Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT’s content-sharing feature to display fake OpenAI outage pages that direct users to download malware disguised as the ChatGPT desktop application.
The “LLMShare” campaign, discovered by Push Security, uses Google ads to direct users searching for ChatGPT to a malicious shared ChatGPT page hosted on chatgpt.com, allowing the attack to be delivered through a legitimate OpenAI domain.
Users who click the advertisement are taken to a legitimate ChatGPT shared page, but instead of seeing a chat conversation, they are presented with a rendered outage notice claiming the web version is unavailable and that they should download the desktop application instead.
“We’re experiencing high traffic right now,” reads the fake outage message.
“Our website is temporarily unavailable due to a large number of users. Download our desktop app to continue.”
Unlike traditional phishing pages hosted on attacker-controlled infrastructure, the fake outage notice is rendered through ChatGPT itself.
The attackers created a custom HTML page using ChatGPT’s rendering capabilities and published it through a shared chatgpt.com/s/ link, allowing the fake outage notice to be displayed from a legitimate ChatGPT URL.
Push Security noted that the page includes “Show code” and “Remix with ChatGPT” controls, revealing that the fake outage notice is actually generated from custom HTML and CSS rendered by a ChatGPT prompt.
If the visitor clicks on the download button, they are brought to a website at openew[.]app that impersonates OpenAI’s desktop application download portal.
The researchers say the site uses cloaking to display content only to targeted victims. When security platforms like URLScan visited the URL, they were shown a harmless AR/VR company website instead.
The website offers both macOS [VirusTotal] and Windows [VirusTotal] downloads that install malware on devices. While it is unclear what payloads are ultimately deployed, earlier campaigns abusing AI platform sharing features have distributed infostealers.
BleepingComputer’s test of the Windows version on Any.Run found that it executes various commands to determine whether the device is a legitimate computer or a virtual machine.
Push Security also observed attacks abusing Claude Artifacts, Anthropic’s feature for sharing rendered applications and content, to host ClickFix-style lures that tricked users into executing malicious commands.
AI platforms’ sharing features have been abused in the past to distribute malware to unsuspecting victims.
Earlier this year, threat actors used Google advertisements to direct users searching for Claude downloads to shared Claude conversations containing malicious installation instructions.
Other campaigns abused shared ChatGPT and Grok conversations that conducted ClickFix attacks by impersonating software installation guides that instructed victims to execute commands that installed malware.
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Norway will largely prohibit generative AI use for elementary kids ages 6 to 13 beginning with the new school year, while allowing limited, teacher-supervised use for older students. The government says the restrictions are intended to prevent children from skipping foundational reading, writing, and mathematics skills amid declining test scores. Reuters reports: Facing a broad decline in education test scores, the government in 2024 banned smartphones from schools and has given teachers back more powers to enforce discipline in the classroom. Using AI increases the risk that young children skip important steps in their education, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a press conference on Friday. “The most important thing in school is that our children learn to read, write and do mathematics,” Stoere said, adding that the new standards will be imposed from the new school year beginning in late August.
Pupils from first through seventh grade, aged 6 to 13, should as a general rule not be using AI, while those in lower secondary school, aged 14 to 16, can cautiously adopt tools under teachers’ supervision, the government said. In upper secondary education, from ages 17 to 19, students should learn to use AI appropriately so that they are prepared for further education and work, it added. In a related statement, the Norwegian government also said it would propose legislation to fund the use of more books in classrooms, reversing the trend towards computer tablets.
Pause not a permanent withdrawal from drone delivery operations in Ireland, Manna said.
Drone delivery firm Manna is taking a “strategic pause” in operations in Ireland over what it describes as a lack of a clear national framework surrounding the technology.
The Irish company is instead shifting focus to the US, UK and other international markets where “regulatory, and planning frameworks are advancing and commercial drone delivery is accelerating”, it said in a statement. The company already has operational authorisation in both the US and UK and anticipates full authorisation to operate in the United Arab Emirates.
“The absence of a clear national policy framework for commercial drone delivery means there is currently no defined pathway for the sector to scale in Ireland,” Manna said.
“In the absence of such a framework, decisions are assessed locally, creating uncertainty around the planning and infrastructure requirements needed to support commercial drone delivery at scale.” The pause is not a permanent withdrawal from drone delivery operations in Ireland, the company said.
Manna was refused planning permission for drone aerial delivery hub in Dublin’s Dundrum region this week.
