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Vulnerability in VS Code Web Sandbox Exposes Unscoped GitHub OAuth Tokens via Malicious Webviews
Security researcher Ammar Askar disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in github.dev that allows attackers to exfiltrate unscoped GitHub OAuth tokens using the postMessage keyboard shortcut event bubbling of VS Code webviews.
Meta Business Agent Goes Global: How Nicola Mendelsohn’s 1B+ Conversations Drive Enterprise AI at Scale
With over one billion daily business conversations already live on WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, Meta’s Business Agent brings 24/7 AI-driven customer engagement to enterprises worldwide. Here's how executive Nicola Mendelsohn and the Global Business Group rolled out Meta’s agentic platform—complete with morning briefings, seamless human handoffs, and enterprise-grade integrations.
How Attackers Bypass MFA: Device Code Phishing and Authentication Workflow Exploits
Optimized analysis of how modern phishing attacks bypass multi-factor authentication through device code flows and trust-based credential theft, drawing on the BleepingComputer webinar with Abnormal AI.
Prediction Markets: Trading on Real-World Events—Where Gambling Mechanics Meet Financial Forecasting
Prediction markets are trading platforms for binary contracts on real-world events. As usage surges on Kalshi, Polymarket, and Robinhood, counselors and behavioral economists warn of gambling-like risks—continuous play, variable rewards, and deceptive language masking true gambling mechanics.
SoFi Hong Kong Says Data Exposure Unknown After Vendor Database Compromised
SoFi Hong Kong confirms a third-party data breach after unauthorized vendor database access. This article explores how attackers pivoted through an external partner to reach SoFi Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, the unresolved scope of compromised customer data, and practical steps for customers to safeguard their accounts amid rising secondary attack risks.
When the Body Silences Its Signals: How Self-Model Collapse May Shape Near-Death Experiences
A neuroscientific hypothesis proposes that near-death experiences arise when the brain’s continuous integration of bodily signals breaks down under extreme physiological stress, causing a simplified self-model to emerge in the absence of normal interoceptive input.
Elon Musk’s Second Push to Kill the FTC’s 20-Year X Privacy Order—And Why Regulators Hold Firm
Elon Musk’s latest attempt to dissolve the FTC’s 20-year data-privacy order for X revisits a messy history stretching back to a 2019 coding error, culminating in 2026’s high-stakes legal maneuvering over compliance, leadership turnover, and AI data scraping.
Operation Endgame: Law Enforcement Seizes Control of SocGholish Malware infrastructure From Nearly 15,000 WordPress Sites
A sweeping international operation dismantled the SocGholish malware distribution network, cleaning 14,971 compromised WordPress sites and disabling over 100 servers tied to Evil Corp—marking a pivotal moment in the multi-year Operation Endgame campaign against global cybercrime.
The Weight Has a Name: When What Feels Like Burnout Is Actually Grief at Work
It's not always burnout—sometimes it's grief over roles, routines, and relationships lost to constant workplace change. Naming the loss can unlock energy and hope again.
The Rise of Search Your Target
A deep look into the underground market where attackers pay others to filter billions of stolen credentials for specific targets—transforming noisy infostealer dumps into precise attack payloads.
You Don’t Have to Heal Alone: Evidence-Backed Ways forward after Trauma
A grounded, compassionate overview of trauma therapies—CBT, DBT, FFT, and talk-based approaches—that prioritize safety, collaboration, and your lived experience in healing.
DeductiveAI: AI Debugging Startup Agreed to Be Sold to Enterprise Software for Up to $85M
DeductiveAI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, has agreed to be sold to enterprise software company Elastic for up to $85 million.