New Spectre-v2 BTR Attack Leaks Linux Memory Despite Existing Defenses

The Hacker News - Sep 29, 2026

A group of academics from VUSec and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna have disclosed details of a new Spectre CPU vulnerability variant that affects Just-In-Time (JIT) engines present in web browsers, language runtimes, and the operating system kernel, across multiple CPU vendors. The new Spectre-v2 variant has been codenamed Branch Target Reuse (BTR). "The key insight is that, while modern CPUs

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France intends to borrow record €340 billion as Covid-era debt comes due

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France intends to borrow record €340 billion as Covid-era debt comes due

The French ​government will sell a record amount of bonds to investors next year as it faces a surge in Covid-era debt due for redemption and needing to be refinanced, the public debt management ​office ‌said on Tuesday amid mounting concern about France's surging public deficit and borrowing rates.

Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

Sep 29, 2026

Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, including advancements in astronomy and military technology.

Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

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Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, including advancements in astronomy and military technology.

Trump vows to never stifle AI as he gathers with tech executives urging caution

Sep 29, 2026

Trump vows to never stifle AI as he gathers with tech executives urging caution

Trump vows to never 'stifle' AI as he gathers with tech executives urging caution

OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models

Sep 29, 2026

OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models

Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.

OpenAI CEO announces new AI agent and avoids mention of security concerns at developer conference

Sep 29, 2026

OpenAI CEO announces new AI agent and avoids mention of security concerns at developer conference

OpenAI CEO announces new AI agent and avoids mention of security concerns at developer conference

At UN, developing nations call for bigger say in shaping AI future

Sep 29, 2026

At UN, developing nations call for bigger say in shaping AI future

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Tennessee Valley Authority Gets Approval to Build Small Nuclear Reactor

Sep 29, 2026

Tennessee Valley Authority Gets Approval to Build Small Nuclear Reactor

It’s only the second time that American regulators have approved a next-generation commercial reactor for construction. Big hurdles remain.

Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

Sep 29, 2026

Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.

French Tax Data Theft Using Stolen Staff Passwords Went Undetected for Seven Weeks

Sep 29, 2026

French Tax Data Theft Using Stolen Staff Passwords Went Undetected for Seven Weeks

An attacker used stolen passwords of staff at France's tax administration to take tax data on hundreds of thousands of taxpayers and businesses in June and July. Neither the tax administration nor France's national cybersecurity agency saw the data leave. The attack was not sophisticated, the agency, ANSSI, says in a report (in French) published on Tuesday: it worked because of weak

Russia's Star Blizzard Targets 100+ Organizations With Fake Event Invites to Deliver Backdoor

Sep 29, 2026

Russia's Star Blizzard Targets 100+ Organizations With Fake Event Invites to Deliver Backdoor

Russian state hackers known as Star Blizzard have been using fake event invitations to trick people into installing a backdoor on their Windows computers, according to Microsoft. The campaigns, aimed at people and organizations tied to Ukraine, have affected more than 100 organizations since January, mostly in the U.S. and U.K. At least one computer was infected, but the number of breached

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