A significant authentication flaw has been discovered in the PPP stack of OpenBSD, allowing attackers to bypass the Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) validation and gain unauthorized network access. Although this vulnerability was patched in June …
China securities regulator warns against speculating on ‘tech hype’ and using AI for stock picking
China’s top securities regulator warned that authorities will crack down on market behavior that rides the coattails of technology themes to hype stock prices.
Central banks are bringing gold reserves home as geopolitical risks rise
Central banks expect gold reserves to rise and more are storing bullion at home amid geopolitical and currency risks.
CISA Issues Alert on Oracle PeopleSoft Vulnerability Exploited by Ransomware Groups
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding the active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, identified as CVE-2026-35273. This vulnerability, cat…
New details emerge after deadly B-52 fireball crash kills eight
Limited tracking data shows that the B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight at an Air Force base in California made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground at nearly a mile a minute
‘A signal of where power sits’: Trump and world leaders joined by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google at G7
Frontier AI risks, infrastructure and sovereignty are all expected to be discussed at the world leaders’ summit.
Ukraine: Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia home kills one, injures seven
At least one person was killed and seven others injured after a Russian drone struck a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on 16 June, sparking a major fire and causing extensive damage, Ukrainian officials said.
Students could be required to pass GCSE English to access university loans
Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studyingUniversity students would face minimum grade requirements to qualify for student loans in England under proposals that could in effect bar thous…
Grade requirement for student loans would cut a financial lifeline for English universities
Institutions could lose out on at least £200m a year if 30,000 or so potential students without even one GCSE are excluded each yearIf universities thought a Labour government would quickly revive their financial stability, those days are over. The vib…
Ineos and Damler Truck enlist in auto defense push as Europe bolsters military spending
The partnership is one of a spate of auto-defense collaborations announced in recent weeks.