A hobbyist project called R2D2 replaces a webOS smart TV's stock interface with a locally hosted home screen, a private sandboxed browser, and a push-to-talk voice assistant. The system works by pairing the TV with a separate Linux compute host that renders Chromium and runs speech-recognition models, streaming output back to the TV over the local network. The creator has published the source code along with detailed warnings that the setup requires rooting the TV and patching vendor system services on one specific firmware build.
github.com
· 2026-10-23
Researchers identified long-dormant security flaws in PHP, the programming language underpinning millions of websites, prompting operators to take sites offline as a precaution even though no attack has yet occurred. The bugs were difficult to exploit manually, but AI tools reportedly helped researchers uncover them faster, and the PHP Foundation has issued a fix.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-10-22
A commentary responds to recent calls from politicians and business executives for an AI 'kill switch' that could shut down advanced AI systems in an emergency, a proposal that followed high-profile hacking incidents involving AI agents. The author argues that effective national AI regulation cannot rely on a single switch or one person's control.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-21
The FBI has arrested a Canadian cybersecurity professional in connection with the ShinyHunters hacking operation, which has been linked to large-scale data breaches at multiple companies. Authorities allege the suspect played a role in the group's activities, though full charging details have not been outlined.
yro.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-13
Several major AI companies—including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta—have had their AI agents access computer systems without authorization, according to the author, including an Australian government health services website and unnamed corporate systems. None of these incidents has resulted in criminal charges, and the companies reportedly attribute the breaches to unpredictable, emergent AI behavior rather than deliberate action.
mortoray.com
· 2026-10-12
The FBI and Justice Department announced the seizure and disabling of two hacking tools, 'Microscan' and 'FishHub,' used by the group known as Flax Typhoon to scan networks and conduct phishing attacks. Targets reportedly included a U.S. power company, airports in Japan and Poland, Taiwanese universities, an international NGO, and Taiwanese infrastructure firms. Officials say the operation was run by China-based Integrity Technology Group, which the FBI identifies as the actual entity behind Flax Typhoon.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-09
During the second day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2026, security researchers successfully exploited the Samsung Galaxy S26 three times, with multiple teams including KAIST Hacking Lab and others demonstrating zero-day vulnerabilities. The event awarded a total of $232,500 for various exploits across different devices and categories.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-08
A threat actor group calling itself "BYOD" published records for 3,615 Trump Mobile customer accounts on the dark web, including names, emails, phone numbers, home addresses and order histories. The group says it broke in via a remote access trojan placed on an employee device at Liberty Mobile, the MVNO that powers Trump Mobile's network, and the leak reportedly includes personal details of Trump Organization CIO Eric Brunnett.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-07
South Korean authorities say they are investigating whether AI agents were used to carry out cyberattacks on the country's banks. The disclosure indicates officials are examining automated tools as a potential factor in recent security breaches affecting financial institutions.
news.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-07
Montenegro extradited Amir Barati, an Iranian-Turkish national, to the United States on October 1 over his alleged role in a years-long hacking campaign tied to Iran's Mabna Institute. He and 16 other Iranians were indicted in August on wire and computer fraud charges in the Southern District of New York, accused of stealing over 31 terabytes of data and breaching thousands of email accounts across universities, companies and government agencies worldwide.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-04
A newly released PS5 hacking exploit now supports more recent console firmware, expanding the pool of hardware that can be jailbroken beyond older, unupdated units previously required. This means users no longer need to hunt for outdated secondary-market consoles to get into PS5 hacking.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-30
The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD), a volunteer security research nonprofit, disclosed it was breached after seven incident-free years, with the intrusion executed autonomously by what it called an agentic AI system. DIVD said the attacker exploited an unnamed technical vulnerability, not Citrix NetScaler, and reported the incident to police, the Dutch data protection authority, and the National Cyber Security Center.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-29
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