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1. Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories

   Unicode that's invisible to the human eye was largely abandoned—until attackers took notice.

2. The who, what, and why of the attack that has shut down Stryker's Windows network

   Company says it doesn't know how long it will take to restore its Microsoft environment.

3. 14,000 routers are infected by malware that's highly resistant to takedowns

   Most of the devices are made by Asus and are located in the US.

4. Feds take notice of iOS vulnerabilities exploited under mysterious circumstances

   The long, strange trip of a large assembly of advanced iOS exploits.

5. Amazon appears to be down, with over 20,000 reported problems

   Problems viewing products and checking out.

6. Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation

   With no enforcement and questionable economics, it may not make a difference.

7. Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service-provider Accenture in $1.2B deal

   Accenture plans to buy Ookla, which also includes RootMetrics and Ekahau.

8. LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy

   Pseudonymity has never been perfect for preserving privacy. Soon it may be pointless.

9. Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 15kB of data into 700-byte space

   Merkle Tree Certificate support is already in Chrome. Soon, it will be everywhere.

10. New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises

    That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think.