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AI agents spill secrets just by previewing malicious links

The Register - Tue, 10/02/2026 - 17:55
Zero-click prompt injection can leak data when AI agents meet messaging apps, researchers warn

AI agents can shop for you, program for you, and, if you're feeling bold, chat for you in a messaging app. But beware: attackers can use malicious prompts in chat to trick an AI agent into generating a data-leaking URL, which link previews may fetch automatically.…

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Singapore spent 11 months booting China-linked snoops out of telco networks

The Register - Tue, 10/02/2026 - 13:43
Operation Cyber Guardian involved 100-plus staff across government and industry

Singapore spent almost a year flushing a suspected China-linked espionage crew out of its telecom networks in what officials describe as the country's largest cyber defense operation to date.…

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Nearly 17,000 Volvo staff dinged in supplier breach

The Register - Tue, 10/02/2026 - 11:09
HR outsourcer Conduent confirms intruders accessed benefits-related records tied to US personnel

Nearly 17,000 Volvo employees had their personal data exposed after cybercriminals breached Conduent, an outsourcing giant that handles workforce benefits and back-office services.…

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British Army splashes $86M on AI gear to speed up the battlefield kill chain

The Register - Tue, 10/02/2026 - 10:00
Troops fitted with new comms kit as part of Project ASGARD

British soldiers are to get an array of AI-ready kit that should mean they don't have to wait to see the "whites of their eyes" before pulling the trigger.…

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Someone's attacking SolarWinds WHD to steal high‑privilege credentials - but we don't know who or how

The Register - Mon, 09/02/2026 - 21:54
So many CVEs, so little time

Digital intruders exploited buggy SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances in December to break into victims' IT environments, move laterally, and steal high-privilege credentials, according to Microsoft researchers.…

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More than 135,000 OpenClaw instances exposed to internet in latest vibe-coded disaster

The Register - Mon, 09/02/2026 - 17:23
By default, the bot listens on all network interfaces, and many users never change it

It's a day with a name ending in Y, so you know what that means: Another OpenClaw cybersecurity disaster.…

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Dutch data watchdog snitches on itself after getting caught in Ivanti zero-day attacks

The Register - Mon, 09/02/2026 - 14:50
Staff data belonging to the regulator and judiciary's governing body accessed

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) says it was one of the many organizations popped when attackers raced to exploit recent Ivanti vulnerabilities as zero-days.…

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Taiwan tells Uncle Sam its chip ecosystem ain't going anywhere

The Register - Mon, 09/02/2026 - 14:02
Moving 40% of semiconductor production to America is 'impossible' says vice premier

Taiwan's vice-premier has ruled out relocating 40 percent of the country's semiconductor production to the US, calling the Trump administration's goal "impossible."…

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How the GNU C Compiler became the Clippy of cryptography

The Register - Mon, 09/02/2026 - 12:07
Security devs forced to hide Boolean logic from overeager optimizer

FOSDEM 2026  The creators of security software have encountered an unlikely foe in their attempts to protect us: modern compilers.…

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Follow the money: Switzerland remains Europe's top destination for tech pay

The Register - Mon, 09/02/2026 - 11:42
Average Swiss salaries dwarf those on offer across the rest of the continent

European techies looking for the biggest payday are far better off in Switzerland than anywhere else, with average salaries eclipsing all other countries on the continent.…

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