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Open remote profile ↗Russian social media giant VK faces disruptions after data center drone strike https://therecord.media/russian-social-media-giant-vk-faces-disruptions-drone-strike-data-center
therecord.mediaRussian social media giant VK faces disruptions after data center drone strikeThe disruptions began Sunday, when users complained of difficulties loading news feeds, playing music and accessing other features of VK's platforms.
Plex2Shell Exploit Chain Weaponized Against Plex Servers Hours After Disclosure https://www.securityweek.com/plex2shell-exploit-chain-weaponized-against-plex-servers-hours-after-disclosure/
SecurityWeekPlex2Shell Exploit Chain Weaponized Against Plex Servers Hours After DisclosurePlex Media Server installations face in-the-wild exploitation via Plex2Shell exploit chain delivering cryptocurrency miners and proxy.
Rank Math PRO WordPress Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain Attack https://www.securityweek.com/rank-math-pro-wordpress-plugin-compromised-in-supply-chain-attack/
SecurityWeekRank Math PRO WordPress Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain AttackHackers injected malware into the Rank Math PRO WordPress plugin packages distributed between October 15 and October 16.
WhatsApp Help Pages Leaked Hidden Instructions for a Meta Chatbot https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-help-pages-leaked-hidden-instructions-for-a-meta-chatbot/
Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on Routers https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/unpatched-broadcom-wi-fi-flaw-lets.html
The Hacker NewsUnpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on RoutersA Broadcom WPS flaw lets nearby attackers run code as root on affected routers without a Wi-Fi password; no patch or CVE is available.
16-Year-Old Broadcom Wi-Fi Bug Lets Attackers Take Over Routers Without a Password https://securityaffairs.com/201268/iot/16-year-old-broadcom-wi-fi-bug-lets-attackers-take-over-routers-without-a-password.html
Security Affairs16-Year-Old Broadcom Wi-Fi Bug Lets Attackers Take Over Routers Without a PasswordA Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw dating back to 2010 allows attackers within Wi-Fi range to execute code on vulnerable routers without authentication.
Big Fish: OpenBSD Root Exploit Chains a 37-Year-Old BSD Bug With a Kernel Flaw https://securityaffairs.com/201285/hacking/big-fish-openbsd-root-exploit-chains-a-37-year-old-bsd-bug-with-a-kernel-flaw.html
Security AffairsBig Fish: OpenBSD Root Exploit Chains a 37-Year-Old BSD Bug With a Kernel FlawOpenBSD flaws, including a 37-year-old BSD bug, enable local attackers to bypass security protections and gain root access.
Training AIs to Solve CAPTCHAs https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/10/training-ais-to-solve-captchas.html
Schneier on SecurityTraining AIs to Solve CAPTCHAs - Schneier on SecurityInteresting research: Abstract: Vision-language models (VLMs) can solve visual CAPTCHAs without task-specific training, but the agents built on them approach every challenge from scratch. For such an agent, the hundredth instance of a familiar puzzle costs as much time and compute as the first. Specialized detectors invert the trade-off, answering in milliseconds but only for categories they were
Bullhorn takes staffing platform offline to contain cyberattack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bullhorn-takes-staffing-platform-offline-to-contain-cyberattack/
BleepingComputerBullhorn takes staffing platform offline to contain cyberattackStaffing software company Bullhorn has disabled access to its platform to contain a cyberattack that caused a system-wide outage.
OpenCode Breach Could Affect OpenAI, Anthropic and Google https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/opencode-breach-openai-anthropic/
Infosecurity MagazineOpenCode Breach Could Affect OpenAI, Anthropic and GoogleA breach affecting the OpenCode Console may lead to the exposure of API keys for Anthropic, OpenAI and Google Gemini users
Drupal Warns of Fast Exploitation Risk for Critical Core RCE Flaw https://www.securityweek.com/drupal-warns-of-fast-exploitation-risk-for-critical-core-rce-flaw/
SecurityWeekDrupal Warns of Fast Exploitation Risk for Critical Core RCE FlawDrupal has announced patches for two critical-severity remote code execution vulnerabilities in the Entity List and Field UI modules.
Siemens Software Center Vulnerability Exploited in ClickFix Malware Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/siemens-software-center-vulnerability-exploited-in-clickfix-malware-attacks/
SecurityWeekSiemens Software Center Vulnerability Exploited in ClickFix Malware AttacksSiemens confirmed in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2026-110936, a DLL side-loading flaw in Software Center, in ClickFix malware attacks.
Ahold Delhaize confirms 'malicious actions' behind cyber outages affecting grocery brands https://therecord.media/ahold-delhaize-cyberattack-grocery
therecord.mediaAhold Delhaize confirms 'malicious actions' behind cyber outages affecting grocery brandsAhold Delhaize, the Dutch multinational grocery retailer, said Monday that a cyberattack forced it to take systems offline across most of its U.S. and European brands, impacting shoppers on both sides of the Atlantic.
How far can we push computing? https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/19/1145904/tr-explains-how-far-can-we-push-computing/
MIT Technology ReviewHow far can we push computing?Nowadays big advances are made by scaling up—think more chips packed into ever-bigger data centers. But as we near the ceiling of what we can build, there’s still plenty of room below, at the fundamental physical limits of computing.
AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.” https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/19/1147095/ai-stranded-claude-virtual-desert-island-play/
MIT Technology ReviewAI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”In various tests, solo AI agents invented versions of basketball and “the floor is lava.” But were they truly playing?
Edge AI for Smart Cities: From Insight to Cognitive Action https://content.knowledgehub.wiley.com/edge-ai-for-smart-cities-from-real-time-insights-to-cognitive-urban-systems/?utm_source=IEEE
Wiley Science and Engineering Content HubEdge AI for Smart Cities: From Real-Time Insights to Cognitive Urban Systems - Wiley Science and Engineering Content HubDownload this complimentary White Paper today! This white paper explains how edge AI and physical AI help cities move beyond passive monitoring. It shows how urban infrastructure can sense, reason, and act on real-time conditions across public safety, mobility, and infrastructure management. What you will learn about: How the shift from smart cities to cognitive cities depends on infrastructure