OpenAI teases Astra, its next major AI model, after it solves 10 long-standing math problems
OpenAI has revealed Astra, an unreleased model designed to tackle complex, long-running tasks, after an internal version produced ten significant advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science. In a new research post, OpenAI described Astra as “our next major model” and said the problems had seen no progress on their central results for at least […]
COLDCARD wallet RNG flaw likely linked to $88 million Bitcoin theft
Researchers suspect that a vulnerability in COLDCARD hardware wallet firmware was exploited to steal an estimated $88.6 million in Bitcoin from thousands of wallets whose seeds were generated using a flawed random number generator. Digital asset research firm Galaxy Research says it identified an initial wave of transactions that it believes was likely linked to the vulnerability, […]
Google Chrome may soon block New Tab hijacker extensions by default
Google is preparing a new Chrome security feature that would block policy-installed extensions from hijacking the New Tab page or changing the default search engine. GeekFeed spotted the protection in a chain of work-in-progress Chromium Gerrit changes. It has not shipped yet, but Google plans to enable it by default once the changes are approved. […]
Rails patches critical Active Storage flaw with RCE potential
A critical vulnerability in the Active Storage framework can allow an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from a Rails application, and potentially escalate to remote code execution (RCE). Rails is a popular open-source web application framework written in Ruby for building websites and web apps. It uses the built-in Rails component Active Storage for handling file […]
Amgen says cloud data breach exposed patient health, proprietary info
Pharmaceutical company Amgen says it suffered a data breach after threat actors stole corporate data and patient information stored in multiple cloud systems operated by third-party service providers. Amgen is a California-based biotechnology company that develops and manufactures medicines for serious illnesses, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and rare diseases. The company said it detected […]
Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware flood
The Arch Linux project has temporarily disabled adoption of Arch User Repository (AUR) packages after a surge in malicious takeovers of existing packages. The decision was announced on the distribution’s mailing list by contributor Robin Candau, who said that the situation is temporary until a solution is found. “Due to the current influx of malicious […]
Online ad firm Adform’s script compromised to steal cryptocurrency
Online advertising firm Adform suffered a supply-chain attack that delivered cryptocurrency-stealing scripts to websites using its ad platform, replacing wallet addresses copied to visitors’ clipboards with ones controlled by an attacker. Adform is one of Europe’s largest adtech firms, providing a full-stack platform that includes Demand-Side Platform (DSP), Supply-Side Platform (SSP), ad servers, and management […]
OpenAI says its new GPT 5.6 models are becoming more cost-efficient
OpenAI says it has reduced the price of two GPT-5.6 models, cutting Luna’s API price by 80% and Terra’s by 20% as it works to make its models more efficient. As per the updated pricing, GPT-5.6 Luna now costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, down from $1 and $6. Likewise, Terra […]
Hacker uses DeepSeek AI to autonomously attack vulnerable servers
A Chinese-speaking threat actor is using the DeepSeek AI model and the open-source Hermes Agent to conduct autonomous cyberattacks on exposed servers with limited human involvement. The activity was discovered by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers after Hermes accidentally created a web server from its home directory, exposing the attacker’s environment, including API keys, […]
CISA warns of cyberattacks disrupting U.S. water utilities
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of a significant increase in attacks targeting internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the water and wastewater systems sector. The agency’s urgent alert comes after hackers disrupted more than 30 community water systems in Minnesota in attacks that started last Sunday and continued through Monday. CISA’s alert […]