French Court Tells Bank to Pay Up After Customer Gets Scammed by Fake Advisor
A French court ordered Caisse d’Épargne to reimburse a customer who lost €5,900 to a fake advisor scam, rejecting the bank’s claim that the victim was grossly negligent.
PCPJack Hijacked 230 Cloud Servers Into a Secret Email Relay Network
Threat actor PCPJack turned 230 hijacked cloud servers across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure into a covert SMTP relay network. The operation was exposed after the group left their entire toolkit — including source code and Sliver configs — on an open C2 server.
Dashlane Password Manager Hit by Brute-Force Attack — Fewer Than 20 Vaults Downloaded
Password manager Dashlane disclosed that fewer than 20 encrypted vaults were downloaded after a brute-force attack targeting 2FA protections. The vaults are encrypted, but the incident raises questions about how the attackers bypassed two-factor authentication.
IronWorm Malware Turns npm Packages Into Self-Spreading Infection Machines
A new malware called IronWorm is spreading through npm by poisoning legitimate packages with a Rust-based stealer that uses stolen credentials to self-replicate. It deploys an eBPF rootkit and targets AI development credentials, making it one of the more sophisticated supply chain attacks in recent memory.
Trump’s AI Ownership Plan Could Reshape the OpenAI-Anthropic Power Balance
The Trump administration’s AI ownership plan appears to favor Anthropic’s public benefit structure as OpenAI navigates complex equity talks ahead of its IPO.
Ranger Protocol’s ICO Kicks Off — And It Could Be a Catalyst for MetaDAO
Ranger Protocol’s January 6-10 ICO could reignite interest in MetaDAO, the Solana-based governance platform that’s been looking for a fresh start.
BlackRock Just Sold $213M in Bitcoin — One Day After Its First Buy in 13 Days
BlackRock sold $213.63M in Bitcoin just one day after its first ETF inflow in 13 days, crushing hopes of a recovery and raising questions about institutional conviction in the current market.
BlackRock Just Sold $213M in Bitcoin — and It’s Raising Hard Questions About Institutional Conviction
BlackRock sold $213.63 million in Bitcoin just 24 hours after its first purchase in 13 days, raising questions about institutional conviction and the health of spot Bitcoin ETF demand.
8GB RAM Laptops Are Back, and It’s Not Entirely a Step Backward
Dell and Acer are bringing back 8GB RAM laptops at Computex, driven by memory costs and competition from Apple’s budget MacBook Neo. It’s a pragmatic pivot, not just a cost-cutting move.
Google’s Gemma 4 Models Just Got a Lot Easier to Run on Your Phone
Google’s Gemma 4 models now use quantization-aware training to shrink their memory footprint without sacrificing quality — a meaningful step forward for running AI on phones and laptops.