A logistics partner for Valve was hacked in late July, with the attackers making off with customer data, including names, street addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Financial details weren’t leaked, but if you’re a European customer and recently ordered hardware from Valve—including the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, or Steam Deck—and use your Steam email and password...Read More
Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald Trump. Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico. The news website reported that officials said Burnham communicated with the person claiming to be Susie Wiles “before becoming suspicious that...Read More
Rideshare Published August 19, 2026 at 1:15PM “Dear PoPville, Wondering if this has happened to other people in DC, and if so, how you managed to solve it. My Uber account got hacked a few days ago. Uber doesn’t have a number you can call in these cases; instead, they ask you to file a...Read More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Getting hacked once is scary enough. But getting hacked again after changing carriers, replacing cards and trying to recover your accounts can make it feel like the criminals are always one step ahead. That is exactly what happened to Lela in Ohio, who reached out after a...Read More
Topline Open AI admitted publicly that its artificial intelligence systems hacked into the servers of another AI company on its own and wasn’t able to be stopped until the victim, Hugging Face Inc., deployed a model from China to battle the fully autonomous cyberattack. Open AI CEO Sam Altman. Getty Images Key Facts Hugging Face,...Read More
7 Days is a weekly roundup of picks of what’s been happening in the world of technology – written with a dash of humor, a hint of exasperation, and an endless supply of (black) coffee. This week’s highlights include new devices at Made by Google, new gaming controllers, and AI agent going rogue. Let’s get...Read More
Gina Neff, head of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the security tests are supposed to be within “secure environments”, called sandboxes, where you can “see what the models are capable of”. “In this case, it looks like OpenAI didn’t make a...Read More
If your account has been hacked, go to instagram.com/hacked, enter your details and request a login or security code sent to your email address or phone number. As soon as you’re logged in, change your password, secure your linked Facebook account, and don’t pay anyone promising instant account recovery. We live so much of our...Read More
In brief The Coldcard firmware exploit drained approximately 2,100 BTC, with losses estimated near $130 million across multiple attack waves. Onchain data from Checkonchain shows 233,000 BTC left long-term holder wallets in the days around the breach. Casa CEO Nick Neuman, citing actual customer conversations, says some of that 233,000 BTC came from Ledger and...Read More
Julian defended his sister Jaden after explicit videos of her were leaked online, urging critics to stop blaming her Julian Newman has addressed the controversy surrounding intimate videos involving his sister, basketball player and social media personality Jaden Newman, after the material reportedly surfaced online. According to videos circulating online, Julian discussed the issue on August...Read More
