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Chinese manufacturer built a backdoor into 1.3 million TV boxes, and Google has knocked the network out
Together with Japanese police and security firms, Google disabled the XCPE botnet and is barring device maker Videostrong from its Android programme.
2 sources · The Register, CyberScoopCyberattack
After France, intruders now switch Belgian shop fridges to defrost
During the night from Sunday to Monday, temperatures rose in the fridges and freezers of dozens of supermarkets, including Delhaize, Carrefour and Intermarché.
2 sources · RetailDetail, The RegisterJobs
SUSE sheds a tenth of its workforce and points to AI
The Linux company, owned by investor EQT, is laying off roughly one in ten of its approximately 1,900 employees after too few people left voluntarily.
2 sources · The Register, AI Weekly