ASOS ‘hacked’ live —all the latest as customers receive threatening alert
The online shopping giant ASOS has seemingly been hacked today, with customers receiving a threatening notification from the mobile app. The message (titled “ASOS HACKED”)…
Month: October 2026
LibreOffice and OpenOffice Flaws Let Malicious Spreadsheets Run Code Without Macro Warnings
Swati KhandelwalOct 06, 2026Vulnerability / Open Source A malicious spreadsheet can make LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice run an attacker’s code as soon as the file…
Norway becomes first country to propose temporary ban on smart glasses
(Image credit: Future) The Norwegian government plans to issue a ban on the use of smart-glasses in public spaces These include parks, beaches, museums, gyms…
Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies
The Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, has confirmed that it has discovered activity by rogue OpenAI agents on its platforms, including unsuccessful efforts to compromise…
RAM to be hit with ‘meaningful price increases’ before 2026 is out
(Image credit: Shutterstock / aslysun) A source at a major Chinese chip maker says the firm “expects the global memory shortage will last for at…
Welcome to the Jungle: What We Found Inside 15,465 Public MCP Servers
The Hacker NewsOct 06, 2026Supply Chain / Artificial Intelligence In 2024, MCP (Model Context Protocol) set out to become the USB-C of AI: one standard…
ASOS hacked? Customers receive threatening notification from hackers, here’s what we know
(Image credit: Shutterstock) ASOS app users received a threatening notification on Tuesday morning The message states that ASOS’ Snowflake instance has been compromised There has…
Google Pauses OSS Product Bug Bounty Rewards After Surge in Invalid Automated Reports
Swati KhandelwalOct 06, 2026Vulnerability / Open Source Google has stopped accepting product vulnerability reports through its bug bounty program for its open-source software. The change,…
Critical Atlassian Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Known Files Across 8 Products
A critical flaw in 8 Atlassian Data Center products, which customers host themselves, allows an attacker with no login access to read specific files in…
FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Patch Failure Led to ShinyHunters Breach
Ravie LakshmananOct 06, 2026 The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed an Accenture contractor for their alleged role in a ShinyHunters-breach that led…