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OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Terra is safer overall, but shows more destructive-action flags in tests
OpenAI confirmed GPT-6.1 Terra is safer overall than some of its older models, but its safety testing also found other problems. According to OpenAI, GPT-6.1…
Hackers Target U.S. Election Commission, Forcing Online System Shutdown Days Before Midterms
Hackers targeting the U.S. Federal Election Commission forced officials to shut down its electronic filing system days before the November 3 midterm elections, blocking campaign…
Hackers Abuse Microsoft Teams External Chats to Access Corporate PCs
Cybersecurity researchers from Arctic Wolf Labs have uncovered a widespread campaign involving the abuse of Microsoft Teams’ default external chat settings to gain initial access…
NIST starts the countdown to retire quantum-vulnerable encryption
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a roadmap for moving to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), with earlier deadlines for certain sensitive federal…
Samsung TVs without mics may listen through soundbars, researcher says
A reverse engineer claims that their Samsung smart TV has been collecting audio without their consent. The researcher, who calls themselves “log4j,” said in an…
Apple Backports Fix for Exploited CoreGraphics Flaw to Older iPhones and iPads
Ravie LakshmananOct 27, 2026Vulnerability / Mobile Security Apple on Monday backported fixes for a high-severity security flaw that was exploited in real-world cyber attacks to…
Azure licensing lock-in limits choice
A survey of 410 software and cloud decision-makers in US businesses has found that organisations are putting off investment due to Microsoft software licensing costs.…
Tailscale SSH Flaws Could Give Hackers Root Access
A new report called Tailworm claims that a single hacked device on a Tailscale network can gain root access on other servers it reaches. Two…
Telstra deploys billing reconciliation AI agent
Key points Telstra is a customer of Microsoft’s nascent AI implementation and consulting unit, Microsoft Frontier Company, launched in July. The partnership has produced an…