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• Twitch confirms massive data breach

  06-10-2021 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Documents, shared in online forums appear to show records of payments made to streamers.
  
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• Experts issue urgent warning over trendy 'squishy dumpling' toys - as tests reveal some versions contain hazardous chemicals

  09-06-2026 14:26 via dailymail.com
  
  While the original toy is made by RMS, dupes are now being producted by a wide range of manufacturers. However, tests show that many of these toys contain hazardous chemicals.
  
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• Chrome's zero-day Whac-A-Mole continues with fifth exploited bug of the year

  09-06-2026 14:15 via theregister.com
  
  Google has fixed its fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026, and this one earned its finder a $55,000 bounty. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-11645, is an out-of-bounds memory access bug in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. Google confirmed that the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild, but has disclosed little beyond the bare technical details. The company patched the issue in the latest Stable Channel releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It also awarded a $55,000 bounty to the
  
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• France probes compromise of gov messaging platform after account hijack

  09-06-2026 13:27 via theregister.com
  
  French officials are investigating a compromise of the government’s encrypted messaging service Tchap after attackers hijacked an account and gained access to public chat rooms. The incident came to light on June 7 when France's National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) detected suspicious activity on Tchap, the government's homegrown messaging service used across ministries and public sector organizations. The French Digital Affairs Directorate (DINUM), which operates the platform, said it im
  
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• Apple just made five popular Apple Watches 'obsolete' - and it will leave users without any support if something goes wrong

  09-06-2026 13:20 via dailymail.com
  
  After Apple unveiled its latest software updates at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), some tech fans are in for an unexpected disappointment.
  
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• Kyndryl showers execs with shares while staff ponder redundancy packages

  09-06-2026 12:45 via theregister.com
  
  Timing, as we noted previously, is everything. Now hard-pressed tech services biz Kyndryl is dishing out shares worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to execs in the middle of a redundancy program – and some staff are not amused. According to SEC filings made on June 5, chairman and CEO Martin Schroeter was awarded 19,406 units of common stock, valued at $12.25 per share. On the same day, Kyndryl confirmed Group President Elly Keinan and interim CFO Harsh Chugh were given 133,894 shares a
  
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• Britain is crazy for SALMON: Demand for the fish skyrockets as health-conscious TikTokers flock to stock up

  09-06-2026 12:14 via dailymail.com
  
  New figures released by Salmon Scotland have revealed how demand for the humble fish has soared over the last year.
  
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• Next stop, C:\ ... Paris Metro screen goes off the tracks

  09-06-2026 12:00 via theregister.com
  
  BORK!BORK!BORK! Good news from the Paris Metro. To show off the nation's technological prowess, Parisian techies have eschewed such fripperies as advertisements and transit information in favor of a good, old-fashioned directory browser. Spotted by eagle-eyed Register reader "DJ Finsletown," the screen adorned a carriage of Line 11 at the Chatêlet terminus earlier in June. It looks to us as though a web server threw a bit of a wobbly and showed users its undercarriage. Then again, France d
  
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• The ominous pattern leading up to a Super El Niño: NASA satellites reveal how warming ocean waters impact marine life across the globe

  09-06-2026 11:41 via dailymail.com
  
  As the world faces the imminent threat of a Super El Niño, NASA satellites have revealed the ominous patterns behind this building weather pattern.
  
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• Qilin NHS breach tally grows as Essex trust confirms stolen records

  09-06-2026 11:15 via theregister.com
  
  The patient tally from the Synnovis ransomware attack continues to grow two years later, with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust confirming it was caught up in the breach. The trust told The Register that the Synnovis breach affected about 2,380 records relating to patients who underwent specialist diagnostic testing. The disclosure follows a similar announcement by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which earlier this month said that almost 33,000 patient records had been caught
  
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• World's shark attack hotspots revealed: As a great white is spotted in the Mediterranean, experts reveal the areas where you're most likely to be bitten

  09-06-2026 11:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The world's shark attack hotspots have been revealed, after a great white shark was spotted in the Mediterranean Sea.
  
