https://getintsum.com/ Five stories that connect AI, cloud, cybersecurity, biometrics, and policy. en Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:35:05 +0000 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-n-day-exploits-in-zero-click-attacks-on-ios-android-devices/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-n-day-exploits-in-zero-click-attacks-on-ios-android-devices/ A large-scale watering hole attack associated with Russian hackers has been targeting iOS and Android users visiting compromised sites or fake ones impersonating legitimate portals. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:39:54 +0000 BleepingComputer https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/russian-police-arrest-3-suspected.html https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/russian-police-arrest-3-suspected.html Russian authorities have arrested three suspected members of a threat group known as VasyGrek and dismantled its criminal infrastructure. Also known as Fluffy Wolf, the threat actor has a history of targeting Russian and international companies since 2016. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:17:11 +0000 The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/google-patches-critical-android-flaw.html https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/google-patches-critical-android-flaw.html A critical Android flaw could allow an attacker to run code on a phone without any user action remotely, Google said in its November security bulletin. The flaw, CVE-2026-58868, affects Android 14 through 17. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:46:15 +0000 The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/cisa-confirms-hackers-exploiting.html https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/cisa-confirms-hackers-exploiting.html The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a security flaw in WordPress Core to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:43:11 +0000 The Hacker News https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/11/04/amd-on-track-to-overtake-intel-as-biggest-x86-outfit/5307448 https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/11/04/amd-on-track-to-overtake-intel-as-biggest-x86-outfit/5307448 CEO says supply chain can cope with surging datacenter and AI demand Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:24:06 +0000 The Register https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/autonomous-site-reliability-engineering-startup-traversal-bags-120m-in-funding-at-a-1b-valuation/ https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/autonomous-site-reliability-engineering-startup-traversal-bags-120m-in-funding-at-a-1b-valuation/ Traversal Inc., a startup that’s trying to automate site reliability engineering tasks with artificial intelligence agents, seems to be closing in on that goal after raising $120 million in fresh funding, bringing its valuation to $1 billion. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:47:11 +0000 SiliconANGLE https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/supermicro-and-arista-networks-crush-wall-streets-expectations-as-ai-infrastructure-wins-again/ https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/supermicro-and-arista-networks-crush-wall-streets-expectations-as-ai-infrastructure-wins-again/ Growing nervousness about spending on the artificial intelligence boom has made technology stocks increasingly volatile this year, but all it takes is one good quarter to reignite investor confidence, as Super Micro Computer Inc. and Arista Networks Inc. both showed today. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 02:27:21 +0000 SiliconANGLE https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/philippine-migrant-worker-data-69gb-government-breach https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/philippine-migrant-worker-data-69gb-government-breach An unknown operator appears to have exfiltrated SQL Server backups from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration in under a half hour. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Dark Reading https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/amd-beats-expectations-as-agentic-ai-sparks-its-data-center-revenue-growth-engines/ https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/amd-beats-expectations-as-agentic-ai-sparks-its-data-center-revenue-growth-engines/ Shares of the chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose more than 5% in late trading today after it delivered solid third-quarter earnings and revenue today, with data center sales almost doubling from a year ago. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:43:41 +0000 SiliconANGLE https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/google-offers-tepid-response-to-accusations-it-would-hold-search-hostage-if-schools-restrict-ai-tools/ https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/google-offers-tepid-response-to-accusations-it-would-hold-search-hostage-if-schools-restrict-ai-tools/ Google LLC today faced a barrage of criticism after the company warned that if schools restricted their students from using its artificial intelligence tools, the same students wouldn’t be able to use Search. The fallout came after the company announced a slew of new products for classrooms. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:28:52 +0000 SiliconANGLE https://www.theverge.com/games/1026085/nexus-mods-ai-disclosures https://www.theverge.com/games/1026085/nexus-mods-ai-disclosures The PC gaming mods repository Nexus Mods is making disclosures about AI mandatory for uploads of new mods, meaning that mod authors will have to declare "whether AI has been used in their work," the site announced today as part of a big post about AI-generated content on the platform. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:42:10 +0000 The Verge AI https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/11/04/aussie-adobe-assailant-canva-announces-layoffs-in-re-org-affecting-22-of-staff/5307422 https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/11/04/aussie-adobe-assailant-canva-announces-layoffs-in-re-org-affecting-22-of-staff/5307422 No mention of AI, but a nod to the pace of technological change Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:14:41 +0000 The Register https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1025826/ai-bubble-pimco-apollo-bonds https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1025826/ai-bubble-pimco-apollo-bonds People, including on this staff, keep asking me with varying degrees of excitement or trepidation when the AI bubble will burst. I'll tell you what I tell them: If I knew that, I would make a life-changing bet on the market, levered up as far as I could, and then, after I made my money, Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:37:45 +0000 The Verge AI https://thenewstack.io/postman-plugin-coding-agents/ https://thenewstack.io/postman-plugin-coding-agents/ A developer says Postman’s desktop app installed plugins into Claude Code and OpenAI Codex without their permission. The app also Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:17:04 +0000 The New Stack https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/block-shares-rise-after-third-quarter-beat-and-a-third-straight-guidance-raise/ https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/block-shares-rise-after-third-quarter-beat-and-a-third-straight-guidance-raise/ Shares of Block Inc. rose more than 7% in late trading today after the payments and financial services company beat third-quarter expectations and raised its full-year guidance for the third straight time. For the quarter that ended on Sept. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:00:30 +0000 SiliconANGLE https://thenewstack.io/mazin-gilbert-aaif-interview/ https://thenewstack.io/mazin-gilbert-aaif-interview/ Mazin Gilbert, executive director of the Linux Foundation’s Agentic AI Foundation, left Google earlier this year to lead the new AAIF, Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:50:15 +0000 The New Stack https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/anthropic-is-working-on-a-system-to-prove-ai-models-identity/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/anthropic-is-working-on-a-system-to-prove-ai-models-identity/ Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:41:03 +0000 TechCrunch AI https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/generative-media-inference-startup-fal-raises-1-3b-at-a-16b-valuation/ https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/generative-media-inference-startup-fal-raises-1-3b-at-a-16b-valuation/ Generative media inference startup fal today announced it has raised $1.3 billion in new funding at a valuation of $16 billion, according to Bloomberg. The company will spend the money on computing power and on hiring beyond its current 185 employees. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:32:19 +0000 SiliconANGLE https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/data-centers-are-turning-to-old-jet-engines-as-the-wait-for-power-grows/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/data-centers-are-turning-to-old-jet-engines-as-the-wait-for-power-grows/ The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less-efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:19:53 +0000 TechCrunch AI https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-cpguard-autoupdate-to-deploy-backdoor-steal-data/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-cpguard-autoupdate-to-deploy-backdoor-steal-data/ Attackers have compromised the update infrastructure for the cPGuard web security suite to distribute a backdoor and a data-stealing script. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:18:50 +0000 BleepingComputer https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/fresh-european-fridge-attacks-cold-chain-security https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/fresh-european-fridge-attacks-cold-chain-security Beyond food storage, the same combination of Internet connectivity, remote access, and inadequate security practices can put temperature-controlled infrastructure across other critical sectors at risk. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:16:49 +0000 Dark Reading https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/03/north-korean-fake-job-interview-led-to-63b-binance-heist/5307398 https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/03/north-korean-fake-job-interview-led-to-63b-binance-heist/5307398 'It was not a single isolated breach or a simple phishing incident,' exchange says Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:04:45 +0000 The Register https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/germany-crime-service-investment-fraud https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/germany-crime-service-investment-fraud German police led a multinational probe that exposed an alleged crime-as-a-service provider supplying fraudulent trading platforms to investment scammers. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:57:12 +0000 Dark Reading https://cyberscoop.com/ilc-dover-cybersecurity-settlement-false-claims-act/ https://cyberscoop.com/ilc-dover-cybersecurity-settlement-false-claims-act/ ILC settled for $13 million, and its parent company said it resolved the issues before settling without an admission of liability. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:49:51 +0000 CyberScoop https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/ted-schleins-ballistic-ventures-seeks-490m-for-new-funds-amid-ai-driven-cybersecurity-boom/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/ted-schleins-ballistic-ventures-seeks-490m-for-new-funds-amid-ai-driven-cybersecurity-boom/ Cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:43:08 +0000 TechCrunch AI https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/workos-says-attacker-used-artex-ai-to-breach-internal-sales-app/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/workos-says-attacker-used-artex-ai-to-breach-internal-sales-app/ Developer platform WorkOS suffered a data breach after a threat actor accessed business contact records and summaries of customer communications. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:28:44 +0000 BleepingComputer https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/hiding-inside-palantirs-skyrocketing-quarter-is-a-foreboding-signal/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/hiding-inside-palantirs-skyrocketing-quarter-is-a-foreboding-signal/ Palantir's U.S. commercial revenue surpassed U.S. government revenue for the first time ever. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:05:55 +0000 TechCrunch AI https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/03/nvidia-is-happy-to-take-your-money-whether-youre-using-open-or-closed-models-says-jensen-huang/5307368 https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/03/nvidia-is-happy-to-take-your-money-whether-youre-using-open-or-closed-models-says-jensen-huang/5307368 At Fireworks Forge, a celebration of specialized models Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:00:32 +0000 The Register https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/russia-looks-to-hide-data-centers-underground-as-ukrainian-drones-strike-back/ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/russia-looks-to-hide-data-centers-underground-as-ukrainian-drones-strike-back/ Russia tries to fix exposed digital infrastructure as data center war backfires. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:39:55 +0000 Ars Technica https://www.biometricupdate.com/202611/papua-new-guineas-voluntary-digital-id-is-becoming-harder-to-avoid https://www.biometricupdate.com/202611/papua-new-guineas-voluntary-digital-id-is-becoming-harder-to-avoid When the Papua New Guinea cabinet approved the National Digital Identity Policy 2025 late last year it set out fundamental guidelines. When launching the policy, acting minister for ICT Peter Tsiamalili Jr. hailed it as a transformative moment for the region. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:25:04 +0000 Biometric Update