Last year, it was refused permission to retain a drone delivery hub in Blanchardstown, meanwhile, Cork City Council has also sent the company letters raising concerns about its operation there.
Despite the supposed regulatory setbacks, Manna has completed more than 300,000 deliveries and partnered with more than 120 Irish businesses.
It has also teamed up with companies such as food delivery platforms JustEat and Deliveroo – and Uber, more recently, primarily servicing parts of Dublin. And last year, it expanded its focus and announced an entry into Cork’s airspace.
“This is a difficult decision because Ireland is where Manna was founded, built and first proven,” said Bobby Healy, the founder and CEO of Manna.
“However, in the absence of a clear national pathway to scale commercial drone delivery, we have to focus our investment in markets where that pathway is now clear.”
Manna has launched and operated drone delivery services in Ireland in Moneygall, Oranmore, Balbriggan, Blanchardstown and Cork, and has expanded services internationally to Finland and Texas.
It has made nearly 90,000 deliveries in its most mature market in Blanchardstown, where Manna has operated since early 2024.
Manna has been at the receiving end of criticism from residents – especially in Dublin 15 – where it runs four sites. Complaints include the frequency of drones, with one telling the Irish Independent that they saw “at least” 50 drones every day, as well as noise and environmental concerns.
According to Manna’s own account, its three planning permissions drew objections from 255 individuals.
Manna currently employs nearly 200 people across engineering, technology, operations and corporate functions in Dublin. It said that future employment and planned expansion at local delivery hubs will not proceed “at this time”. Earlier this year, the company announced around 300 new jobs in the country, alongside a $50m Series B raise.
“This decision does not affect Manna’s continued investment in Ireland, which will remain the company’s primary base for research and development, engineering, robotics, regulatory affairs, customer operations and corporate functions,” Manna clarified.
Responding to Manna’s decision, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, TD, said: “I regret the announcement and the uncertainty that this creates for workers and their families.
“Government are ensuring that all available supports are put in place for workers that may be impacted, including supports for retraining and job search assistance.”
Last August, the Department of Transport published a national policy framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems that aims to foster “growth and innovation, while ensuring that operations remain safe and secure and environmental and social concerns are managed”.
An action plan, published in March, laid out sixteen goals across planning, compliance, enforcement and innovation.
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Updated, 07:40pm, 19 June, 2026: The article has been updated with the Government’s response and background information.
Logitech teamed up with the Genshin Impact team for a special edition of its slim wireless keyboard, and the result feels more thoughtful than most licensed gear. The G515 Kamisato Ayaka special edition model, priced at $69.99 (was $170), takes the standard low-profile TKL hardware and wraps it in a clean white design that nods to the character without turning the whole thing into a billboard. It stays subtle enough for daily use while still giving fans something distinctive to look at every time they sit down.
The keyboard itself measures only 22 millimeters at its tallest point, giving it a very thin profile, thanks mostly to the low-profile GL mechanical switches and a chassis that has been shortened significantly by the lack of a number pad. The end product is a really slimline device, with the white body featuring some really sleek light blue and lavender artwork down the edges, as well as swirling swirls and snowflake accents that pay homage to Ayaka’s cryo theme and her extremely graceful fan design. To accentuate the idea, the spacebar features a fan emblem and her name. The legends on the keycaps are designed in a way that uses a variety of colors that are readable even when the RGB lighting is turned on, since they do not clash with it.
The keycaps are made of double-shot PBT and have lasting legends, as well as a nice matte finish that does not shine with time. The casing provides significant sound dampening, as it is much quieter than many low-profile boards. The stabilisers are adequate for a prebuilt keyboard, though you may notice a slight vibration in the spacebar if you search for it. The feet on the bottom offer two tilt angles, allowing you to modify the slope without using any other equipment.
The 1.3-millimeter actuation point and 3.2-millimeter overall travel are beneficial for both typing and gaming, since the tactile brown switches in this edition are light and provide sharp feedback that registers rapidly without being mushy. The factory lubrication ensures that the keys remain smooth from day one. Going low profile also means less finger travel, which some individuals find less exhausting during extended sessions. The bad news is that there is no wrist rest in the box, so users who like one will have to either get used to the floating feel or create their own.
