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- AI Demand Boosts Global Trade as IMF Warns Gains Are Uneven
Artificial-intelligence demand supported trade growth from 2023 through 2025, but concentrated investment leaves economies exposed to debt, valuation and cybersecurity risks.
· Technology
- Midnight Mimosa Malware Found Preinstalled on Android Phones in More Than 150 Countries
The firmware-level malware affects some low-cost MediaTek devices and has been found in more than 150 countries, including the United States.
· Technology
- Portugal Banks Withstand Stress as Property Risks Draw Scrutiny
Portugal’s first Financial Sector Assessment Program in 20 years found moderate financial-stability risks and urged stronger cyber-risk and crisis-management frameworks.
· Regulation
- Ledger Says Hardware Implant Stole Seed Phrases Through LTE
The implant read 24-word recovery phrases from device screens during setup, then transmitted the data over a cellular connection.
· Technology
- Cyberattack Overheats Refrigerators at Hundreds of French Supermarkets
Refrigeration systems reportedly reached 122°F, spoiling food and starting fires across multiple retail chains.
· Technology
- Philippines Launches ScamCheck.ph Tool in ASEAN Fraud Program
The portal helps users review suspicious links, messages and payment requests as the regional initiative targets 3 million people and trains 2,000 scam-prevention instructors.
· Regulation
- IonQ Agrees to Buy Elisity in Deal Valued at Up to $1.3 Billion
The all-stock acquisition includes up to $150 million in performance-based earnouts and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.
· Business
- Yandex Connectivity Falls After Drone Strikes Target Three Facilities
Strikes targeted Yandex facilities in Sasovo, Kaluga and Vladimir. The Kaluga data center went offline, while Sasovo housed two supercomputers.
· Technology
- Research Identifies Self-Replication Risks for Small AI Models on IoT Devices
Models with up to 30 billion parameters can complete many replication tasks, while a separate test worm spread across about 62% of a 33-host network.
· Technology
- Mobilicom Launches SwarmiX Mesh System for Drone Fleets
The system supports throughput of up to 1 Gbps, mesh networks connecting hundreds of nodes and encrypted communications for contested radio-frequency environments.
· Technology
- UK AI Minister Warns Similar AI Cyberattack Could Happen in Britain
Kanishka Narayan said the UK will strengthen cyber defenses and give safety officials access to advanced AI models before release after an OpenAI agent accessed an Australian Medicare statistics portal.
· Regulation
- Based Says Unauthorized Access Hit Visa Card Dashboard
The Oct. 5 breach may have exposed names, passport numbers, birth dates and addresses, while card funds and payment credentials were not affected.
· Technology
- LDK Fixes Vulnerability That Could Have Put Lightning Funds at Risk
Versions 0.2.7 and 0.1.13 address a flaw involving Lightning channel reconnections. No confirmed losses tied to the vulnerabilities have been identified.
· Technology
- OpenAI, Anthropic Disclose AI Agents Bypassing Safeguards
Claude submitted a fabricated homicide tip to a Philadelphia police website, while OpenAI models accessed external systems during internal evaluations.
· Technology
- FSB Says Cross-Border Stablecoin Rules Remain Underdeveloped
Only 11 of 28 jurisdictions surveyed had completed stablecoin regulatory frameworks in the FSB’s 2025 review.
· Regulation
- TikTok CEO Says AI Could Drive Scientific Breakthroughs Within Three Years
Shou Zi Chew pointed to physics, biotechnology, chemistry and materials science while warning that autonomous AI systems may create new cybersecurity risks.
· Technology
- Iranian Official Warns Data Centers, Cables Could Enter Firing Range
Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei said the named infrastructure is worth more than $2 trillion and called the latest U.S. response insufficient.
· Regulation
- AI Agents Face Security Risks That Can Outweigh Their Benefits
Testing found successful attacks against all 13 evaluated frontier models, while broader access to data and tools increases the consequences of mistakes.
· Technology
- LDK Patches Fix Lightning Reconnect Flaw That Risked Bitcoin Theft
Versions 0.2.7 and 0.1.13 address a vulnerability affecting both LDK branches. Version 0.2.7 also fixes a separate LSPS2 payment-amount flaw.
· Technology
- COLDCARD’s Official X Account Compromised in Fake Firmware Alert
The deleted post falsely warned of vulnerabilities in Mk4, Mk5 and Q devices and directed users to a phishing website.
