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1. Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group

   Researchers are poring over the data and feeding it into ChatGPT.

2. As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase

   Torvalds: You can avoid Rust as a C maintainer, but you can't interfere with it.

3. Notorious crooks broke into a company network in 48 minutes. Here’s how.

   Report sheds new light on the tactics allowing attackers to move at breakneck speed.

4. HP realizes that mandatory 15-minute support call wait times isn’t good support

   HP rescinds European support call strategy due to "feedback."

5. Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes

   Swapping QR codes in group invites and artillery targeting are latest ploys.

6. Microsoft warns that the powerful XCSSET macOS malware is back with new tricks

   XCSSET has been targeting Mac users since 2020.

7. What is device code phishing, and why are Russian spies so successful at it?

   Overlooked attack method has been used since last August in a rash of account takeovers.

8. Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa

   Two players who mostly worked independently are increasingly collaborative.

9. New hack uses prompt injection to corrupt Gemini’s long-term memory

   There's yet another way to inject malicious prompts into chatbots.

10. OpenAI’s secret weapon against Nvidia dependence takes shape

    Chatbot maker partners with TSMC to manufacture custom AI chip, with plans for future iterations.