Wireless performance is based on Logitech’s LIGHTSPEED 2.4 GHz connection, which maintains a 1-millisecond report rate throughout gaming. There’s a Bluetooth option if you merely want to use it for light tasks or multi-device settings, as well as a USB-C wired mode that can be used as a backup or to charge. The provided dongle allows 2:1 pairing, which means that one USB port can handle both this keyboard and a compatible Logitech mouse. The battery should last for at least 36 hours with the RGB turned on, and much longer if you dim or turn off the lights. A USB-C to USB-A cable for charging is included in the box, along with the dongle and basic documentation.
The RGB illumination is fully incorporated into Logitech’s LIGHTSYNC system and looks stunning on the shine-through keycaps. Because this is a special edition, you’ll find some custom Ayaka-themed effects in G HUB, which focus on soothing blues and whites and subtle transitions rather than dramatic rainbow sweeps. The software allows you to build profiles, remap keys, and customize illumination by key or across zones. Onboard memory stores a few profiles, allowing the keyboard to work properly on different computers without the need to reload anything.
With modern AI solutions moving well beyond simple chatbots to agents and projected to evolve into operators, one could assume that the automation of everything is an eventual goal.
This, however, has been denied by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and chief scientist Jakub Pachocki, who said the goal of the artificial intelligence research and deployment company is not to automate everything but to allow people to make better decisions as AI improves their lives.
In a note titled ‘Built to benefit everyone’ that marked a break from OpenAI’s AI model capability pushes of late, two of the most important people in the AI ecosystem penned an unusually values-forward document that outlined their future plans for AI.
The note highlighted three major focuses for OpenAI:
– Building an automated AI researcher
– Accelerating the economy
– Giving everyone on Earth a personal AGI
OpenAI estimates that by March 2028, a significant portion of its research will be conducted by AI systems, in addition to its own researchers. This will help them to traverse a ‘post-AGI world’.
This, combined with the focus on giving everyone an AGI, is an interesting outlook because it assumes that everyone agrees on what AGI would look like. The definition is not set in stone and can vary from person to person and also at an organizational level.
OpenAI’s statement also provides clues about what an AGI would be like, with an “automated AI researcher” who both provides a path to AGI and is an important cog in the wheel.
OpenAI’s narrative about AI benefiting everyone worldwide is not a new one, but its focus on equality is an interesting one, especially given the timing: OpenAI’s note popped up exactly the same day it filed confidential paperwork for its IPO, making it perhaps read more as PR than it would otherwise be perceived.
OpenAI’s latest models are state-of-the-art, but many feel Anthropic’s now-banned Fable pushes frontier models even further than what GPT currently offers in multiple segments. Training new models is increasingly capital-intensive even as new capabilities are introduced, tested, and refined over time.
OpenAI also has something of an image problem after it stepped in to replace Anthropic’s Claude and Mythos-class solutions for the US military earlier this year, a move the latter company maintains was necessary because the restrictions it insisted on for the use of its AI were important.
When OpenAI stepped in to replace Anthropic on classified networks, it was widely perceived as willing to look past those restrictions to some degree, even though Sam Altman insists that the same two principles (no domestic mass surveillance and use of force permitted only by humans) would apply, with many critics pointing to a ‘softer’ approach on the matter by OpenAI to fill the void that comes with lucrative military contracts in the future.
The note, therefore, does read like a checklist for the future, but also paints OpenAI as a more magnanimous organization before its IPO, and that might be the primary intention here, but it does fail to weigh in on growing power consumption concerns, even as one could also consider it a reply or acknowledgment to a similar note by Anthropic about recursive self-improvement where its AI solutions effectively already act as an AI researcher for the company.
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When a startup town turns into a soccer town attracting worldwide attention, it’s a great opportunity to test your guerrilla marketing skills.
Seattle’s Yoodli leaned into that theory on Thursday by getting its name and web address on Fox Sports’ live broadcast of FIFA World Cup festivities from Pier 62 on the waterfront.
The company, which launched out of the former AI2 Incubator in 2021, develops AI-powered software that allows users to simulate and practice real-world conversations. Yoodli has been at AI House all week on nearby Pier 70, and the team said grabbing free TV ad time was a “Hail Mary move” — especially in an era when AI company billboards are such a thing.
In a description of events relayed to GeekWire via email, the effort started with Yoodli’s new growth marketing manager Connor Wright scrolling Instagram earlier that morning to catch up on World Cup updates. He saw that Fox was live-streaming from Pier 62.
A scrappy startup lightbulb went off.
Communications and content leader Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno said she quickly ripped up a monitor box — because the startup is getting a new office soon — and wrote “Yoodli.ai” on the front and “USA” on the back.
