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PixRevolution malware targets Brazil’s instant payment system

  A sophisticated strain of Android malware capable of diverting real-time payments has emerged as a major cybersecurity concern in Brazil, exploiting the country’s widely used PIX instant payment platform and highlighting the risks attached to rapidly expanding digital payment ecosystems. Cybersecurity researchers say the malware, dubbed PixRevolution, hijacks transactions at the exact moment a user sends money through PIX, redirecting funds to accounts controlled by criminals […]

China, Russia Join Hands To Move Cautiously In Defending Their Ally Iran In War Against U.S.

After 13 Days Of Iran War, Trump And Netanyahu Are Learning Bitter Lesson

Bitcoin’s path toward a million-dollar milestone

Bitcoin could one day reach a valuation of $1 million per coin as it steadily positions itself as a rival to gold, according to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at asset manager Bitwise. The assessment reflects growing confidence among institutional investors that the cryptocurrency’s long-term trajectory is becoming clearer as it matures into a mainstream financial asset. Hougan’s outlook highlights the expanding role Bitcoin is playing in […]

Researchers expose Looker flaws risking cross-tenant data

  Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a series of critical vulnerabilities affecting Google’s Looker data analytics platform that could have enabled attackers to execute malicious code, move between cloud environments and extract sensitive corporate data. The flaws highlight growing security concerns surrounding widely used cloud-based analytics tools that sit at the centre of many organisations’ data infrastructure. Security specialists from the cybersecurity firm Tenable identified two major vulnerabilities—collectively […]

Hijacked WordPress sites fuel global data-stealing campaign

Cyber-criminals have compromised hundreds of legitimate WordPress websites in a global operation designed to infect unsuspecting visitors with information-stealing malware, raising fresh concerns about the security of widely used web platforms and the increasing sophistication of social-engineering attacks. Threat researchers at cybersecurity firm Rapid7 say attackers infiltrated more than 250 websites across at least 12 countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Israel […]

Wild Swings In Petroleum Prices May Be An Exaggerated Response

Greene warns AI content may poison the web

Brendan Greene, the creator of the influential battle-royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, has issued a stark warning about the growing flood of artificial intelligence-generated material online, arguing that the internet risks becoming polluted by automated content that feeds on itself and erodes trust in digital information. Greene described the problem as a dangerous feedback loop in which large language models absorb machine-generated material and reproduce it as authoritative […]

Meta buys Moltbook for AI superintelligence push

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a niche social networking platform known for communities built around autonomous AI agents, as the technology company accelerates its efforts to develop advanced artificial intelligence through its Meta Superintelligence Labs initiative. Deal terms have not been publicly disclosed, but the acquisition reflects a broader strategy by the company to strengthen its research pipeline in agent-based AI systems, an emerging field that focuses on […]

Self-improving code set to transform software engineering

Software that rewrites and improves its own code is emerging as one of the most consequential developments in artificial intelligence, pushing the boundaries of how digital systems are designed, maintained and regulated. Engineers and researchers say the rise of autonomous coding agents capable of modifying their own behaviour could alter the economics of software development while raising profound questions about oversight and accountability. Advances in large language […]

Oil Volatility Before Polls Exposes India’s Political Windfall Trap On Fuel Taxes

By R. Suryamurthy Few economic variables carry the political volatility of oil prices in India. When global crude rises, inflation anxieties spread quickly across households, transport costs ripple through supply chains, and governments scramble to contain the political fallout. Yet the latest oil shock — triggered by tensions involving the US-Israel-Iran war— has exposed a […]

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GhostClaw malware targets developer secrets

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a malicious software package disguised as a legitimate developer tool that quietly installs an advanced data-stealing program on victims’ machines, raising fresh concerns about software supply-chain attacks targeting programmers and technology companies. Security analysts say a rogue npm package named @openclaw-ai/openclawai impersonates the legitimate OpenClaw command-line interface, a tool designed to help developers manage artificial-intelligence agents and related workflows. The counterfeit package installs […]

Iran War Is Likely To Hit Indian Economy Hard

By Nantoo Banerjee The all-out war in West Asia, involving the US-Israel combine and Iran and covering 10 countries in the region, is expected to have a big economic backlash on India. At stake are India’s $120-billion trade in this region, huge oil imports, overall balance of payments, inflow of external investments, foreign repatriation and […]

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Malicious image flaw exposes macOS systems

