Researchers continue to find serious vulnerabilities in internet connected refrigerators

VulnCheck disclosed 14 vulnerabilities in Dixell refrigeration units that give an attacker root access, while online honeypots are being flooded with hacks and malicious probes.

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The US wants its quantum lead to turn into factories and supply chains

There’s bipartisan support for further investment in the U.S. quantum industry, along with worries that America’s industrial capacity won’t keep up with demand.

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Russian Turla group used new toolset to silently pilfer emails from Kazakhstan, Romanian governments

Nicknamed “Turla’s Cereal,” the tools target Microsoft Exchange servers and lack many obvious indicators of compromise or malicious telemetry, per a new ESET report.

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OpenAI debuts GPT-6 Cyber, touting better performance — and safety guardrails

After a summer of sandbox escaping hacks, OpenAI said their new model was trained to be more cautious around user intent and less sensitive to “reward hacking” behaviors.

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Oklahoma man charged with mailing threats, substances to election officials nationwide 

Robin Patrick Martin was charged with conveying false or misleading information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications in an effort to intimidate election officials.

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Ballot scanner malfunctions, flurry of federal legal actions test election officials on final day of voting 

Rumors of malfeasance spread on X despite no evidence, as election officials continue to fight off numerous legal challenges from the Trump administration in the last 48 hours.

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Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification

The government claimed voters would be confused by two candidates with the same name. A federal judge said the executive branch has no constitutional role in the matter.

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California officials confirm grand jury subpoenas as states, civil groups brace to protect elections from federal encroachment

Los Angeles County officials told CyberScoop they received multiple grand jury subpoenas investigating alleged election fraud. States and civil groups call it a federal power play.

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Lawsuit against Ex-Overstock CEO tied to 2020 election film falls apart over question of ‘actual malice’

The lawsuit, brought by a former executive at Dominion Voting Systems, concerns comments made in a 2020 film financed by Byrne titled “The Deep Rig.”

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All the security risks Anthropic is worried about before its IPO 

Anthropic has said out-of-control AI poses a threat to the world, but perhaps unsurprisingly suggests that profit will shape those decisions, too.

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