Marketing intern Luis Quiroz ran down Alaskan Way with Wright to get inside Fox’s Pier 62 makeshift studio space and hold up the sign just over the shoulder of soccer commentator Alexi Lalas.
“When you’re standing outside with a piece of cardboard and a Fox broadcast camera sweeps by, you seize the moment,” Quiamno said. “Connor held the sign without hesitation while I directed him via phone from the office.”
Yoodli has been watching World Cup action daily from the lunchroom at AI House, and Quiamno said the energy downtown has been something else, especially in anticipation of Friday’s noon match between the U.S. and Australia at Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field).
“It’s the kind of vibe Seattle rarely gets: the waterfront is packed, everyone’s in a good mood, and there’s this collective feeling that the city is on the global stage,” she said.
Yoodli was co-founded by Esha Joshi and Varun Puri and is ranked No. 22 on the GeekWire 200 index of the Pacific Northwest’s top startups. The company currently has about 80 employees.
“We’re growing but still small enough to pull off a guerrilla PR stunt,” Quiamno said.
And apparently it worked. Yoodli says it saw an increase in website traffic and demo inquiries following the broadcast.
“Proof that a handmade sign and a little World Cup energy go a long way,” Quiamno added.
A visit to a hardware store can be quite intimidating for newcomers. Familiarity with specific types and sizes of tools comes with experience, so it’s hard to know exactly what you’re looking for when starting your own tool set.
While the staff members in your local store would be glad to help, you could end up purchasing more than you’d actually intended to or may ultimately need. A tool kit is a collection that you can easily add to or customize at any time, so it doesn’t necessarily have to take up a lot of space or be particularly expensive. You’ll want to make practical choices that can grow with your confidence and won’t be left gathering dust, though.
Developing your own tool set and keeping it stocked and cared for is exciting for any budding garage-tinkerer, and we’ll take a look at how to do just that. From deciding on the particular type of tools you’d like to buy to to organizing their storage, and alongside some of the toolbox essentials, here are some simple tips that’ll help you get started.
As with anything you start from scratch, the key is to consider the basics first. These are the items like slide rules, spirit levels, screwdrivers, and hammers, and there can be more to them than you think. Screwdrivers are divided into categories based on the type of screw they’re designed to work with, and attempting to use the wrong type could damage the screw and make it difficult to extract.
Different varieties, such as the Phillips head, have their own advantages. This particular type is easy to grip and work with because of the cross-shaped head of the screws designed for it, which makes it difficult to accidentally overtighten. There are also less familiar models like ratcheting screwdrivers, which boast a motion that takes some of the force required out of their use.
With more specialised models on the market too, there will be tools with unique applications that you may never have to use at all. Researching different types of tools and the jobs they’re used for is invaluable, but you don’t have to own every different type. General purpose, individual, quality items will be an excellent start. Consider this over simply buying an all-in-one tool kit, which might have a lot of smaller attachments and tools that you don’t really need.
A large set of quality tools can be expensive. To help get your money’s worth from everything, remember that you don’t need to buy everything you ultimately want to have in your collection all at once.
Plan each home improvement project as it comes. Do you have every tool in your set that you’ll need for it? If not, it’s time to make that purchase. As simple as this piece of advice is, it’s vital to bear in mind, in case your enthusiasm about creating your first tool set sends you way over budget. This way, you know that you’ve only ever bought tools that you’ve actually used.
As your skill and confidence with DIY tasks develops, you may find yourself tackling more of them. It’s likely, then, that your toolkit will grow accordingly, and you’ll also begin to find that you already have everything you need for later jobs. Just as importantly, you’ll be experienced with how to use the items in your collection, thanks to taking it steadily and being selective.
The previous advice will help to curb excessive spending as you get more comfortable in the world of DIY. It doesn’t mean you need to buy every tool you use, though, and certainly not brand-new. If you don’t know someone who can lend you any tools you lack, you have other options.
Your town’s community library may have the facility to rent out power tools, at a tiny fraction of the cost of buying them outright. For more of a long term bargain, though, try scouting social media to see if anybody in your local area is selling the tool you need second-hand. Somebody else, after all, might have fallen into the very trap you’ve just avoided — buying a brand-new tool and using it just once or twice.