Processing an ordinary-looking photograph could silently trigger malicious code on macOS systems due to a newly disclosed vulnerability in widely used metadata software, raising fresh concerns about the security of open-source components embedded in everyday digital workflows. Cybersecurity researchers have identified a flaw in ExifTool, a popular open-source tool used globally to extract, read and edit metadata in images, videos and other digital files. The vulnerability, tracked […]

OpenAI robotics chief steps down over Pentagon AI deal

Senior hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski has resigned from OpenAI, citing ethical concerns over the company’s agreement to provide artificial intelligence capabilities to the United States Department of Defense, a move that has triggered debate within the technology sector about the role of AI in military and surveillance systems. Kalinowski, who led OpenAI’s robotics and consumer hardware initiatives, announced her decision in a public statement, saying the partnership […]

Nvidia signals pause in backing AI start-ups

Nvidia has indicated that its era of large-scale equity investments in leading artificial-intelligence developers may be drawing to a close, with chief executive Jensen Huang saying the company is unlikely to make further major financial commitments to OpenAI or Anthropic as both firms move closer to potential public listings. Speaking at a technology and telecom conference in the United States, Huang said Nvidia’s existing stakes in the […]

ContextCrush flaw raises alarms over AI coding tools

Security researchers have disclosed a vulnerability affecting a widely used platform that supplies contextual data to artificial intelligence coding assistants, exposing developers to potential malicious instructions embedded in documentation and external resources. The weakness, labelled “ContextCrush,” was identified by researchers at Noma Labs in the Context7 platform operated by Upstash. Context7 is designed to feed documentation and technical material to AI-powered development tools so they can generate […]

OpenAI unveils Codex Security for automated defence

OpenAI has introduced Codex Security, an artificial intelligence–driven application security agent designed to identify and remediate software vulnerabilities automatically, signalling a broader shift toward AI-powered cyber-defence in software development pipelines. The system, released in a research preview, expands the company’s earlier internal project known as Aardvark and aims to help development teams detect flaws in code and deploy fixes with minimal human intervention. Growing complexity in modern […]

Gulf sovereign funds back SoftBank PayPay IPO

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai SoftBank Group’s digital payments subsidiary PayPay has secured backing from major Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds as anchor investors for its planned Nasdaq listing, signalling growing Gulf interest in Asian fintech assets and global digital payments infrastructure. PayPay Corporation is preparing to raise about $1.1 billion through an initial public offering in the United States, with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and a […]

Oil Shock Fears Mount As Gulf Conflict Impact Spreads Far And Wide

By K Raveendran Escalating hostilities between the United States, Israel and Iran are rapidly transforming a regional confrontation into a global economic and geopolitical crisis, raising the spectre of what many analysts are beginning to describe as a Third Gulf War. Tehran’s early warning that Washington might possess the ability to ignite the conflict but […]

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Nothing unveils long-lasting Headphone a for music fans

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai London-based consumer technology company Nothing has introduced its latest audio device, the Headphone, a pair of over-ear headphones designed to deliver extended listening time and premium features at a relatively accessible price point. The device stands out for an advertised battery endurance of up to 135 hours under certain conditions, positioning it among the longest-lasting wireless headphones in its category. The announcement marks […]

AI tool uncovers Firefox security gaps

Artificial intelligence designed to audit software security has identified 22 vulnerabilities in Mozilla’s Firefox browser within a two-week testing period, highlighting the growing role of automated systems in discovering complex flaws in widely used digital infrastructure. The findings emerged from experiments involving the Claude artificial intelligence model, developed by the company Anthropic, which was tasked with analysing the Firefox codebase for weaknesses. Security researchers said the AI […]

Gen Z Supported RSP’s Resounding Win In Nepal Elections Is A Gamechanger

By Nitya Chakraborty The resounding victory of the Gen Z supported Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in the March 5 general elections in Nepal is a game changer not only in the political history of this tiny Himalayan nation but also in the evolving polity of South Asia. Nepal is now the second country in South […]

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AI misuse by insiders raises corporate security alarms

Artificial intelligence is intensifying a growing security challenge inside organisations as employees and malicious insiders exploit powerful digital tools in ways that expose companies to significant operational and financial risk. A new industry analysis warns that the rapid adoption of AI systems across workplaces has transformed insider threats from an IT concern into a wider business risk that senior leadership must address urgently. Security researchers say misuse […]