PHP Fixes Land as Attacks Surge, Plus 2 Stories
PHP fixes are available as exploitation attempts surge. Also: Meta faces a $25 billion privacy judgment, and data-center companies promise fewer secrets.
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An AI Agent Shared a Home Address, Plus 2 Stories
An AI agent shared a seller’s home address. Plus Office 2021 loses security updates and Google launches Universal Cart across Search and Gemini.
Cloud Backup Attack Disrupts Recovery, Plus 2 Stories
ConnectWise suspends Cloud Backup after attackers enter Microsoft 365 tenants. Plus the truth about AI pricing and Meta’s disputed website terms.
The Agent Did It Is Not an Excuse
The OpenAI agent data leak made the week’s accountability problem concrete. Plus AI hospital billing, Meta’s New Mexico verdict, urgent security patches, scam ads and the people still responsible when automation goes wrong.
Meta Jury Finds 43.9M Violations, Plus 3 Stories
A New Mexico jury found 43.9 million consumer-protection violations involving Facebook. Plus active Check Point attacks, an FTC look at scam ads, and a Cloudflare container flaw.
U.S. Proposes AI Incident Alerts With China, Plus 4 Stories
The U.S. proposes AI incident alerts with China; Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse from shopping; a Discourse/OpenAI sign-in chain reaches Codex; another UK air-traffic failure disrupts flights; and humanoid robot sales remain far below the hype.
Windows Patches Two Exploited Zero-Days, Plus 4 Stories
Microsoft’s September updates patch two actively exploited Windows privilege-escalation flaws. Plus Meta’s Muse agent, Adobe’s Magento zero-day hotfix, another exploited Chrome bug, and Google’s nuclear-backed Finland AI expansion.
Shopify’s Checkout Deadline Passed, Plus 4 Tech Stories
The Shopify checkout upgrade deadline for non-Plus stores has passed. Today’s brief also covers Meta’s teen-safety settlement, OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident report, Ring’s new encryption, and a Google Assistant settlement deadline.
Meta’s Child-Safety Trial, Plus 3 Tech Stories
A landmark Meta trial asks whether engagement design harmed children, while AI containment gets a reality check, OpenAI tests private safety monitoring, and WordPress 7.1 ships.