Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Fix Over 80 Vulnerabilities Combined

Intel has informed customers about several high-severity vulnerabilities that can lead to privilege escalation and even code execution.
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US Water Systems Get Cyber Boost From New Senate Bill and ‘Water Watch Center’

The Water Watch Center launched at DEF CON aims to help under-resourced utilities protect their systems against hackers.
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Extension Banned for Stealing AI Chats Returns to Chrome Store, Resumes Malicious Activities

The extension amassed over 300,000 installs and a 4.6 rating before Google removed it for stealing data.
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Mozilla Issues New Firefox GPG Key Following Exposure

The previous GPG signing subkey was inadvertently added to a GitHub repository and Mozilla decided to revoke it.
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OpenAI’s Upcoming Astra Model Raises Autonomous Cyberattack Concerns

The current GPT-5.6-Sol has been assigned a ‘high’ cybersecurity threshold, but Astra could reach the maximum ‘critical’ threshold. 
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