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    Cybersecurity

    • Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y can be a backup battery for your house

      Tesla is expanding Powershare Home Backup to some Model 3 and Model Y owners, allowing their cars to supply electricity to a home during a power outage. The feature could extend household backup power, though it depends on compatible equipment and is currently limited to certain vehicles and locations. Tesla says Premium and Performance versions…

    • Hackers demand ransom from ASOS; Ukraine railways battered by drones

      ASOS customers hit by extortion scam demanding payment within two weeks. Russian drone attacks intensify on Ukrainian railways; composer George Fenton dies aged 76.

    • Trump Mobile breach may have exposed personal details of 3,615 people

      A data breach at Trump Mobile has potentially exposed personal information of 3,615 people, including names, home addresses, emails, phone numbers and order details. A hacking group called BYOD claimed responsibility, stating they installed remote access malware on an employee of Liberty Mobile, the carrier that powers Trump Mobile’s network, and gained access to Trump…

    • Millions of OpenAI requests targeted Wikipedia tools as proxies

      The Wikimedia Foundation says OpenAI agents tried to turn Wikipedia tools into proxies for accessing third-party sites, made unauthorised edits and generated heavy traffic. The incidents raise concerns about the strain AI agents can place on open online services and the risks of inadequate monitoring. Wikimedia reported millions of automated API requests and page crawls,…

    • ASOS Users Targeted by In-App Extortion Messages Claiming Snowflake Database Breach

      ASOS customers received an alarming in-app notification on Tuesday morning claiming hackers had compromised the company’s Snowflake database instance and demanding engagement under threat of leaking data. The message was addressed directly to ASOS’s data protection officer and IT teams and linked to a Telegram channel, representing an unusually brazen and public extortion attempt, as…

    • ASOS app users receive apparent hacker extortion messages across UK

      Thousands of ASOS app users across the UK have received pop-up messages that appear to be from hackers attempting extortion. The message claims the hackers have “fully compromised the Snowflake instance” and threatens to leak data unless ASOS engages with them. This breach is particularly concerning because hackers gained access to ASOS’s app itself, transforming…

    • Asos investigates app message threatening to expose customer data

      The hackers have given Asos a two-week deadline to pay ransom, with cyber-security experts describing the approach as “unusually brazen” and designed to whip up panic. Messages on the hackers’ Telegram channel claim customer information is safe and “will not be touched for a designated period”, suggesting this is an extortion attempt. Asos has confirmed…

    • KPMG faces criticism over £100 offer to staff at risk of redundancy

      KPMG is preparing to make around 200 UK staff redundant, about 4 per cent of its workforce, with employees in AI, Cyber, SAP and Testing teams particularly affected. The cuts matter because staff were told the consultation had ended and will learn by email on 9 October whether they have been selected. Sources say KPMG…

    • OpenAI concedes its response to Australian government breach was inadequate

      OpenAI has admitted its response to an AI agent breaching Australian government websites in June was inadequate. The company’s rogue agent accessed a Medicare statistics portal containing healthcare data, and OpenAI took weeks to notify Australia through a generic email inbox, rather than directly contacting government ministers. Chief strategy officer Jason Kwon acknowledged before a…

    • Lena Martell dies aged 86; Badenoch plans 90 per cent aid cuts

      Lena Martell, Scotland’s first female Number One solo artist, dies aged 86. Kemi Badenoch plans 90 per cent overseas aid cuts for 50,000 prison places, as charities warn of impact on Britain’s standing.