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GitHub’s Internal Repos Now on Dark Web Sale, Courtesy of One Shady VS Code Extension
GitHub Gets Pwned by a Rogue VS Code Extension – Because Nothing Says "Secure" Like Letting Random Plugins Infect Your Dev Machine
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France’s Historic Shift: Government Desktops Move from Windows to Linux for Digital Sovereignty
France is officially replacing Windows with Linux on government desktops
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FTC Chairman Issues Warning Letters to Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and PayPal Over 'Debanking' Practices.
FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson sent warning letters to the CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and PayPal. The agency cautioned that denying customers access to payment services based on political or religious views may violate the FTC Act and could trigger investigations or enforcement actions.
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Hackers Are Selling Access to Brazilian Corporate Clouds
Cybercriminals may already have a foothold inside Brazilian companies: a threat actor is offering direct access to corporate cloud systems, not just leaked data.
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New Brazilian Law Impacts Game Market and Software Commercialization
A new Brazilian law could change how you access and play games. With stricter rules on age verification, loot boxes, and online access for minors, major publishers are already reacting—impacting platforms, purchases, and possibly upcoming releases like GTA VI.
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Google Introduces Universal Commerce Protocol, Paving the Way for AI-Driven Shopping
Google has announced the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a new open standard designed to enable AI agents to manage the entire online shopping journey — from product discovery to checkout and post-purchase support
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NFT Games and the Metaverse: From Gold Rush Hype to a Patient Future
After exploding in 2021 with promises of “play-to-earn” rewards and a fully immersive metaverse, NFT gaming entered a harsh winter. Hype-driven token economies collapsed, user bases evaporated, and the metaverse narrative stalled as players realized most projects delivered speculation—not gameplay.
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The Instagram Data Leak Is Not “Just Scraping” — It’s a Web Security Failure We Should Take Seriously
A data leak allegedly affecting 17.5 million Instagram users exposes a deeper issue than “simple scraping.
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Major Supply Chain Attack Compromises Popular Axios NPM Package – Developers Urged to Check Projects Immediately
Axios just got hacked! Popular JS library Axios suffered a massive supply chain attack
Anthropic Accidentally Leaks Full Source Code of Claude Code via npm Sourcemap Error
Anthropic exposed the entire source code of its AI coding assistant Claude Code through a misconfigured npm package containing a source map file.
Reddit Tightens Crackdown on Bots With New Verification Requirements
Reddit is tightening bot controls with stricter verification, limiting scraping and unofficial automation.
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