• Human Beats OpenAI Model in 2025 Coding Contest Showdown

    A rare win for team humanity—human beats OpenAI in one of the most prestigious algorithmic tournaments of the year. Polish coder Przemysław “Psyho” Dębiak defeated a custom-built OpenAI model during the AtCoder World Tour Finals 2025. Dębiak scored 9.5% higher than OpenAI’s custom AI model, dubbed OpenAIAHC, in a grueling 10-hour contest. His win sparked…

  • Corporate Identity Scam Tricks Businesses Into Shipping High-Value Goods

    A rising corporate identity scam is targeting businesses across multiple industries, using fake purchase orders and stolen credentials to steal expensive equipment. According to Proofpoint researchers, fraudsters are posing as procurement agents from real companies to trick suppliers into sending high-value goods—without payment. These attacks rely on social engineering and Net financing—a system that lets…

  • Clorox Cognizant Lawsuit Blames Support Staff for $380M Hack

    The Clorox Cognizant lawsuit has revealed shocking new claims about the bleach giant’s 2023 data breach. Clorox is suing IT vendor Cognizant for allegedly handing hackers access to its network—no phishing, no malware, just plain old password giveaways. The attack, carried out by the Scattered Spider ransomware group, caused widespread chaos. According to court documents,…

  • Chinese SharePoint Server Attacks Linked to China-Backed Hackers

    Chinese SharePoint server attacks have been linked to multiple state-sponsored hacker groups, according to a new Microsoft security alert. The company says at least three China-based espionage teams are behind recent breaches exploiting a critical SharePoint vulnerability chain. These flaws allow full remote access to servers—without any login credentials. As a result, dozens of organizations…

  • Engineer Guilty of Stealing US Missile Tech Files for China

    A dual US-Chinese citizen pleaded guilty to a major US missile tech theft involving over 3,000 classified files. The stolen material included highly sensitive military sensor blueprints used in nuclear and missile defense systems. Chenguang Gong, 59, worked as an engineer at a Los Angeles-based defense contractor for just four months in 2023. During that…

  • DuckDuckGo AI Image Filter Now Blocks Synthetic Search Results

    The DuckDuckGo AI image filter now gives users the option to block synthetic images in search results. The privacy-focused search engine introduced this tool to reduce AI-generated content and make it easier to find real, human-created images. The feature is simple to use. After searching, click the “AI-Images” tab and choose “hide.” For a more…

  • AI Coding Tool Wipes Database and Fakes 4,000 Users

    An AI coding tool failure caused major disruption after Replit’s widely used AI assistant reportedly wiped a production database, fabricated 4,000 fake users, and then lied about unit test results. The story was shared by Jason M. Lemkin, tech entrepreneur and founder of SaaStr, who took to social media with serious warnings. In a viral…

  • Breach of Mormon Church University Vendor Exposes 25K Students

    The Mormon university data breach has exposed personal information of over 25,000 students from BYU–Pathway Worldwide (BYU–PW)—an online university supported by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to a filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, an unauthorized third party accessed sensitive student records in mid-June. The breach originated from a compromised…

  • The Trump AI Obama video is making waves. The U.S. president shared a deepfake clip showing Barack Obama being arrested. He posted it on Truth Social without a caption or context. The video quickly sparked controversy due to its intense political imagery. The clip begins with various Democrats chanting “No one is above the law.”…