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Pentagon personnel database breach exposes personal data of millions

AndyC 30 September 2026

The US Department of Defense has confirmed a breach at one of its main repositories of personnel information, the Defense...

How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank

AndyC 30 September 2026

After October 2023, delay times at checkpoints across Nablus spiked to levels beyond anywhere else in the West Bank. Commuters in Nablus spent an average...

Timeshare exit scams: From fake buyers to recovery fraud

AndyC 30 September 2026

Con artists are targeting timeshare owners who want out – and some victims are hit twice Phil Muncaster 29 Sep 2026 • , 6 min....

OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack

AndyC 30 September 2026

A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesA...

The devil is still in the email – but wearing a new mask

AndyC 29 September 2026

Business Security When phishing can increasingly pass familiar checks, avoiding or limiting the damage depends on how quickly your company can detect and contain the...

OpenAI Pauses Training Its Most Powerful Models After Rogue Agents Target Government

AndyC 28 September 2026

Sam Altman says the company “have not been as fast as we would have liked” at dealing with security breaches, after news of further incidents...

Old-School Credit Card Scams Are Far From Dead

AndyC 27 September 2026

In an era of increasingly sophisticated AI-fueled scams, a retro threat may be lurking in your mailbox.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesWelcome to Kernel Panic! A...