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FBI Warns of Threat Actors Hitting Salesforce Customers Summary The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued an advisory about two threat actors — UNC6040 (aka ShinyHunters) and UNC6395 — targeting Salesforce customers to steal data and extort organisations. UNC6040 uses social engineering and vishing to trick call centre staff into handing over credentials […]
KillSec Ransomware Hits Brazilian Healthcare Software Provider Summary The KillSec ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a breach at MedicSolution, a Brazilian healthcare software and cloud-services provider. Researchers at Resecurity report more than 34GB of stolen data spanning over 94,000 files — including lab results, X-rays, unredacted patient images and records of minors. The root […]
iOS 26 release date, features, and how to update Summary Apple launched iOS 26 on 15 September 2025, rolling out globally at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PDT). The update brings a refreshed visual style Apple calls “Liquid Glass” — smoother, more translucent UI elements — alongside new on-device AI under the Apple Intelligence banner. Core […]
U.S. reaches outline of TikTok deal with China | Two giant deals: U.A.E. got chips, Trump team got crypto riches | Final social media ban rules coming, no enforceable standard Summary Negotiators from the United States and China have agreed a framework for a TikTok deal after intensive talks, a move that may avert a […]
Building Resilient IT Infrastructure From the Start Summary This commentary argues that while the cybersecurity industry concentrated on perimeter defences, modern IT infrastructure — especially in hybrid and multi-cloud environments — has become an overlooked attack surface. Growing complexity, frequent ad hoc changes and hand-offs between security, engineering, operations and legal create misconfigurations and gaps […]
Pragmatic Play approved to launch sportsbook in Brazil Summary Pragmatic Play has received full certification to offer its sportsbook product to regulated operators in Brazil following the country’s January 2025 fixed-odds betting framework. The certification enables operators to integrate Pragmatic Play’s complete sportsbook solution, which includes extensive pre-match and in-play markets, official rightsholder betting data, […]
For immigrants, this fintech makes credit history as portable as a passport Summary Bleyt, founded in 2025 by Wale Akanbi, builds a money app that makes migrants’ credit histories portable across borders. The app uses AI to aggregate financial records and alternative data from credit providers and bureaus, then creates a transparent, portable credit score […]
OpenAI Ramps Up Robotics Work in Race Toward AGI Summary OpenAI is expanding its robotics effort, recruiting researchers with humanoid-robot expertise and posting jobs that emphasise teleoperation, simulation and sensor-equipped hardware. Recent hires include academics who worked on humanoid benchmarks and robotics labs, and job listings suggest work on teleoperation, Nvidia Isaac simulation, tactile and […]
The Download: computing’s bright young minds, and cleaning up satellite streaks Summary MIT Technology Review’s The Download spotlights computing’s rising stars — the 35 Innovators Under 35 in computing — who are developing new AI chips, specialised datasets and methods to assess advanced systems for safety. The newsletter also flags a pressing problem for observational […]
Malaysia’s unemployment rate steady at 3.0% in July 2025 Summary The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reports that the national unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.0% in July 2025, equivalent to about 521,600 people. The labour force expanded slightly to 17.47 million and employment rose to 16.95 million, with employees making up three quarters of […]
