YouTube is a plague Google built and still milks. The censorship, the algorithm games, the way they treat the people who actually make the site worth opening. I use it anyway.
This is what I watch, five channels per category, no filler… some killer.
The News
cPanel Patched a Root Flaw That Let Any Hosting Account Take the Whole Server
cPanel patched three flaws, including one that lets any logged-in hosting account run code as root and seize full control of the entire server. Ask your host.
Hackers Used WordPress Flaws to Steal 18,566 Government Records and Passwords in Plain Text
Chinese-speaking hackers used WordPress flaws to breach 49 organizations, steal 18,566 government records, and grab login passwords stored in plain text.
ChatGPT Now Follows You Onto Other Websites With OpenAI’s One-Year Ad Cookie
OpenAI’s __obi cookie follows you from ChatGPT onto advertiser sites, ties that browsing to your account, and still fires if you refuse marketing ads too.
Fake LastPass GitHub Downloads Pushed Rapuncel and Went After Your Passwords
Fake LastPass downloads on GitHub pushed Rapuncel, a password-stealing malware. Regular folks got baited by fake repos that looked like the real thing.
DOJ Wins Again: Virginia Court Orders Google to Open Ad Tech to Rivals
A Virginia court just ordered Google to open its ad tech products to rivals. Here’s what that DOJ win actually means for regular folks and small businesses.
Telegram Desktop Flaw Let Bot Buttons Steal Your Chats From HTML Exports
Telegram Desktop had a high-severity hole: malicious JavaScript in bot buttons could steal your private chats once you exported the conversation as HTML.
Telegram Desktop Flaw Let Attackers Steal Your Chats Through Poisoned HTML Exports
A high-severity Telegram Desktop flaw allowed attackers to steal chat messages through poisoned HTML exports using JavaScript in bot-created buttons.
Sony Says You Don’t Own Your Digital PlayStation Games. Its Own Wording Says You Bought Them
Sony says PlayStation gamers do not own the digital games they paid for. Its own wording used buy, purchase, and own language in 44 documented examples.
Anthropic Caught Russia-Linked Spies Using Claude to Steal Drone Tech and Hack Hotels
Anthropic disrupted Russia-linked spies using Claude to steal drone software, hack hotel Wi-Fi, and rewrite malware faster than defenders could keep up.