Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site

October 19th, 2026 01:48 PM

U.S. federal investigators pursuing the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently stole highly sensitive data from the FBI have identified executives at two different ransomware negotiation firms who maintained unusually close relations with the extortion group, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Sources close to the investigation say one of the executives in the United States even helped ShinyHunters operate a website that pressured victims into paying a ransom. Hackers aligned with ShinyHunters...

CoreWeave’s debt is becoming the whole AI industry’s problem

October 19th, 2026 09:28 PM

CoreWeave had a bad week last week. Its bonds slipped into distressed territory by a common definition - when investors demand 1,000 basis points more in yield than they'd get from government bonds. Last Tuesady Chamath "SPAC King" Palihapitiya noticed the distressed debt, and also asked whether the AI buildout was a private credit bubble. Its shares are down more than 20 percent since Tuesday's close, which is kind of a lot! There even seemed to be some collateral damage in the market on...

AMD Ryzen AI 7 HX 455 Reportedly Combines Eight CPU Cores With a Full 16-CU iGPU

October 19th, 2026 04:25 PM

AMD may be preparing a Ryzen AI 7 HX 455 processor with eight CPU cores and a 16-compute-unit integrated GPU. IT Home reported the alleged specifications on October 19, citing source @金猪升级包.

How To Get Minior In Pokemon Go

October 19th, 2026 08:33 PM

A new Pokemon is landing soon in Pokemon Go. The meteorite Minior is making their debut in the mobile game beginning October 19, but you won't encounter them like a typical Pokemon. Rather than periodically spawning in the wild, Minior's appearance is fittingly tied to meteor showers. The celestial Pokemon will only spawn on certain evenings when a real-world meteor shower is taking place, so you'll need to fire up the game on specific nights if you want to catch a glimpse of the new...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Early Access Opens for Digital Pre-Orders Ahead of October 23 Launch

October 19th, 2026 06:08 AM

The campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is now playable in early access for players who digitally pre-ordered the game, ahead of the full launch on Friday, October 23, 2026.Activision opened the early access period on Friday, October 16, a week before release, and only the story campaign is available during this window. Multiplayer and the returning DMZ mode stay locked until launch day.Early access covers the Standard Digital Edition and the Vault Edition on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on...

Security patches need patches now that attackers have AI

October 19th, 2026 06:23 PM

Updating your software only gets you so far. A scary scenario - security fixes themselves being bypassed - is becoming more common, according to AI penetration-testing startup Terra Security, which found a sharp rise in reported patch failures in 2026 after years of relatively low numbers. And no, it’s not a coincidence that AI vulnerability discovery and patching also exploded this year. For example, Russian government cyberspies exploited a zero-day Windows Shell security bypass bug,...

Building AI security in the open

October 19th, 2026 12:00 AM

When code becomes abundant trust becomes scarce.That is the argument GitLab CEO Bill Staples made in his recent essay: AI is collapsing the cost of producing software, and everything around production, including context, verification, governance, and evidence, becomes proportionally more important. Both security and collaboration are key elements to producing trust. AI widens what has to be trusted to include the agents that now write software along with the software that gets written.That is...

Cinder City Gets Official Official Gameplay and Tactical Systems Overview Trailer

October 19th, 2026 06:16 PM

IGN has shared a new trailer for NCSoft’s MMO tactical shooter, Cinder City. This trailer gives us an in-depth look at the strategic combat and cooperative mechanics within this open-world shooter. In this trailer, the development team outlines how players can utilize specialized tactical gear, diverse vehicles, and varied traversal methods to navigate the massive, … Continue reading Cinder City Gets Official Official Gameplay and Tactical Systems Overview Trailer The post Cinder City Gets...

Talking Point: How Did You First Encounter Zelda: Ocarina Of Time?

October 19th, 2026 06:00 PM

Fairy Tales.In case you haven't noticed, another chance to play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is on the horizon. The coming 5th November release date for the Switch 2 remake has got us diving into our OoT memory banks and feeling all nostalgic about where our love for the game began — after all, you can replay it as many times as you like, but you only get a 'first playthrough' once.For most of us here at Nintendo Life Towers, those early memories take us back to the N64, though some...