Hackers can hijack QR code domains to redirect users to phishing sites

Chrome extensions with 13.4 million users funnel searches through tracking servers

319 Chrome extensions with a combined user count of roughly 13.4 million redirect searches through operator-controlled servers to generate revenue from Yahoo and Bing referrals. Socket traced the operations using extension listings, landing pages, privacy policies, and advertising records, alongside data from Censys, urlscan, and DecryptAds. Many extensions were promoted as PDF tools, manual finders, … The post Chrom…

AL26-028 – Ongoing Help Desk Voice Phishing Campaign Targeting Canadian Organizations

NIST publishes post-quantum migration roadmap with 2030 deadline

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its roadmap for transitioning to post-quantum cryptography. The announcement outlines how organizations should replace vulnerable algorithms and meet federal migration deadlines beginning in 2030. The report, Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (NIST IR 8547), identifies the cryptographic standards affected by future quantum atta…

Roblox shuts down AI bot that overloaded adult 3D model site servers

Roblox has decommissioned a researcher’s automated scraping agent after it collected content from 3D model-sharing sites, including adult material. The company told CyberInsider that it never used the downloaded data to train AI models or for any other purpose. The incident was disclosed on October 26 by Open3DLab administrator Salaryman, who reported that a crawler … The post Roblox shuts down AI bot that overloaded…