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Crooks took control of a cow milking robot causing the death of a cow

Security Affairs

Crooks took control of a cow milking robot and demanded a ransom from a farmer who refused to pay it, resulting in the death of a cow. An extortion attempt had a tragic outcome, cybercriminals took control of a cow milking robot and demanded a ransom from a farmer, but he did not pay, resulting in the death of a cow. In November 2023, farmer Vital Bircher received a message from his milking robot on his phone, then he noticed that the device’s display was blank and was missing essential da

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Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All

WIRED Threat Level

Security researcher Bill Demirkapi found more than 15,000 hardcoded secrets and 66,000 vulnerable websites—all by searching overlooked data sources.

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Is the INC ransomware gang behind the attack on McLaren hospitals?

Security Affairs

A INC Ransom ransomware attack this week disrupted IT and phone systems at McLaren Health Care hospitals. On Tuesday, an INC Ransom ransomware attack hit the McLaren Health Care hospitals and disrupted their IT and phone systems. The organizations did not disclose details about the attack, however Bleeping Computer noticed that employees at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City have shared a ransom note warning that the hospital was hit by INC RANSOM ransomware group.

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The most rugged Android phone I've tested also has a week-long battery life

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If you need a phone that laughs in the face of inclement weather, the Doogee V Max Plus couldn't be more durable.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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The Hacker Who Hunts Video Game Speedrunning Cheaters

WIRED Threat Level

Allan “dwangoAC” has made it his mission to expose speedrunning phonies. At the Defcon hacker conference, he’ll challenge one record that's stood for 15 years.

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Apple Prototypes and Corporate Secrets Are for Sale Online—If You Know Where to Look

WIRED Threat Level

On the hunt for corporate devices being sold secondhand, a researcher found a trove of Apple corporate data, a Mac Mini from the Foxconn assembly line, an iPhone 14 prototype, and more.

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This tiny accessory gave my Android phone thermal vision superpowers. Here's how to use it

Collaboration 2.0

It might seem gimmicky, but this little gadget is now a must-have in my toolbox.

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Weekly Update 412

Troy Hunt

When is a breach a breach? If it's been breached then re-breached , is the second incident still a breach? Here's what the masses said when I asked if they'd want to know when something like this happened to their data: If you're in a breach and your data is aggregated by a third party, then *they* have a breach that discloses your data (again), would you want to know?

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Wendy's AI-powered drive-thrus will be bilingual in these states

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Spanish-speaking customers in two states can now utilize AI ordering at select Wendy's locations.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Reform UK tracked private user information without consent

The Guardian Data Protection

Observer reveals potentially millions of people had data shared with Facebook for use in targeted advertising A hidden tracking tool in the website for Reform UK collected private browsing data about potentially millions of people, often without consent, and shared it with Facebook for use in targeted advertising. An Observer investigation has found that people visiting the website for Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party had details of their activity captured by a digital surveillance tool kno

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I streamed with Logitech's Mevo Core camera and it almost beat my $3,600 Canon

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Logitech's latest Mevo Core is the camera content creators and live streamers have been waiting for.

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Trump Campaign Blames Iranian Hack on Docs Leaked to Media

Data Breach Today

Anonymous POLITICO Source 'Robert' Shares Dossiers on Trump VP Options Vance, Rubio A campaign official for former President Donald Trump on Saturday said "foreign sources" stole sensitive documents including reports created to vet Trump's vice presidential nominees. The campaign blamed it on election meddling by Iranian hackers, but provided no evidence for the claim.

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Need Intel's Raptor Lake bug patch? You'll have to download and install it yourself

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The microcode bug patch for 13th- and 14th-generation Intel Core processors won't be made available via Windows Update.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Hacker Breaches Trump Campaign, Gives Media Sensitive Info

Data Breach Today

POLITICO Source 'Robert' Shares Reports on VP Picks; Campaign Blames Iran A campaign official for former President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday that an unknown hacker stole sensitive documents including reports created to vet Trump's vice presidential nominees. The campaign blamed Iranian election meddling, but provided no evidence for the claim.

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Google's Pixel 8 is the real star of its Android lineup - and now it's $200 off

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The entry-level Pixel 8 might not get the same attention that the Pixel 8 Pro does, but due to its low price and impressive specs, that really needs to change.

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This easy email trick will make your inbox clutter vanish - without complex rules or multiple accounts

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Is your inbox overflowing with ads, newsletters, and social media updates? This one feature that's built into most email solutions will fix that for you.

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