French tax authority says break-in exposed data of 600K, including some private messages
France’s tax authority says attackers may have stolen the contents of messages exchanged with hundreds of taxpayers during the data […]
Month: August 2026
Grok chat duped into swallowing injected instructions
xAI’s Grok web chat agent is currently vulnerable to a novel form of prompt injection, according to security researchers with […]
No lift for Swift as NASA abandons orbital rescue
NASA and Katalyst Space have abandoned an ambitious attempt to boost the Swift observatory into a higher orbit and postpone […]
Software development and tech services in the cross-hairs as AI marches on
Business transformation, software development, and technology implementation are among the tech job categories likely to be hit hardest by AI, […]
Microsoft probes reports of games taking exception to Windows 11’s August update
Microsoft is investigating reports of games crashing after users installed August’s Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11. The company acknowledged […]
OpenAI glitch locks out vetted cyber researchers – and some can’t get back in
OpenAI says a technical stuff-up booted some vetted security researchers out of its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, only […]
SparkyLinux 8.4 rekindles support for 32-bit PCs
Almost exactly a year after SparkyLinux 8.0 abandoned installation images for 32-bit PCs, version 8.4 has brought them back. The […]
IBM says super-chill boxes that connect through ‘cryogenic tunnels’ will get quantum computers scaling
IBM has shown off designs for cooling hardware it says will allow quantum computers to scale. Quantum computers rely on […]
China marches towards re-usable rockets with successful first-stage landing
Chinese space startup LandSpace has landed a first-stage booster on land, the first time a Middle Kingdom company has achieved […]
AI agent suggested installing a malware package. Engineer almost took its advice
PWNED Welcome back to PWNED, the column where we make fun of those who are security self-owned, so hopefully you […]