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Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

When Russia began attacking Ukrainian data centers and telecommunication infrastructure, it apparently failed to prepare for possible retaliation. Now Russia’s digital services are facing widespread outages after Ukrainian drone strikes…

Technology

Long-lost horror gaming cult classic P.T. gets a much-needed PC port

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

For over a decade now, the only “official” way to play Hideo Kojima’s cult classic, P.T.—the long-discontinued “playable trailer” for Kojima’s canceled “Silent Hills” project—has been via one of the…

Cybersecurity

⚡ Weekly Recap: Helpdesk 0-Days, Rogue Certs, ShinyHunters Arrest, AI-Fooling Malware and More

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Some meetings last longer than it took attackers to jump on a newly disclosed security flaw this week. Within hours, they were already testing it. That’s not much time to…

Technology

Google announces the Fitbit Edge, a middle ground between Pixel Watch 5 and Fitbit Air

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Google is releasing its second Fitbit tracker of 2026, offering fans of the aging Charge 6 a more refined option. The new Fitbit Edge slots right in between the Pixel…

Technology

F1 in Singapore: There’s a new fastest car now

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Formula 1’s lengthy 2026 season is entering its final stretch. The sport took to the floodlit streets of Singapore on Sunday night, but Saturday saw action, too; this Grand Prix…

Technology

Inside Amazon’s robotic arms race and what it means for the future of human work

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

No organization in the world operates more robots than Amazon. The company already has more than 1 million robots working in warehouses around the clock to make tens of millions…

Cybersecurity

Ledger Finds Unauthorized Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Amid Fund Theft Reports

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Cryptocurrency hardware maker Ledger has temporarily paused sales of its products via Cryptobilis following reports of stolen funds linked to devices sold by the reseller. On Friday, the company said…

Cybersecurity

Bring Your Own Agent: Your Employees’ Assistants Are Already Logged In

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

The personal AI agents rollout is going about as smoothly as expected: Amazon now blocks Meta’s Muse because it doesn’t identify itself as a bot while browsing; Instinct keeps raising…

Cybersecurity

Critical SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaw Targeted in 135 Exploitation Attempts After Patch

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 appliances within days of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102255…

Cybersecurity

Attackers Exploit CVSS 10.0 Bricksforge WordPress Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

A maximum-severity security flaw impacting the Bricksforge plugin for WordPress has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The critical vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-85097 (CVSS score:…

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