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Hallucinations and paranoia
A 60-year-old man developed bromine poisoning three months after blindly following the AI’s dietary recommendations.
New malware discovered
A new threat has emerged on the cybercrime scene that is specifically targeting ATMs in Europe and could therefore endanger the entire banking industry. The malware, known as “EU ATM Malware”, was recently offered for sale on a hacker forum.
Data records sold for 500,000 US dollars
Data from over half a billion users of the ticket provider Ticketmaster has allegedly been up for sale since Tuesday evening. Ticketmaster also sells tickets for concerts in Germany, which is why German users would probably also be affected.
10 international arrest warrants, 4 arrests
Investigators are talking about the biggest strike against cyber criminals: more than 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains put out of operation in an operation in several countries worldwide.
Guy's, St. Thomas' and King's College Hospital affected
A ransomware attack has hit prominent hospitals in the British capital, according to a report. The consequences are not yet foreseeable.
Competition for 1Password and LastPass
For a long time, third-party providers such as 1Password and LastPass dominated the password manager market. Now Apple wants to enter the market with its own in-house solution.
Complete shutdown possible
Researchers from the cyber security team Team82 have discovered serious vulnerabilities in Axis Communications products. In combination, these vulnerabilities not only allow attackers to watch live broadcasts, but also to switch off cameras and execute malicious code. Axis has now released updates and urges users to install them quickly.
Integration into CoreAI team
After nearly four years at the helm, Thomas Dohmke is leaving GitHub to “become a startup founder again”. Microsoft is using the change in leadership to completely realign the developer platform.
End of an era
The legendary modem sound is coming to an end. AOL is discontinuing its dial-up service at the end of September, and with it, a piece of Internet history disappears.
Bitcoin approaches record high
Bitcoin is approaching its record high from mid-July with strong gains. The price of Bitcoin rose to 122,300 dollars (104,820 euros) in early trading on the Bitstamp trading.
CVE-2025-8088
Attackers exploited a directory traversal vulnerability in WinRAR to spread malware via manipulated archives. The vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 has been patched since version 7.13.
User request
After just one day, OpenAI is bringing its popular predecessor GPT-4o back to ChatGPT. Users criticize GPT-5 as soulless and impersonal.
After filing for creditor protection
Near Magdeburg, the Canadian company Li-Cycle is developing one of the largest recycling plants for batteries in Europe. It involves critical raw materials for the EU.
Warning of phishing attempts
European airlines Air France and KLM are the latest victims of a series of cyberattacks on large companies. Attackers gained access to customer data via a compromised third-party provider.
Conflicts of interest
New CEO Lip-Bu Tan has only just set a course for the way out of the crisis at the ailing chip company Intel. But now there is new unrest: the US president wants him to leave immediately.
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