'I did not think it was going to happen to me, but here we are'

Nearly every company, from tech giants like Amazon to small startups, has first-hand experience with fake IT workers applying for jobs - and sometimes even being hired. …

Exclusive: ‘This is a blatant and disturbing disregard for the law and for people’s security,’ digital rights advocate says

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Australian platforms used by real estate agents to upload documentation for renters and landlords are leaving people’s personal information exposed in hyperlinks accessible online.

An analysis of seven rent platforms provided to Guardian Australia by a researcher, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed millions of leasing documents could be accessed by threat actors.

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© Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

© Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

© Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Nvidia-ceo Jensen Huang spreekt berichten tegen dat de relatie van zijn bedrijf met ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is bekoeld. Hij zou tegen andere IT-leiders hebben gezegd dat de in september gesloten deal met een investeringsplafond van 100 miljard dollar niet bindend en nog niet rond is.

Here is an overview of content I published in January: Blog posts:

• Update: hash.py Version 0.0.14
• Update: zipdump.py Version 0.0.33

SANS ISC Diary entries:

• YARA-X 1.11.0 Release: Hash Function Warnings
• Wireshark 4.6.3 Released
• “How many states are there in the United States?”

Capgemini zet een verkoopproces in voor zijn divisie die een contract heeft met de omstreden Amerikaanse politiedienst ICE. De Franse IT-dienstverlener ligt onder vuur van eigen personeel en van de Franse politiek voor deze samenwerking, waarbij burgers worden opgespoord en uitgezet.

ProRail zet 288 nieuwe, slimme camera's langs het spoor om ongewenste en gevaarlijke situaties te detecteren en medewerkers daarover in te lichten. Daarnaast test de spoorwegbeheerder autonome drones om de veiligheid rond het spoor te verbeteren.

Een Franse softwareontwikkelaar gebruikt het Linuxulator-project om de Steam-client voor Linux en Windows-games te draaien op FreeBSD. De Linuxulator-steam-utils samen met de in Steam ingebouwde Proton-vertalingslaag voor Windows-games maken dit mogelijk.

OpenAI previously confirmed that it's testing ads in ChatGPT for free and $8 Go accounts, and now we're seeing early signs of that rollout, at least on Android. [...]

OpenAI has confirmed that it's retiring ChatGPT's most popular model called GPT-4o and several other models, including GPT-5 Instant, GPT-5 Thinking, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini. [...]

Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes of website compromises.

To help educate website owners about potential threats to their environments, we’ve compiled a list of important security updates and vulnerability patches for the WordPress ecosystem this past month.

The vulnerabilities listed below are virtually patched by the Sucuri Firewall and existing clients are protected.

Continue reading Vulnerability & Patch Roundup — January 2026 at Sucuri Blog.