FIFA World Cup 2026 is a cybercriminal’s dream, and the scams are already live
FIFA World Cup 2026 is a cybercriminal’s dream, and the scams are already live

The most oversubscribed sporting event in history is also the most phished. With more than 150 million ticket requests in the first 15 days and just six million seats across 16 cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico, the 2026 FIFA World Cup has created e…

While tech week talks AI, Scytale is talking about what’s actually killing deals
While tech week talks AI, Scytale is talking about what’s actually killing deals

The conversation at this year’s NY Tech Week is about AI. The panels, the pitch decks, the happy hours: agents that code, agents that sell, infrastructure for the agents. Then a screen mounted to a truck shows a man sitting on a toilet, staring at his …

Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app

This popular ad blocker app for iPhones, iPads, and Macs can now block ads from loading inside apps, including web browsers, thanks to a new feature in the latest Apple software.

Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18

With just two weeks to go, StrictlyVC Los Angeles is quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversation exploring some of the mo…

Upwind, the next-gen wiz, now secures every corner of the AI stack
Upwind, the next-gen wiz, now secures every corner of the AI stack

Upwind just dropped a new product announcement today, and it signals a fundamental shift in how the company thinks about AI risk. CEO Amiram Shachar published a lengthy post this morning laying out Upwind’s “Security for AI” thesis, the companion piece…

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

A single GitHub issue could have hijacked Anthropic’s own Claude Code action and poisoned every project that uses it
A single GitHub issue could have hijacked Anthropic’s own Claude Code action and poisoned every project that uses it

The attack starts with a GitHub issue. Not a sophisticated one. Just an issue opened by a bot account with a carefully worded body that looks like an error message. When Claude Code’s GitHub Action picks it up for triage, it follows the instructions hi…