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The Hacker News

⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Goes Rogue, Metabase 0-Day, MCP Supply-Chain Attacks, and Router Backdoors

A lot of security problems still begin with someone doing a completely normal thing. Cloning a repo. Answering a call. Leaving a box exposed. Trusting the default. That pretty much covers the mood this week. Old bugs are back, supply chains are getting stranger, and some exploit paths are so short you wonder what was supposed to stop them in the first place. That’s only part of it. Here’s

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DZone

Agentic AI in 2026: How Autonomous AI Agents Are Replacing Manual Dev Work

I watched a pull request get opened, reviewed, revised, and merged last week without anyone on the team writing a line of code by hand. A failing test triggered it. An agent read the stack trace, found the root cause in a config file three directories away, patched it, and tagged a human for sign-off. Nobody blinked. That's the part that surprised me — not the capability, but how unremarkable it's become. This is the actual shift happening in software teams right now. Autonomous AI agents have m

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Microsoft Security Blog

DeadLock ransomware: Breaking down a Rust-based encryptor with decentralized recovery infrastructure

Microsoft Threat Intelligence examines DeadLock ransomware, an emerging financially motivated operation distinguished by its use of decentralized infrastructure to support victim communications, negotiations, and data leak operations alongside double extortion tactics used to pressure victims. The post DeadLock ransomware: Breaking down a Rust-based encryptor with decentralized recovery infrastructure appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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The Verge Tech

Apple will stream Friday Night Baseball live in Vision Pro

Starting on Friday, August 28th, Apple will begin streaming Friday Night Baseball in immersive video on Apple Vision Pro. The stream will feature commentary from various analysts and reporters, and live graphics will be anchored around the viewers space during the game. After the games conclude, replays will be made available in the Apple TV app. Last year, Apple streamed a selection of live Lakers NBA games to the headset, hoping to entice basketball fans. Baseball adds to its library of immers

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SecurityWeek

OpenAI’s Upcoming Astra Model Raises Autonomous Cyberattack Concerns

The current GPT-5.6-Sol has been assigned a ‘high’ cybersecurity threshold, but Astra could reach the maximum ‘critical’ threshold.  The post OpenAI’s Upcoming Astra Model Raises Autonomous Cyberattack Concerns appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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