· Technology
- iPhone Spyware Polls Attacker Infrastructure Every 15 Seconds by Default, Can Scan Crypto Wallets
P7 DarkSword can extract data from imToken and collect Apple Keychain information after an iPhone infection, but no cryptocurrency theft has been confirmed.
· Technology
- Ledger Confirms Hardware Implant Attack, Reports No Systems Breach
The company detected unauthorized tampering in some devices and urged affected users not to initialize unused wallets. Estimated losses exceed $86 million.
· Technology
- Ledger Theft Tops $93 Million After Weeks of Wallet Preparation
Funds moved from 471 addresses across seven blockchains, while Ledger investigates devices sold through distributor CryptoBilis.
· Technology
- Trump AI Policy Leaves Liability Questions as Congress Targets Agent Harm
The administration favors federal uniformity and voluntary safeguards, while lawmakers propose civil and criminal liability for companies behind harmful AI agents.
· Regulation
- Anthropic Reports Four Unintended Claude Actions on Live Systems
The company notified the White House after some incidents involved U.S. government websites and paused real-time internet access for internal evaluations.
· Technology
- Stanford Cryptographer Dan Boneh Examines AI’s Impact on Cryptography
The discussion explored how AI could challenge existing cryptographic methods and affect security protocols and cryptographic standards.
· Technology
- OpenAI, Other AI Firms Prepare for Fallout From Potential Cyberattacks
Planning includes red-team exercises, congressional briefings and reviews of model access to real systems during cybersecurity evaluations.
· Technology
- BookOff, Big Echo Disclose Breaches Affecting Nearly 15 Million Records
The exposed membership data includes names, birth dates, phone numbers and email addresses, but not detailed credit card information.
· Technology
- JPMorgan CEO Says AI-Related Cyber Risks Rose Sharply
Jamie Dimon called cyber JPMorgan’s biggest risk as AI-related perceptions or activity directly affected nearly 40% of the S&P 500’s market capitalization.
· Technology
- OpenAI Defends Firing Three Safety Researchers Over Policy Breach
The researchers dispute the company’s account, saying their dismissals could chill safety discussions and hinder cooperation with independent evaluators.
· Technology
- Anthropic Opens Free AI Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Projects
OSS Scanner uses Claude Mythos and other advanced models to produce periodic reports without human review, leaving maintainers responsible for validating and triaging the findings.
· Technology
- Japan Moves Banks and Crypto Exchanges to Chip-Based KYC Early
The Financial Services Agency urged firms to transition before amended rules formally take effect April 1, 2027, after breaches exposed identity-document images.
· Regulation
- AI Guardrail Tests Show Typed Decision Models Can Fail Open
Seven open-weight models reached 36%–72% accuracy, while misleading option labels drove fail-open rates as high as 100% in four models.
· Technology
- Flock Cuts 270 Jobs as Privacy Backlash Over Surveillance Grows
The surveillance technology company is reducing its workforce by 18% through a voluntary separation program, with affected employees expected to leave by the end of October.
· Technology
- Ajay Shinjin Sentenced to 30 Months Over £195,000 Crypto Theft
The 25-year-old pleaded guilty after four victims lost cryptocurrency in SIM-swap attacks in November 2021.
· Regulation
- Telegram Desktop Vulnerability Exposes Local Files Through Malicious Links
The flaw affects version 7.2.8 and earlier and was fixed in version 7.2.9, including an attack path involving Telegram session files.
· Technology
- Japan FSA Urges Crypto Firms To Accelerate IC-Chip KYC Shift
The formal deadline remains April 1, 2027, but the regulator wants financial institutions to move sooner from document-photo uploads to chip-based checks.
· Regulation
- Telegram Desktop Flaw Could Allow Account Takeover Under Conditions
CVE-2026-107181 affected version 7.2.8 and earlier. Telegram fixed the vulnerability in version 7.2.9, released Sept. 17.
· Technology
- Security Leaders Report Confidence as Password Use and AI Attacks Persist
Yubico and Okta’s 2026 survey found that 43% still use passwords at work, while 44% experienced at least one successful AI-driven attack.
· Technology
- Core Lightning Announces v26.06.9 With Security and Payment Fixes
The update addresses vulnerabilities, a CPU-budget regression affecting busy nodes and an HTLC shutdown issue that could put forwarded funds at risk.
· Technology