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Mount Royal University Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack

Hackers accessed the institution’s internal network and deleted two drives containing employee, student, and university data. The post Mount Royal University Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Android ROM: Lineage OS gets web installer

There's a lot of news with Lineage OS: The custom ROM gets a web installer, and the updater app has also been updated. (LineageOS, smartphone)

'GodDamn' Ransomware Uses BYOVD to Smite US Companies

Microsoft co-signed a malicious kernel driver, and now it's being used to kill security software in ransomware attacks.

Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities

An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

Advertisement: Wireless gaming headset from AOC for under 50 euros on Amazon

Amazon has a wireless gaming headset from AOC on offer that has Bluetooth, radio and Aux and is suitable for PC, console and smartphone. (Headset, AOC)

Police arrests 5,800 suspects in global anti-fraud crackdown

Law enforcement agencies have arrested 5,811 suspects and seized $293 million in illicit assets in a global anti-fraud operation spanning 97 countries. [...]

Back to Arakis: The Monster That Devours Worlds - the trailer for Dune: Part Three

The first trailer for Dune: Part Three gives a glimpse of the grand finale of Denis Villeneuve's science fiction trilogy. (Dune, digital cinema)

Daily News 09 / 07 / 2026

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 09 Jul 2026 Commission and High Representative propose new sanctions regime to counter threats from migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organised crime...

Independent of Canonical: Tuxedo OS switches from Ubuntu to Debian

In addition to the difficulties of keeping Ubuntu LTS versions up to date, Canonical is also cited as a reason for switching to Debian. (Linux distribution, Ubuntu)

College Football 27: EA puts content creators in distress with pay-to-win

Following the early launch of College Football 27, Electronic Arts is unannounced patching microtransactions in key solo modes. (Sports game, Electronic Arts)

Google's new remote attestation scheme is every bit as terrible as its old remote attestation scheme

Google owes its existence to the open web, but today, its technological “innovations” have much to do with locking users into a “walled garden.” The latest of these is “reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification,” an experimental initiative that will let companies block users if they are running independent, "de-googled" versions of Android. These “indie Android” versions are favored by people who want to protect their privacy and their attention by blocking trackers and ads. Worse, this is just the latest i

Heavy losses in Iran: The US also needs cheap combat drones, the US says

Iran has already destroyed 30 US military MQ-9 Reaper drones. A Reaper costs as much as 1,000 Iranian Shaheds. (drone, politics)

Right to repair: Farmers no longer have to hack their John Deere tractors

After useless declarations of intent and a long dispute, the FTC takes action: John Deere must allow farmers to repair their own agricultural machinery. (consumer protection, politics)

AI Coding Tools Tricked Into Hacking Developer Machine via Decades-Old Technique

Wiz has disclosed the details of a new AI coding assistant attack method it has dubbed GhostApproval. The post AI Coding Tools Tricked Into Hacking Developer Machine via Decades-Old Technique appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Advertisement: Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus is now on offer for just 42 euros

The popular Fire TV Stick 4K Plus with 4K Ultra HD, Wi-Fi 6, Dolby Vision and Alexa+ is available cheaper again. (Fire TV Stick, Amazon)

Questions and answers on new EU sanctions framework countering threats posed by migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, and organised crime

European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 09 Jul 2026 What is the aim of today's proposals? The Commission and the High Representative are proposing a new horizontal sanctions regime, targeting certain serious il...

Commission and High Representative propose new sanctions regime to counter threats from migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organised crime

European Commission Press release Brussels, 09 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, proposed a new EU sanctions regime to tackle threats posed by several forms of organised crime, including migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, firearms and illicit drugs and money laundering.

Production paralyzed: cyber attack drives textile company into bankruptcy

A cyber attack affected the production of a German textile finisher for several weeks in March. Now the company is bankrupt. (cybercrime, cyberwar)

Transformer Explained: The technology behind almost all modern AI

Attention, please! We explain how the transformers and their attention mechanism work, which are the basis for most language models. A Deep Dive by Tim Elsner (AI, Neural Network)

The federal and state governments award scholarship places in Italy and France

Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer announces the Rome Prize winners for a stay in the federally supported German Academy Rome Villa Massimo as well as the scholarship holders for the stays in the German Academy Rome Casa Baldi in Olevano Romano and in the German Study Center in Venice. With these stays in Italy, the federal government makes it possible for highly talented and particularly qualified artists from Germany, s

European Organizations Have a Collaboration Security Confidence Gap

A new survey shows security leaders have an inflated sense of safety regarding their collaboration tools and platforms.

Vulnerability in coding agents: access to arbitrary files via symlinks

Attackers could also gain access to files outside of a sandbox via a repository of malicious code.

Storage crisis: AI endangers inexpensive smartphones

The demand for memory for AI has a negative impact on many industries - and even has a very strong impact on the market for inexpensive smartphones. (Smartphone, AI)

PICTURE DATE: President of the Bundestag Julia Klöckner receives the Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, Gordon Schnieder

AssuranceAmerica data breach exposes records of 6.9 million drivers

American insurance company AssuranceAmerica has disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 7 million drivers after attackers gained access to its systems earlier this year. [...]

Uniform electricity production: Alpine solar power also flows in winter

A solar system at an altitude of 2,500 m provides consistent electricity all year round. At the same time, their yield is 50 percent higher than average. (solar energy, energy transition)

Official Signal chat appears in Messenger on iOS

Signal's only official chat appears with a blue verification tick and warns of imitators. Some iOS users were just added today.

Chrome 150 Update Patches 27 Vulnerabilities

The security refresh resolves 13 use-after-free bugs, including two critical-severity flaws found by Google. The post Chrome 150 Update Patches 27 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Knockoff eliminates dubious brands: This browser extension makes Amazon more usable again

More and more dubious brands are flooding Amazon with inferior products. Amazon doesn't care. A browser extension controls this. By Ingo Pakalski (Amazon, online shop)

Update against Rogueplanet: Microsoft reacts to dangerous Defender exploit

The Rogueplanet exploit gives attackers extensive system privileges on Windows. An update for Microsoft Defender is intended to protect. (Vulnerability, Microsoft)