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Attackers are using a perfect-score flaw in Node-RED, a tool common in factories, to install a Linux bot. Exposed systems need a check today.
Read more: Hackers exploit a top-severity flaw in a factory automation toolAmazon Connect Customer has a new block that lets automated flows fetch data or trigger actions in outside apps, with no custom code. Here is what it means.
Read more: Amazon's call center software can now pull data from other appsA hacker got into a Connecticut Medicaid payment account, exposing billing and insurance details for about 41,000 people. Social Security numbers were not included.
Read more: 41,000 Connecticut Medicaid Patients Had Billing Details ExposedA How-To Geek writer runs a small AI on a Raspberry Pi 5 to search his notes at home, with no subscription and no cloud AI service.
Read more: A small home computer now searches his notes with private AIMercado Bitcoin paused deposits and withdrawals after a breach Arkham puts at $46.4 million. Customers who keep crypto on exchanges should take note.
Read more: Brazil's biggest crypto exchange freezes withdrawals after a breachAbrigo took its Sageworks loan software offline after suspicious activity. If your bank uses it, here is what is known and what to watch for.
Read more: Software used by 2,400 U.S. banks goes dark after suspicious activityChatGPT had an outage, with many people unable to log in or use the app and Codex. Here is what is known, who is hit and what to watch for.
Read more: ChatGPT hit by outage: login, app and Codex not working for manyThe FBI says North Korean hackers stole a record $6.43 billion from Binance. The same weekly roundup lists dozens of software flaws to patch.
Read more: North Korea behind record $6.43 billion crypto theft from BinanceOpenAI says future US data centers will use less electricity when the grid is strained, a response to fears that AI could raise power bills.
Read more: OpenAI says its new data centers will cut power use when the grid is strainedHackers are using fake Cloudflare 'prove you're human' pages on hacked websites to get visitors to run a harmful command on their own computers.
Read more: Fake 'prove you're human' pages trick people into hacking themselvesTrigger.dev says an attacker reached stored settings, which can include passwords and keys, for some customers of its cloud AI workflow service.
Read more: Hackers got into customers' secret settings at AI tool Trigger.devAWS added OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Terra at a much lower price and now lets AI agents run business workflows a company already has, which could cut costs.
Read more: Amazon's cloud adds a cheaper OpenAI model and lets AI run old workflowsArgentina's president wants AI data centers while the US and Europe push back. Where they get built can affect the cost and rules of AI tools you use.
Read more: Argentina's president wants to host the world's AI data centersA new 50-task test found the best AI model passed only 36% of timed game and web jobs, so ticket drops and auctions are risky to hand over.
Read more: AI systems still fail most tasks where speed matters, new test findsLeaks point to a Galaxy Fit 4, Samsung's first new budget fitness band in three years, with a sharper screen and metal case. It may still skip iPhones.
Read more: Samsung may soon release a new low-cost fitness bandMicrosoft says attackers posing as IT staff on Teams gained remote control of PCs, then used weak certificate settings to act as privileged accounts.
Read more: Fake IT help on Teams lets hackers take over company networksNorway's minority government faces pressure to freeze new data centers over power shortage warnings, a sign that AI's appetite for electricity is now a political fight.
Read more: Norway's allies push to pause new data centers over power fearsA report says Anthropic's Claude AI found ways into Chrome, Android, Windows and Linux. Keep your devices updated, since fixes usually arrive that way.
Read more: Anthropic's Claude AI found ways to break into major devicesSouth Korea's president pledged $15.97 billion for AI, chips, robots and data centers in 2027, which could shape the tech that businesses and shoppers get to use.
Read more: South Korea plans to nearly double its AI spending in 2027Anthropic says a tampered Claude Code add-on appeared on Cursor's marketplace, and it did not make it. Anyone who installed it should check their copy.
Read more: Fake Claude Code add-on was posted on Cursor's extension storeGoogle now offers free short Gemini video courses for finance and legal staff, a low-cost way to see what AI can do for work with money and contracts.
Read more: Google offers free short AI video courses for finance and legal staffAn analysis says candidates who back a data center pause could win up to 15 of 36 governor races on Tuesday, which could shape where new ones get built.
Read more: Data center pause is now a campaign issue in up to 15 governor racesA Google energy leader says orbiting data centers could cost up to 100 times more than ones on Earth, which matters for what AI tools cost you.
Read more: Google exec says data centers in space could cost 100 times moreOpenAI plans a policy and PR push right after Tuesday's midterms, including a new name for data centers, as AI firms brace for a tougher Washington.
Read more: OpenAI plans a PR push after the midterms to win over Washington
