Trezor and SafePal said thousands of their hardware-wallet customers had names, home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers stolen in shipping-partner data breaches, raising the risk of real-world “wrench attacks” even though the wallets themselves were not compromised.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Apps tracking you typically relies less on “secret listening” and more on building a detailed profile from device identifiers (e.g., ad tracking IDs) plus signals like your browsing entry point, network connections, and sensor data like location, camera, and microphone access.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Engadget
A threat actor calling itself “TheHatman” is advertising allegedly authentic Azure-export employee records totaling millions across nine organizations, with McDonald’s claiming the largest alleged dataset at 1.7 million records.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
The Register
Google Workspace gives Gemini access to Workspace “Intelligence Sources” (including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Calendar, Chat, and Meet) by default to answer prompts using real-time retrieval of permitted data, but it says the data isn’t used for AI training and isn’t shared outside the company domain.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Microsoft said it is delaying the first Exchange Server Subscription Edition Cumulative Update (CU1) again because engineers are racing to validate a growing volume of AI-assisted security findings, with no new release timeline provided.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Computerworld
Forrester predicts AI will eliminate 10.4 million US jobs by 2030 (6.1% of all US jobs).
Aug 17, 2026 ·The Register
The Thermal Master P3 ($279) lets users scan a phone for heat maps that can detect hidden cameras, insulation problems, and certain water leaks with plus/minus 3.6°F accuracy and a -4°F to 1,112°F measurement range.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
CNET
Microsoft has increased from roughly 60–90 Windows security fixes per month last year to 600+ in July as AI-driven bug hunting and AI-written code boost patch volume.
Aug 17, 2026 ·The Register
AI agents were a dominant focus at Black Hat and DEF CON, with speakers and attendees warning that “rogue agents escaping their sandboxes” could increasingly threaten cybersecurity defenders and critical infrastructure.
Aug 17, 2026 ·The Register
A Wyoming woman identified as Jane Doe 4 says her stepfather used xAI’s Grok to generate more than 7,000 fake explicit images of her as a child, and later traded them online.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Engadget
Sainsbury’s temporarily suspended live facial recognition alerts at its East Dulwich store after staff wrongly ejected Matt Arnold on Aug. 6, marking the second such incident at the chain this year, and said the cause was human error rather than a false match by its Facewatch system.
Aug 17, 2026 ·The Register
Microsoft says Exchange Server Subscription Edition Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) is delayed because additional work from AI-powered bug-finders is extending the time needed to validate, reproduce, fix, test, and release updates, and it “do[es] not have a date to give you.”
Aug 17, 2026 ·The Register
Zhipu’s GLM-5.3 claims top performance on the CyberGym vulnerability-discovery benchmark, beating Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol, and Zhipu says it found 2,436 vulnerabilities across 269 Chinese codebases (including 1,097 medium-to-high severity issues).
Aug 17, 2026 ·The Register
Android’s Theft Protection features can auto-lock a stolen phone using motion-sensing Theft Detection Lock and an Offline Device Lock countdown when the device goes offline via SIM removal or Airplane Mode, starting on Android 10+ through Google Play Services.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
Modern Android protection (including Google Play Protect) makes third-party Android antivirus unnecessary for most users, though extra protection can make sense for higher-risk behaviors like sideloading, disabling Play Protect, or using devices without timely security updates.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
The SEC is preparing to release its “innovation exemption” framework for trading tokenized versions of Wall Street-listed stocks as early as Friday, with details still being worked on.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Amazon updated its terms and conditions so disputes are resolved through binding arbitration and arbitration is conducted only on an individual basis with a class action waiver.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
The Verge
Archer Aviation agreed to buy former rival Wisk Aero from Boeing; Boeing will hold a 16.5% stake in Archer under the deal, while Archer also acquires Wisk subsidiaries SkyGrid and Insitu.
Aug 16, 2026 ·TechCrunch
“Dark” Strait of Hormuz shuttle shipments are moving more than market estimates of 4 million barrels a day and have helped keep Brent oil futures mostly between $80 and $90 a barrel in August despite the Iran war.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Meta is set to face a trial Tuesday in Oakland, Calif., over allegations from 29 states that its Instagram and Facebook features violated child-safety and consumer-protection laws and harmed children's mental health, including claims the company allowed children under 13 without parental consent under COPPA.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