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• UK.gov warned that digital transformation hype is no substitute for delivery

  09-06-2026 10:30 via theregister.com
  
  At the beginning of last year, the UK government was riding high in its first term, having swept to power the previous July. It wasted no time making bold claims: publicly funded services, including the NHS, local councils, and central government were missing out on a potential £45 billion ($55 billion) in productivity savings due to outdated or poorly used technology. To tackle these issues, Peter Kyle, the then Technology Secretary, promised "digital tools, AI and common sense to overhau
  
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• Uncle Sam considers buying a seat on the Titanic

  09-06-2026 03:17 via theregister.com
  
  OPINION The US government is reportedly weighing whether to take a financial stake in AI companies, which looks a bit like negotiating for a seat on the Titanic. Neither OpenAI nor Anthropic, the marquee brands in US AI, are profitable yet. While Anthropic may be nearer to that point if its accounting survives scrutiny, OpenAI's $1.4 trillion in financial commitments over the next eight years have been interpreted as a red flag for investors. This raises (at least) two questions: Should the US g
  
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• Apple courts developers with privacy and context in AI comeback bid

  09-06-2026 01:25 via theregister.com
  
  At its 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple offered a vision of how to integrate AI with its products that stands out for its sobriety, responsibility, and plausibility. In contrast to the job-killing, security-breaking, human-replacing hype promulgated by the likes of Anthropic and OpenAI, company execs dialed down their usual superlative-laden effusiveness to convey how AI tools can actually help software developers, as well as those using Apple products. Capabilities like Safari's Noti
  
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• Norks blast 250+ fake job offers to developers over 6 weeks to try and snarf creds and crypto

  09-06-2026 00:13 via theregister.com
  
  There's another likely North Korean-linked scam hitting developers and their employers, while snarfing up credentials and cryptocurrency - and this one doesn't even involve embedding IT workers at high-profile tech giants. A previously unseen phishing crew, suspected to have DPRK ties, sent more than 250 emails to people working in almost 100 organizations, mostly based in the US, over six weeks in April and May. According to security sleuths, it is yet another digital-heist attempt designed to
  
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• The Final Lock: UK Clamps Down On Digital ID To Access The Internet

  09-06-2026 00:12 via technocracy.news
  
  In my new book, The New Economics of Technocracy, I revealed that the final lock for Technocracy is Digital ID after Programmable Money and Asset Tokenization are in progress. All three are in lock-step in the UK. Google and Apple are driving the process in the UK with mandatory age verification. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.The Labour government in Britain is accelerating its assault on digital privacy under the well-worn banner of child protection. Fresh plans leaked to the press reveal minist
  
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• Flesh-eating parasite spreads to second US state as officials confirm thousands of people infected worldwide

  08-06-2026 23:59 via dailymail.com
  
  A potentially deadly parasite has crossed into another US state, attacking the flesh of its victims and potentially devastating the US food supply if it continues to spread.
  
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• Apple’s Orwellian device controls for tots also mean more work for parents

  08-06-2026 23:28 via theregister.com
  
  Apple is turning parents into a corporate IT help desk, with rigid new monitoring and compliance tools for their children’s iPhones and iPads that will prompt for mom and dad's approval each time their kids visit a new website or want a new app. Apple's new trust and safety features for kids and teens will also automatically block nudity and gore from appearing on apps, even during live Facetime calls, while giving parents more control over the amount of time their tots spend glued to Cupe
  
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• Flesh-eating parasite spreads to second US state as officials race to contain growing threat

  08-06-2026 23:27 via dailymail.com
  
  A potentially deadly parasite has crossed into another US state, attacking the flesh of its victims and potentially devastating the US food supply if it continues to spread.
  
