Backdoors found in top router manufacturer's firmware

Samsung patches 200 security issues, and AI agents are suddenly going rogue Created for znamenski.techradar@blogger.com | Web Version   August 12, 2026 CONNECT WITH TECHRADAR PRO  CONNECT WITH TECHRADAR PRO    Your round-up of the top security news of the week SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE Top stories Another top router maker accused of firmware having backdoors to communicate with C2 network The company denied allegations but still moved to address them by restricting firmware downloads for 20+ models. Read more Samsung patches nearly 200 security issues on its phone hardware - here's what you need to know Samsung's bloatware carried dangerous flaws that enabled access to the phone's microphone and camera. Read more Why are so many AI models going 'rogue'? The experts weigh in AI models are breaking free of testing at unprecedented rates Read more Microsoft 365 users hit by phishing scheme posing as RingCentral emails Operators of the Greatness PhaaS scam are targeting Microsoft 365 accounts by spoofing RingCentral. Read more TP-Link routers issued 15 patches to stop hackers abusing flaws to hijack devices The Omada platform was found to be vulnerable in different ways, but TP-Link has already issued patches. Read more Hackers use fake Adobe and Zoom updates to load malware onto victim devices — here's what to look out for SMOKE#SCREEN is a dangerous campaign that evolves over time to avoid being spotted by defenders. Read more Follow TechRadar Pro Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions When you purchase through links in our content, we may earn an affiliate commission.   © Future Publishing Limited. Reg No. 2008885 England. Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA.

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Iranian hackers hit 30 US water treatment plants in a coordinated attack

Employees are fighting back against RTO mandates, and Amazon spent $1.8 million on Claude code tasks Created for znamenski.techradar@blogger.com | Web Version   07 August 2026 CONNECT WITH TECHRADAR PRO  CONNECT WITH TECHRADAR PRO    Your round up of the biggest B2B tech news of the week SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE Security Over 30 Minnesota water utilities hit in coordinated cyberattack by Iranian attackers More than 30 Minnesota water utilities were hit in a coordinated attack on their control systems, with one town's treatment plant knocked offline. A leaked memo points to Iran, though no agency has formally accused it. Read More Business Employees really aren't happy with being forced back to the office and many are starting to fight back Study claims the majority of workers now see RTO as a stealthy way to reduce headcount - and so the sabotage begins. Read More AI Amazon admits it accidentally shelled out $1.8 million for Claude to finish its menial coding tasks Amazon's Claude Sonnet deployment cost $1.8 million, 860% over budget, exposing broader AI spending issues despite the company's continued experimentation defense. Read More Software Microsoft turns to the UK Supreme Court after losing twice over second-hand software licenses with billions on the line Microsoft argued Office clip art made it unresellable. Two UK courts disagreed, and now it wants the Supreme Court to look at it in an appeal that could have far-reaching consequences for the software giant. Read More Hardware Pentagon is looking for drone bombers, but don't expect a B52 replacement, as they'd carry only an 18 lb payload Reusable bomber drones carrying 18-pound payloads will compete in October's Gauntlet trial for $32 million in prototype contracts. Read More Cloud Cloudflare reveals some of the wildest reasons behind Internet downtime across the world A routine key update took every .de website offline worldwide, and the failure, interestingly, made global DNS queries go up, not down. Read More Politics A torrent of states are repealing data center tax exemptions but it could increase costs by upwards of 7% Multiple states are repealing or modifying sales tax exemptions, and it could cause the cost of data centers to skyrocket. Read More Follow TechRadar Pro Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions When you purchase through links in our content, we may earn an affiliate commission.   © Future Publishing Limited. Reg No. 2008885 England. Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA.