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This popular AI agent could be hacked by a single email — with potentially disastrous consequences

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Researchers found a way around Manus' guardrails and got it to execute a simple email prompt injection attack.

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AI agents aggressively tried to hack US and Canadian government websites

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Luckily, the attempts failed.

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Windows 11 26H2 update reportedly improves RAM usage for some users

By Darren Allan Published

Has Microsoft pushed through changes to help with RAM usage in the 26H2 update?

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Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang — and find out it's being run by a teenager

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Some people have been arrested, with servers, domains, and proceeds, confiscated, too.

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Quordle hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #1712)

By Johnny Dee Published

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #943)

By Johnny Dee Published

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

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NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1931, Friday, October 2

By Marc McLaren Last updated

Looking for Wordle hints? I can help. Plus get the answers to Wordle today and yesterday.

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Woman loses 20 years of ‘digital memories’ after Meta deletes her accounts

By Alex Blake Published

A woman lost 20 years of memories after Meta permanently closed her account and blocked any appeal.

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Scammers target new students by hijacking legitimate US university emails

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Scammers are offering students fake jobs and stealing their money

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The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, as seen on April 15, 2017. It is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
Massive Pentagon hack sees records of 2.7 million US military personnel leaked during months-long data breach — names, military service records and Social Security numbers all revealed

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A bug in a file-sharing service exposed sensitive employee data and allowed malicious actors to extract information on millions of people.

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