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Read moreCritical SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaw Targeted in 135 Exploitation Attempts After Patch
Oct 12, 2026
Threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 appliances within days of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102255 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of pre-authenticated server-side request forgery (SSRF) that could allow a remote attacker "to direct the appliance to issue requests on their
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Japan data leak concerns grow as 1.67 million JR East email addresses may be exposed
Japan has urged banks to adopt chip-enabled passports and MyNumber cards for customer verification after a wave of cyberattacks raise concerns about millions of personal records.
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Starlink vs Jio: Can Elon Musk make satellite internet affordable in India’s cheap data market?
Elon Musk says he will bring affordable Starlink satellite internet in India, challenging Reliance Jio’s dominance in the country’s low-cost data market ahead of its proposed IPO.
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Hong Kong’s workers fear AI-driven retirement disruptions, only 20% feel prepared: survey
More than half of Hong Kong’s working adults believe artificial intelligence will make their retirement path more unpredictable than previous generations, yet only one in five feel financially prepared for the shift, according to a survey by global asset manager T. Rowe Price. About 55 per cent of the 1,004 Hong Kong residents surveyed – all 30 or older and earning at least HK$15,000 (US$2,239) per month – said they expected AI-driven disruptions to destabilise their long-term career and income...
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China’s factories leaping straight into agentic AI and taking it global: Black Lake CEO
China’s manufacturing sector is leapfrogging straight into the era of agentic artificial intelligence and is now exporting that playbook to global supply chains, according to the CEO of Black Lake, a Chinese provider of cloud-based AI tools for factories. “Just as China skipped credit cards and jumped directly to mobile payments, many factories are skipping full traditional digitalisation and jumping directly to AI agents,” Zhou Yuxiang said in a recent interview with the South China Morning...
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Why My Conversations with OpenAI’s ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ Made Me Very Worried
A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests.
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Beijing moves to steady A-share market after sharp tech sell-off
China’s top securities regulator has signalled fresh support for the domestic A-share market, convening a symposium over the weekend as authorities sought to shore up sentiment following a sharp sell-off in technology shares driven by concerns over US sanctions. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) brought together executives from listed companies and experts from securities firms and fund managers at a meeting in Beijing on Saturday to “discuss the country’s capital markets and...
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China’s CXMT unveils ‘key progress’ on chip structure pursued by Samsung, SK Hynix
Chinese memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has reported “key progress” on a new cell architecture to boost memory density, an innovation that competitors such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are also working on. CXMT planned to roll out a new server-memory product based on the structure by the end of 2026, president Cao Kanyu said at an industrial event in Shanghai over the weekend, according to a company statement. At the centre of the development is the “4F square”...
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Watch: Endangered orangutans released back into the wild after Borneo fires
The critically endangered apes were rescued from intense wildfires that destroyed their habitat in August and September.
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American ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to Trump
Many farmers in states that backed the president say they are being hit from all sides, with the crucial midterm elections just weeks away.
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AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president
Brad Smith calls for global rules on AI, and says the UK is in the "best position" to lead the charge.
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New York City’s Latest Famous Family Is a Hoot. Yes, They’re Barn Owls.
The city’s latest feathered extraordinaires are captivating the Upper West Side with their screeches.
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