  10. Wired

    Bose QC Headphones (2nd Gen) Sale: Lowest Price Ahead of Black Friday

    They’re a steal at over 40 percent off in multiple colors. Plus, other great Bose deals you should know about ahead of Black Friday.

  11. Wired

    An AI Agent Injected Drugs Into a Live Mouse’s Brain

    A biotech startup let an agent choose a gene therapy and successfully inject the treatment, offering a startling glimpse of the future of research labs.

  12. Wired

    Keurig Alta Brewer Review: Brand-New Tech, Classically Good Coffee

    This multifaceted home coffee brewer and its new AltaRounds will make you rethink everything you know about Keurig machines.

  13. Wired

    Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out

    In the 1960’s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other. It was a sensational finding—that is until the worms stopped learning.

  14. Wired

    Best Sunrise Alarm Clock (2026): Hatch, Lumie

    I’ve never been a morning person. This bedside gadget is the only thing that’s ever changed that.

  15. NY Times

    In San Francisco’s A.I. Boom, a First Date Has Become an Interview

    When there is A.I. to build, who has time for romance? Techies are going out less and expecting more on each date — including a family health history.

  16. Wired

    White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green

    Astronomers find that a white dwarf’s density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the star’s atmosphere.

  17. The Hacker News

    Attackers Chain Three Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws to Gain Unauthenticated Root Access

    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added two security flaws impacting Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-111357 (CVSS...

  18. The Hacker News

    A Shared ChatGPT Link Could Run Attacker Code in Your Session and Read Private Chats

    A malicious ChatGPT share link could run an attacker's code in the logged-in session of anyone who opened it, allowing them to read their private conversations, researchers at the security firm Parameter showed. The researchers reported the flaw through OpenAI's bug bounty program on October 18...

  19. The Hacker News

    Cloudflare Reports 18.2 Million Network-Layer DDoS Attacks in Q3, Up 38%

    Threat actors are launching about 8,226 network-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks per hour, Cloudflare revealed Thursday. The web infrastructure and security company said it autonomously mitigated 18.2 million network-layer (L3) DDoS attacks and 14.4 trillion HTTP DDoS requests in...

  20. NY Times

    Hack Could Leave AO3, a Popular Fan Fiction Site, Offline for Weeks

    AO3, which hosts 18 million stories spun off from the likes of “Harry Potter” and “Heated Rivalry,” was taken offline after “an intrusion,” one of its founders said.