The usual warning applies with this, however: Be sure that the tool is exactly as advertised before completing a transaction. If you’re not familiar with the specific item, researching new prices will show you exactly how much of a bargain you might be getting. On the other hand, buying new from local hardware stores isn’t necessarily to be avoided, especially when the next big sale is advertised; you might be surprised at what you’re able to pick up.
You’re well on your way to planning out your tool kit and stocking it with a variety of essentials. Before long, then, you’re going to come up against the question of where to store all of your tools.
There are several elements to this. Firstly, a quality toolbox can be a must. SlashGear has rated the best and worst garage toolboxes, as well as the major portable toolboxes, so it’ll be a big help to take a look and choose the options that best suit your needs.
You’ve also got to consider where on your property you’ll keep all your new items. Fortunately, new tools are provided with manuals that detail not only the essentials of operation, but safe storage too. Avoiding certain temperatures, keeping them away from water, keeping those items that require it separate from each other, and so on are all vital considerations.
Then there’s the way you use your tools. Are you expecting to travel a lot with them? If that’s the case, a sturdy yet portable toolbox or other system will be vital. If you aren’t, and will largely be working in your garage, it’s not as much of a concern to have everything travel-ready. An organized storage system may take up a lot of space, but it’ll pay dividends when it comes to knowing that everything is locked away safe and, crucially, where to find it when you need it.
There are a lot of resources available for DIY newcomers. Be sure to double-check SlashGear’s list of home tool kit essentials, for instance, for anything you might be missing. Another great place to start would be the websites of some of the biggest names in home improvement. Lowe’s has created a very convenient guide to the best sorts of items to include in a toolkit, from saw horses to safety equipment.
The outlet recommends a square, which will prove important for accurate measurements and making the types of cuts that can make or break a whole project. In tandem with this, Lowe’s DIY Basics is a series of super brief YouTube tutorials that will show you how to use these new items. For instance, if you’re unsure about your new combination square, the below Lowe’s guide will be invaluable.
Technique develops with experience, but you need to understand not only which items to include, but why they’re there. Fortunately, if there’s one thing that the home improvement community can relied on for, it’s producing tutorials and advice for newcomers into the fold. Make use of it all. Remember, though, that you don’t have to tackle a job that feels like more than you can handle. You can get quotes for a given task, and then determine whether it’s something you can feasibly tackle yourself.
The last thing you want to happen after dropping hundreds of dollars on a wearable is to discover that it doesn’t work with your body. But, that’s a fairly common problem people with wrist tattoos have been running into since the advent of smartwatches and fitness trackers. As countless posts on device support pages and Reddit have chronicled over the years, tattooed skin and the sensors used by wearables often don’t mix well.
One of the main issues people experience is with heart rate sensing. Wearables use a light-based technique called photoplethysmography (PPG) to measure heart rate. That’s the green light you see when you flip your device over. But, tattoos can get in the way of that light, messing with the readings. The other problem is wrist detection, which also uses lights to determine if the tracker is on a person’s wrist (along with an accelerometer and electrical sensors). Slap a fitness tracker on a wrist that’s covered by a tattoo, and the device may not register that it’s being worn at all, consequently requiring the wearer to repeatedly unlock the device whenever they want to interact with it.
It might seem a bit silly that technology advanced enough to respond to gesture controls and provide personalized sleep coaching would be stumped by a bit of pigment, but the tattoo issue isn’t just a baseless gripe that consumers have latched onto. Device makers have acknowledged it and advised buyers to avoid putting their trackers on top of tattoos.
“Tattoos (ink, pattern, saturation) can block the heart rate sensor’s light, causing inaccurate or missing readings,” Garmin notes on a support page. “For best performance, wear the watch on skin that is free of tattoos if possible.” Apple has issued similar notices going back to the release of the first Apple Watch.
People with tattoos have devised sorts of workarounds to get the most out of their smart watches and fitness trackers, though none are exactly ideal. The simplest? If the inside of your wrist isn’t tattooed (or at least has larger areas of clear skin), you can position the device there instead of on top of the wrist. Similarly, if your other wrist is tattoo-free, wear the device on that one. But if you’ve grown used to wearing a watch on a certain wrist for years, it’s going to feel pretty weird to change it up.
As a quick fix, some people swear by epoxy bottle cap stickers or layering pieces of clear tape, either of which are placed over the sensors and inexplicably correct the problem for a lot of wearers. Reusable accessories designed to work the same way have seen some success too. There’s also the option of using a chest strap if accurate heart rate tracking is all you’re after — and if you don’t have chest tattoos. Again, though, this isn’t the most comfortable or convenient way to use a wearable in most situations day-to-day.
