Anthropic's September 2026 threat report found that an Iran-linked group used its Claude AI model to compile targeting data on U.S. naval vessels in the Middle East, combining satellite imagery, ship transponder data and personnel names scraped from public photos, while also probing known vulnerabilities in shipboard communications gear. Separately, a Houthi-linked cell in Yemen reportedly used Claude Code to help develop guidance, navigation and control software for three weapons programs, including a guided rocket, a long-range ballistic missile, and an R2000 hypersonic glide vehicle variant. Anthropic says it banned the accounts, added detection safeguards, and reported the activity to U.S. authorities.
Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI is targeting $2 billion in annualized revenue by the end of the year, according to Bloomberg, roughly double its reported run rate in August. The push is fueled by strong adoption of its open-weight K3 model, which OpenRouter data shows generating up to 300 billion tokens daily, even as usage has dipped slightly in recent months.
Anthropic disclosed that it detected and shut down an operation in which actors linked to Iran attempted to use its Claude AI model to gather targeting information on U.S. Navy warships. The incident was disclosed as part of a broader report detailing how state-linked adversaries have tried to misuse Anthropic's AI systems for weapons development and surveillance of dissidents.
Trezor disclosed that hackers who compromised 138 accounts at email marketing provider Brevo used the access to send roughly 347,000 phishing emails to its customers. The messages, disguised as security alerts, directed recipients to a fake app designed to steal their wallet backup passwords. Trezor says its own products and account systems were not breached, but the stolen credentials could let attackers drain victims' crypto holdings.
Trezor disclosed that a breach at its third-party email provider Brevo let attackers send fake security alerts to its opt-in newsletter subscribers, reaching roughly 347,000 email addresses. The fraudulent messages warned of a fake microcontroller vulnerability and pushed recipients to a malicious app requesting wallet backup phrases; Trezor says 2,500 people clicked the link before it disabled the domain within 20 minutes.
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT for Financial Services, a Wall Street-tailored version of ChatGPT Work built with Morgan Stanley and Evercore, powered by its new GPT-6 Astra model. The tool can research potential M&A targets, pull data from industry-standard financial sources, and automatically generate formatted PowerPoint pitch decks matching a bank's style guide.
OpenAI has released ChatGPT for Financial Services, a specialized version of its enterprise product built with input from Morgan Stanley and Evercore. Powered by its newest model, GPT-6 Astra, the tool can research companies, analyze financial data and automatically build the pitch decks that junior investment bankers typically produce by hand.
Target is introducing a redesigned beauty section called Beauty Studio in 600 stores starting September 10, replacing the shopping experience previously tied to its Ulta partnership. The move marks a reinvention of one of the retailer's key store areas as that partnership winds down.
LG pushed back after GamersNexus published a video alleging that its G5 TVs could be hacked via a man-in-the-middle attack to capture ambient audio and viewing data, even with the microphone switch off. LG stated its TVs only process voice data when the remote's voice button is pressed or a wake word is spoken, and that unrecognized audio is never sent to its servers.
Shipt, Target's same-day delivery service, rolled out an AI tool called Ask Shipt that converts written prompts or photos into ready-to-checkout shopping carts. Customers can request carts based on occasions like tailgates or school lunches, or set a budget, such as a weeknight dinner for five under $35. The tool can also identify ingredients from a photo of a dish and add them to a cart automatically.
Reddit users report receiving personalized win-back offers on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, with one subscriber getting a 30% discount ($16.09 vs $22.99 monthly) after repeatedly canceling and resubscribing over two years. Other users have shared similar discounted offers, including an $18 rate for 12 months on a secondary Xbox account.
An anonymous security researcher has reconstructed and released a reverse-engineered version of Stuxnet's source code on GitHub, complete with build instructions. Stuxnet was the malware that sabotaged centrifuges at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility by targeting Siemens industrial controllers while masking the damage from plant operators.
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