‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

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What happened

This collection of Wired security stories highlights a wave of high-impact cyber and privacy incidents: TeamPCP is conducting large-scale open-source poisoning attacks that have hit GitHub and hundreds of organizations, while major ransomware and supply-chain incidents (Foxconn, Instructure/Canvas/ShinyHunters, and an OpenAI-staff supply-chain compromise) continue to disrupt critical services. Widespread data exposures were found in thousands of “vibe-coded” apps and other services, and researchers demonstrated dangerous IoT risks (including a hackable robot lawn mower); an underground market/

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