UK AI hiring surges as firms seek people to babysit the bots
PwC says AI hiring jumped 61 percent despite wider slowdown in vacancies, with employers increasingly looking for workers who can use AI rather than build it
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Webinar: How behavioral AI stops phishing and account takeovers
Modern phishing, BEC, and account takeover attacks increasingly bypass traditional email defenses and create operational strain for security teams. This webinar explores how behavi…
Ukrainian Man Pleads Guilty in US to Conti Ransomware Charges
Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko admitted to working on the development of a loader for the Conti gang. The post Ukrainian Man Pleads Guilty in US to Conti Ransomware Charges appear…
The Onboarding Password Mistake That Creates Unnecessary Risk
Employee onboarding is a busy time for IT teams. New starters need devices, accounts, access permissions, and passwords, all delivered within a tight timeframe. That usually means…
Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Says Hackers Breached IT Systems
The pharmaceutical giant says the attackers gained access to personal data stored on the compromised systems. The post Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Says Hackers Breached IT Systems …
French Government Messaging Platform Breached by Mysterious ‘Misere’ Hacker
French officials say roughly 73,000 government accounts were affected, while the threat actor claims to have stolen messages and user data from the sovereign Tchap platform. The po…
152 Chrome Wallpaper Extensions with 105K Installs Linked to Adware and Fake Traffic
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a network of 152 Google Chrome extensions that act as new tab live wallpaper add-ons to distribute a potentially unwanted program (PUP) fa…
The FCC Wants to Eliminate Burner Phones
A proposed FCC rule would kill burner phones: phones whose accounts are not attached to a particular person. The FCC plans to do this by legally forcing the country’s telecoms to s…
UK Treasury hunts CTO on salary that may not compute for top tech talent
The pension may be cushy, but the looming headaches for £77K are not
ShinyHunters Claims Council of Europe Hack
The extortion group threatens to leak 297 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Council of Europe, including employee personal information. The post ShinyHunters Claims Council of E…
Palantir's NHS data deal called in for a second opinion
Experts welcome contract review after claims NHS England missed chance to grow UK health tech market
Popular WordPress Plugin Scripts Tampered to Plant Hidden Backdoors on Sites
An attacker tampered with trusted JavaScript files used by WordPress sites running PushEngage, OptinMonster, and TrustPulse, turning those files into a way to break into the sites.…
FBI, Google Dismantle ‘Outsider Enterprise’ Phishing Service
The platform used more than 9,000 phishing sites, stealing nearly 4 million credit cards and causing roughly $1.9 billion in losses. The post FBI, Google Dismantle ‘Outsider Enterp…
Britain plots digital bedtime after kicking under-16s off social media
UK plans to go further than Australia, while also targeting stranger contact, livestreaming, and addictive platform features
Maine Disables Data Breach Portal Due to Fake Submissions
Someone posted fake VRChat and Discord data breach reports on the system, prompting the Maine AG to take action. The post Maine Disables Data Breach Portal Due to Fake Submissions …
Google found liable for bad AI Overview results. Let’s play Truth Or Consequences
Hush. children, what’s that sound? Has the flood gates’ key been found?
Munch Museum Windows display gives visitors something to scream about
When art reflects modern realities
Chinese e-tailer claimed 14-inch box stretched the size of a 9-inch tablet
This is why you don’t let junior staff ‘save the company a few dollars’
Sniper Dz Scams Target MENA Users via Fake Facebook Offers and Browser Alerts
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of fraudulent activity targeting users across the Middle East and North Africa by employing various fraudulent Facebook accounts im…
Palo Alto Warns of Active Exploitation of PAN-OS GlobalProtect VPN Flaw
Palo Alto Networks has revealed that it has observed "active exploitation" of a recently disclosed PAN-OS vulnerability by an unknown threat actor to obtain unauthorized access to …
Curl will not accept vulnerability reports during July 2026
Article URL: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/06/15/curl-summer-of-bliss/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48537165 Points: 785 # Comments: 316
Fire burns Google Cloud India’s network, which remains slow a week later
PLUS: Japan’s space truck is back in business; Zoho's DIY servers; Record tech exports for Korea, and more!
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
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FBI disrupts massive AI-powered phishing service using a million URLs
In a coordinated effort, the FBI, working with Google and Black Lotus Labs, has dismantled a massive Chinese phishing-as-a-service operation called Outsider Enterprise with thousan…
US Army picks out Vampire to fill a gap in its layered drone defenses
L3Harris supplies system that can down incoming drones with laser-guided rockets
AI is code – and can't be prompted into being smarter
From Java tests to Shai-Hulud, bots keep proving they'll swallow anything you feed them
EU sovereignty push gives tech buyers a new alphabet soup to swallow
Brussels presses on despite US fury as it looks to enforce cloud autonomy and bolster open source
Scientists pour cold water on claims phones are rewiring kids' brains
MPs told that while concerns over handsets and social media grows, evidence they're changing children's brains is limited
Ex-school district employee jailed for hacks on former employer
A former IT employee at an Iowa school district was sentenced to 21 months in prison after conducting a prolonged cyberattack against the former employer that disrupted classroom …
NPM 12 Will Change Script Execution Behavior to Prevent Supply Chain Attacks
By default, npm install will no longer execute scripts from dependencies, unless explicitly allowed. The post NPM 12 Will Change Script Execution Behavior to Prevent Supply Chain A…