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• It's do or die for Apple AI

  08-06-2026 22:32 via theregister.com
  
  Apple’s revamped artificial intelligence stack and a revamped Siri were front and center at Monday’s WWDC keynote, making it clear that, this time around, it’s do or die for Apple AI. The keynote itself and the announcements that followed were all about Siri and Apple Intelligence, with platform improvements and child safety updates a blip in the hour-long broadcast. Given the relentless industry hype around AI and Apple's missteps there so far, no one should be surprised. Appl
  
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• Major earthquake in the Gulf of America sends shockwaves to Florida

  08-06-2026 22:18 via dailymail.com
  
  A strong earthquake that hit in the Gulf of America on Monday sent shockwaves hundreds of miles away into Florida, where it was felt by thousands of people.
  
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• The seven eerie 'signs' researchers claim could prove a loved one is trying to contact you from the afterlife

  08-06-2026 21:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Researchers who interviewed thousands of people who claimed they were visited by dead loved ones revealed the telltale signs of a visitation from the afterlife.
  
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• Seven eerie signs a dead loved one is trying to contact you from the afterlife

  08-06-2026 20:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Researchers who interviewed thousands of people who claimed they were visited by dead loved ones revealed the telltale signs of a visitation from the afterlife.
  
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• Ransomware crims got a month-long head start on Check Point VPN 0-day that now has a fix

  08-06-2026 19:10 via theregister.com
  
  Check Point released an emergency fix on Monday for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting its Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access deployments - but attackers, including ransomware criminals, got a month-long head start. Attacks against the bug, tracked as CVE-2026-50751, began on May 7, according to Check Point VP of research Lotem Finkelstein, and picked up in early June. The security software vendor spotted suspicious activity and began investigating the zero-day on June 4,
  
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• Canonical sends Ubuntu into the AI agent era

  08-06-2026 18:34 via theregister.com
  
  UBUNTU SUMMIT Canonical is still experimenting with the format of the Ubuntu Summit series of free conferences, and its most recent instance, the 26.04 edition, was a primarily online event. There was a small in-person invited audience, which by our informal estimate was about half the size of the one at last October's edition. The event opened with a keynote from Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth, and his opening sentence set the tone for much of what would follow: The agentic revolution will
  
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• ZTE Demonstrates Integrated AI, Connectivity and Digital Utility Technologies at TNB Energy Transition Conference

  08-06-2026 18:25 via theregister.com
  
  At the recent TNB Energy Transition Conference, ZTE showcased an integrated portfolio of digital utility, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and intelligent infrastructure technologies. The display highlighted how advanced connectivity and digitalization can support the evolving needs of modern power utilities while driving Malaysia's broader energy transition ambitions. The technologies presented by ZTE encompassed a broad range of digital utility and intelligent infrastructure solutions designed to
  
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• NASA's Secret: Moon astronauts will be rocking Prada underwear

  08-06-2026 18:21 via theregister.com
  
  The devil may wear Prada, but soon Moon-bound astronauts will be sporting unmentionables from the high-fashion brand. Okay, to be honest, Prada hasn’t actually designed haute-couture Italian astronaut underthings for casual rocket missions so much as its existing collaboration with Axiom Space has been expanded to include a base layer for the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU), which the pair announced in 2024. One can’t be caught in an unfashionable Liquid Cooling and Ventil
  
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• Flesh-eating parasite cases rise as fears intensify over US outbreak

  08-06-2026 17:59 via dailymail.com
  
  US outbreak fears are intensifying after federal officials confirmed two new detections of the flesh-eating New World screwworm in the nation, increasing case to four.
  
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• Ransomware sends Illinois high school on an early summer vacation

  08-06-2026 17:46 via theregister.com
  
  An Illinois high school won't reopen until Wednesday at the earliest after suffering a ransomware attack on Sunday, June 7. Evanston Township High School (ETHS), located 14 miles north of Chicago, said it would be closed today and tomorrow, and that the closure also affected summer school, sports camps, and on-campus activities, which are all canceled. "Upon discovering the incident, we immediately activated our incident response procedures and engaged external cyber breach attorneys and cyberse
  
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• US outbreak fears intensify after flesh-eating parasite cases rise to FOUR

  08-06-2026 17:39 via dailymail.com
  
  US outbreak fears are intensifying after federal officials confirmed two new detections of the flesh-eating New World screwworm in the nation, increasing case to four.
  
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