Ultimately, it’ll continue to be an issue until the sensors these watches and fitness trackers rely on are improved to account for skin variations like tattoo ink. Likewise, light-based sensors have been found to be less reliable for people with dark skin, highlighting a need for more diversity in the research and development of this type of technology.
Anecdotally, it seems like Google’s Pixel Watch 4 might be much better at handling tattooed skin than its predecessors. There were rumors of Samsung introducing an update a few years back to improve things in this area too, but the complaints of tattooed Galaxy Watch users would suggest otherwise.
Identifying the problem is theoretically the first step to solving it, but unhelpfully, the reality is that how much tattoos interfere with sensor readings isn’t consistent from case to case. A study published in 2025 attempted to quantify the difference in readings taken from devices worn over tattooed skin versus non-tattooed skin, and while it did find the former suffered inaccuracies, the results were mixed.
The researchers used the Polar Verity Sense and armband, outfitting participants with one device over a tattoo plus one on the same arm in an area without a tattoo. Participants also wore a Polar H10 chest strap heart rate monitor to establish a baseline, as this style of wearable is considered to be more accurate. Over the course of a day, they were monitored when at rest, walking at their own pace and jogging.
This revealed that the presence of the tattoos did have an impact on heart rate readings, but it was dependent on the wearer’s activity level, “with the greatest effect observed at rest and variation decreasing as exercise intensity increases.” And in some cases, the researchers note, “the presence of an arm tattoo did not affect the heart rate validity measurement at all.” There are a number of variables that must be taken into account — like ink color, saturation and depth — and as it stands today, there just hasn’t yet been enough research down to the nitty-gritty of the problem to bring about a solution.
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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle changed at the last minute. The Times had another puzzle scheduled for today, but moved it to June 30 at the last minute. And if you’re a fan of a certain New York team that just won a basketball championship, you can see why. They substituted today’s puzzle, which features some words relating to that winning team. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: The 11th letter.
Green group hint: I’m behind you!
Blue group hint: Sit down.
Purple group hint: Rock on.
Yellow group: Featuring silent and pronounced “K”s.
Green group: Endorse.
Blue group: Kinds of chairs.
Purple group: Words repeated in hit song titles.
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The completed NYT Connections puzzle for June 20, 2026.
The theme is featuring silent and pronounced “K”s. The four answers are jackknife, knapsack, Knicks and knock-knock.
The theme is endorse. The four answers are back, bolster, champion and support.
The theme is kinds of chairs. The four answers are beanbag, recliner, rocker and stool.
The theme is words repeated in hit song titles. The four answers are Jumpin’, Louis, New York and Rebel.
Owners of original PlayStation consoles have watched their disc drives age for decades. Lasers fade. Games start to skip or fail to load altogether. Replacement drives grow scarce and expensive. A new device called ArcStation steps in with a direct solution. It replaces the entire optical drive assembly inside the console with a compact circuit board that loads games from an SD card instead. No discs stay necessary after setup. The change keeps the original hardware intact and authentic while removing the most common point of failure.
Installation is mercifully simple: simply unplug and open the case with a single Phillips screwdriver, and you’re done. Owners then carefully remove the old drive, flip over to the shiny new board, and adjust two little DIP switches to match the region settings on their console. Once that’s done, simply plug in the short cables provided, which go into the exact same locations as the originals. You will not need to apply any solder or make any lasting modifications to the motherboard. Instead, the new board sits well on the existing posts inside the casing thanks to a 3D manufactured mount that also accommodates both the larger “fat” PlayStation models and the handy tiny PSOne. A simple test boot with the lid remaining open will ensure that the old Sony logo and boot animation are back in action. Put the case back on, and you’re finished.
Once inserted, the board appears as soon as you turn on the console and displays a very clean small menu on a tiny built-in LED screen. Users just copy their game files to a normal SD card formatted in either FAT32 or exFAT. It is not an issue to have CUE/BIN pairs, BIN files on their own, or ISO pictures on there; the board can handle them all. You can keep the games in folders or subfolders if you like, as this is all about organization. Simply hit the refresh button in the menu, and the board will scan your card and generate a list for you. Then simply press the title button with your controller, and the game will launch immediately on the original hardware. In terms of load timings, they’re not far off from what you’d get from an actual CD, and there’s even a special option for early motherboard revisions that can shave even more off.
