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AI slop is good for business if you know what you're doing
Your irresponsibility is someone else's opportunity
23 August 2026
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[www.theregister.com - Articles]

Microsoft Defender's Own Driver Can Be Weaponized to Delete Security Software at Boot
Check Point Research has disclosed a technique that uses Microsoft Defender's own legitimately signed boot-time remediation driver to perform arbitrary kernel-level file and registry operations on Windows systems ranging from Windows 7 through Windows 11 25H2, with no software flaw exploited and no driver imported from outside the machine.
The driver, BTR.sys (Boot Time Removal Tool), is a
23 August 2026
From:
info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) [The Hacker News]

Cloverleaf deal is latest example of Nvidia using its war chest to patch cracks in the AI bubble
Nv's new chips need new datacenters, but you can't have bit barns without power
23 August 2026
From:
[www.theregister.com - Articles]

GitLab CVE-2026-19478 Comes Under Active Exploitation Within Days of Disclosure
A newly disclosed security flaw in GitLab has come under active exploitation within days of public disclosure, according to watchTowr.
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-19478 (CVSS score: 9.4), a case of code injection that allows an unauthenticated attacker to modify or delete publicly accessible GitLab projects and rewrite their data under certain conditions without requiring
23 August 2026
From:
info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) [The Hacker News]

Android Car Malware Spreads Through Built-In Updaters for Ad Fraud, Proxy Botnet
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that's specifically designed to infect Android-based vehicle head unit firmware developed by DoFun.
Kaspersky, which discovered the threat in June 2026, said the end goal of the malware is to serve a multi-stage downloader to enable ad fraud and creation of a proxy botnet.
"The malware spread through the built-in updaters of
23 August 2026
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info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) [The Hacker News]

TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit accusing the company of violating child privacy laws in the country.
As part of the settlement, the social media platform will pay $300 million immediately, and an additional $100 million "upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree entered against
23 August 2026
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info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) [The Hacker News]


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