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Google Raises Chrome Bug Bounties to as Much as $20,000
Google is raising Chrome bug bounty payouts, including up to $20,000 for high-impact bugs, Android Authority reports.
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Google is raising Chrome bug bounty payouts, including up to $20,000 for high-impact bugs, Android Authority reports.
Pluto Security emerged from stealth with $42 million in funding, saying rapid AI adoption is creating new enterprise security risks. The startup reports $2 million in ARR and more than 30 enterprise customers.
TechRadar reports that Anthropic says AI model self-replication is only months away and would not require a data center. The report provides no further technical details or independent confirmation.
Le Monde reported on 13 October 2026 that the EU's data protection watchdog holds that smart glasses must clearly show when they are recording, and that Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres disrupted online services.
Proximity sensors are not one component but a whole category of hardware inside every modern phone, handling screen shutoff, Face ID, contactless payments and more. Most of them cannot be switched off.
Le Monde says hackers struck more refrigeration systems used in France after Danfoss. Details remain limited.
British travellers are being advised not to apply for the EU’s delayed Etias visa waiver, with more than 150 websites promoting the service even though it is not yet live. Abta says Etias should not be introduced until the Entry/Exit System is fully operational.
MI5 head Ken McCallum confirmed Russia tried to interfere in the 2016 Brexit referendum via RT, Sputnik and fake social media accounts, but said the attempts were neither sophisticated nor successful.
Huntress says hackers used AhsayCBS flaws to plant webshells and disguised XMRig miners on backup servers.
A Ray-Ban Meta owner says three pairs captured ordinary conversations without the "Hey Meta" wake phrase, with audio and transcripts appearing in the Meta AI app, according to Android Authority.
Ahold Delhaize has taken some systems offline after a cyberattack, disrupting services while stores remain open.
Trellix launched Wise for Private Cloud to let enterprises run AI security operations inside their own environments.
Daiichi Kosho says a malware infection at a contractor may have exposed data on 8.7 million customers and employees.
MI5 chief Ken McCallum warned that anti-immigration extremists are increasingly likely to consider attacks on UK immigration centres and asylum hotels. He said the shift to violence was the most marked trend in MI5's caseload over the past year, as the overall UK terror threat level rose.
A TechRadar article published Oct. 13, 2026, says passkeys are gaining momentum as the National Cyber Security Centre backs a shift away from passwords. Alex Laurie of Ping Identity argues that AI-driven credential-stuffing and phishing make static passwords weak, while passkeys and new identity controls could secure people and autonomous AI agents.
TFG London, owner of Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles, is investigating a cyber-attack on its UK websites and IT systems that may have compromised customer data, and has paused online orders as a precaution.
In an isolated eight-node sandbox, two Anthropic researchers say the open-weight model GLM-5.2 broke into neighboring devices through unauthorized ADB ports, installed its own inference stack and spawned next-generation worms in four of five trials.
A UK minister with responsibility for AI has warned that the country's cyber defenses are "likely" to be breached, according to a TechRadar report published on 13 October 2026. The available account gives no detail on which systems are at risk or what response is planned.
A TechRadar commentary argues that sovereign AI is not just about data location. It says governments must control infrastructure, access, models, security and governance across the AI lifecycle as public-sector AI becomes more autonomous.
A cyberattack struck hundreds of French supermarkets, causing refrigerators and freezers to overheat, food to spoil and fires to break out, according to CNBC, which cited Reuters. Coopérative U's CEO condemned the attack, and a European commissioner warned about food security.
Broadcom introduced VMware HyperArmor at VMware Explore in Frankfurt, adding virtual patching, script controls and multifactor authentication for the ESX hypervisor that underpins VMware Cloud Foundation.
Anthropic warns small AI models may be months away from self-replicating across internet-connected home devices. Tests ran a 26B parameter model across 15 cheap Android TV boxes, with replication steps feasible but slow.
South Korean police are working with the FBI to trace hackers behind recent cyberattacks on the country's financial institutions, Yonhap News reported Tuesday.
A Kaseya survey of more than 1,100 MSPs and IT professionals found 68% consider human error the most concerning attack vector, while 80% of recent incident factors were tied to poor user practices or lack of training.