Microsoft

ACR Stealer: Two observed intrusion chains amid increased threat activity

From late April 2026 to mid-June 2026, Microsoft Defender Experts observed increased ACR Stealer activity across customer ...

Pizza for pythons: Florida restaurant owner gives away free pies in exchange for dead snakes

A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons as payment for a pie ...
winbuzzer.com

OpenAI’s Codex New Message-Encryption Blocks Full Audit Trails

OpenAI’s coding agent, Codex, now encrypts MultiAgentV2 message payloads. According to a user-filed complaint, local history may lose readable task audit trails. On July 14, the encrypted-message ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Elizebeth Smith Friedman Was the U.S. Government’s First Woman Codebreaker. She Cracked Nazi Secrets, Saved 8,000 Lives and Pioneered Modern Cryptography

For decades, Elizebeth Smith Friedman worked in near-total secrecy, cracking codes that shaped the outcome of two world wars.

Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for ...
techtimes

First AI-Agent Ransomware Destroyed Data Even Payment Could Not Recover

a laptop screen with a webpage of the IT Army of Ukraine group of volunteer hackers. The IT Army of Ukraine first set up in the wake of Russia's devastating attack, and has since hugely grown in ...
Tech Times

New APT Group Hits Power Grids in Three Countries with AI-Crafted Malware

Armored Likho BusySnake Stealer, a Python-based infostealer first disclosed by Kaspersky, is actively targeting government ...
Ars Technica

Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs

Consumer AMD CPUs will once again offer encryption protections against physical attacks after facing user backlash for silently removing the feature. About a decade ago, AMD added TSME to its high-end ...
decrypt

France to Phase Out Non-Quantum Encryption as Bitcoin Security Concerns Grow

France will stop certifying security products that lack quantum-safe encryption beginning in 2027. Officials cited concerns that future quantum computers could decrypt encrypted data stolen today. The ...
The White House

PROMOTING ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION AND SECURITY

Section 1. Purpose. The United States continues to lead the world in Artificial Intelligence (AI) because of the enormous talent and innovation of our AI industry, and because we refuse to stifle this ...
Wall Street Journal

Canada Willing to Address Worries About Encryption, Privacy Risk in Digital Bill

OTTAWA—Canada said it is willing to address worries raised by some of the world’s biggest technology companies about proposed legislation to give police access to information stored on digital devices ...
Architectural Digest

Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus Craft a Bucolic Homestead for Their Family in Rural Portugal

On a soft spring afternoon in Portugal’s rugged Alentejo, the air is scented with citrus and the temperatures are finally climbing. For many people, the balmy weather would be a cue to relax—but for ...