N-central Needs Another Emergency Patch, Plus 3 Stories
N-able has released another emergency N-central hotfix for a pre-authentication RCE. Plus OpenAI’s research-intern milestone, Liquid’s $320 million incident, and AI contrail trials.
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Chrome Has an Exploited Zero-Day, Plus 4 Tech Stories
Google patched actively exploited Chrome CVE-2026-85046. Plus OpenAI agents on a public wiki, military ad tracking, Nvidia’s Hugging Face deal, and FTC action against payment processor Nuvei.
20M Children Faced Online Sexual Abuse, Plus 4 Stories
A UNICEF report estimates 20 million 12- to 17-year-olds across 21 countries experienced technology-facilitated sexual exploitation or abuse in one year. Plus active Elementor Pro attacks, GPT-6 Astra’s launch, Tesla Cybercab scrutiny, and a Plex security update.
GiveWP Needs an Urgent Update, Plus 4 Tech Stories
GiveWP 4.16.7.2 fixes a critical RCE. Plus: a corrected federal hacking claim, Google Drive AI classification, Cursor’s OpenAI cutoff, and updated COVID vaccines.
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.
An Unpatched Calix Router Flaw, Plus 3 Tech Stories
An unpatched Calix router flaw can expose home-network devices, miniOrange SSO bugs are being probed in WordPress attacks, the FCC is reconsidering E-Rate, and Alabama subpoenaed OpenAI.
A Power Plant Hack Leads Today’s Tech Brief
A small UK power plant reportedly went offline for four days after a cyberattack, ChatGPT can now work with Apple Messages, data centers are becoming an election issue, and researchers found a nasty way to turn Microsoft Defender’s own driver against security software.
Car Screens Can Join a Botnet, Plus 4 Tech Stories
Android car head units are being recruited into a proxy botnet, federal agencies warn about AI-assisted attacks on industrial controllers, OpenAI wants stronger California AI safeguards, Google gives publishers a new reader-retention tool, and Microsoft corrected yesterday’s Entra ID exploitation status.
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.