The reason this works so well is that it accurately mimics the behavior of the original CD-ROM drive, down to the radio frequencies that the console expects. Games that generally look for modchips or copy protection will not even blink an eye. You get region-free access on all PS console generations, including the legendary PSOne. If you’re playing a game with multiple discs, the board will usually handle the queue for you. You can even build a manual queue of up to six discs and move between them as needed; simply press the button next to the SD slot while keeping an eye on the LED display.
Save games are moved to virtual memory cards that are kept directly on the SD card; each game has its own dedicated file, so storage never runs out like it did on the old physical cards. You can attach the virtual card to either slot 1 or 2 on the fat models, but be careful because some older systems cannot handle it. Owners can access the menu without having to turn off the console by specifying a button combination on the controller, which is far more convenient than fiddling around in the settings. The tiny PSOne differs from the others in that it cannot use virtual memory cards or the game reset combo due to its completely different internal layout, but it can still use all other functionalities. Some additional options on the main menu allow you to adjust video settings, switch to a light or dark theme, receive sound cues, have the console auto-start the previous game you played with a slight delay, and even display the game title from either a database or what is actually on the folder name.
Pre-orders began at the end of May at a reduced price of roughly 140 euros. Shipping is expected in September, but fingers crossed it will arrive sooner. The kit contains all of the wires required for both the fat and slender models, as well as the board, which is pre-mounted for ease of installation. There has been thorough testing on over a hundred titles, and the results on the fat models have been remarkably consistent, even after extended gaming sessions.
Market intelligence platform Klue has publicly confirmed a recent security incident that allowed threat actors to steal OAuth tokens used to connect to customers’ Salesforce environments, as the new “Icarus” extortion group publicly claims the attack.
The disclosure comes after cybersecurity firms Huntress and ReliaQuest detailed how attackers abused compromised Klue Battlecards integrations to steal Salesforce CRM data from multiple organizations.
In a statement published this week, Klue CEO Jason Smith confirmed that the company discovered unauthorized activity on June 12 affecting part of Klue’s integration infrastructure.
“On June 12, we identified unauthorized activity affecting a portion of Klue’s integration infrastructure. Since then, we’ve been working alongside trusted cybersecurity experts to understand what happened, support our customers, and restore the connections you rely on,” wrote Smith.
“Our investigation determined that an attacker gained access through a compromised legacy credential associated with an integration service. The attacker used that access to obtain OAuth tokens used to connect Klue with certain third-party platforms, including Salesforce, and subsequently accessed data within a number of connected customer environments.”
The company says there is currently no evidence that customer content stored directly within the Klue platform was impacted and that the incident was limited to third-party integrations.
Klue says it immediately revoked affected credentials and tokens, removed unauthorized code, disabled impacted integrations, launched an investigation, and notified law enforcement. The company also confirmed it engaged CrowdStrike to assist with the response.
ReliaQuest and Huntress found that the attackers used stolen OAuth credentials associated with Klue integrations to access customer Salesforce environments and conduct large-scale data theft.
ReliaQuest observed attackers generating OAuth tokens and using Python scripts to query Salesforce’s API for extended periods, as data was stolen.
Huntress later disclosed that its own Salesforce environment was affected by the Klue breach and that the stolen data included business contacts, sales communications, pricing information, and other records.
While BleepingComputer and Huntress previously linked the incident to the Icarus extortion operation, the threat actors have now publicly claimed responsibility on their data leak site.
“As you’ve probably already heard, Klue.com has been impacted by us recently. A number of other companies’ Salesforce instances, which were partners to Klue, were exfiltrated,” reads the Icarus post.
The threat actors went on to pressure Klue and affected organizations to contact them through the Session messaging platform to prevent the leaking of stolen data.
The post comes after BleepingComputer previously reported that the attacks were linked to Icarus, after sources shared extortion emails sent to affected organizations. Huntress also independently connected the operation to Icarus through Session Messenger IDs used in the extortion emails and the group’s data leak site.
Since then, additional victims have disclosed that they were affected by the attacks, including Recorded Future, Tanium, Jamf, Sprout Social, Gong, and Insurity.
Almost all say the incident led to the theft of data from their Salesforce instances and did not affect their platforms, infrastructure, payment information, or internal systems.
Several organizations warned that the stolen business contact information could be used in follow-on phishing, social engineering, and extortion campaigns and urged customers to be vigilant.
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