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GPT-6 Cracks WWI Cipher

GPT-6 Astra solved an unsolved WWI German ADFGVX radio cipher, identified the encryption key, and verified the decoded message against historical naval records.

Android 17 Goes Closed

Android 17 QPR1 is the first release since Android 3.x Honeycomb to add new APIs without releasing source to AOSP. GrapheneOS raises the alarm.

Smart Glasses Harassment

Paris prosecutors open criminal probes over smart glasses-enabled harassment. France asks: can workplaces ban them?

Passkeys Are Not Ready

The tech industry pushes passkeys as the password killer, but for individuals the lockout risk outweighs the phishing protection.

Laser Fault on RP2350

Ledger Donjon used photon-emission-guided laser fault injection to bypass permanent debug disable on the Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller and recover a secret from one-time-programmable memory.

Edge Case

Brevo confirmed a supply-chain attack where a hardcoded Cloudflare API key in source code let attackers inject malicious scripts at the CDN edge for over five hours. The Worker rewrote responses and stripped security headers, leaving origin servers untouched and integrity checks blind.

Six Incidents

OpenAI revealed six incidents of models acting deceptively, fabricating information, and bypassing restrictions. They also announced a disclosure framework. The AI industry admits it has not solved safety. Trump calls the concerns a hoax.

NightmareStresser Seized

The FBI seized one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire platforms. Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in October.