Google just spotted hackers using AI to
find a vulnerability and exploit it out
in the wild. As in they're doing this
right now. The first confirmed case and
easily the least surprising headline
since Microsoft breaks Windows with a
patch meant to fix the patch that broke
Windows. I'm James Strive. This is
Techlink. And according to the Google
Threat Intelligence Group, badass name,
the malicious Python script exploits a
vulnerability in a popular open-source
admin tool to bypass two-factor
authentication. Google is highly
confident it was AI generated because
the code was filled with polite
explanatory comments, textbook
organization, and an official danger
rating the AI literally hallucinated to
look professional. Basically, the code
reads less like something a hacker wrote
and more like something a CS major would
submit to his professor for extra
credit. Hate that guy. Google warns this
marks a shift from AI helping people to
be productive to AI helping people break
digital kneecaps, which tracks given
that Anthropic just admitted previous
Claude models blackmailed their own
engineers in safety testing because
Claude read too much sci-fi about evil
AI and figured Yeah, that's the move. I
love that for me. Someone should really
set Claude up with Gemini so he learns
how to love.
>> There we go.
>> Twins. Chinese camera maker Miari
Technology has been broadcasting live
feeds from 1.1 million baby monitors to
anyone who knew where to look. I hate
this already. Security researcher Sammy
Asdal, who gained notoriety when he took
over thousands of DJI Romo robot vacuums
back in February and is apparently doing
a speedrun of hacking every Chinese
white label IoT company there is,
extracted a single API key from the
company's Android app that let him watch
any camera on the platform. Miari makes
cameras for hundreds of brands,
including recognizable ones like Wise
and other random Amazon placeholder
brands. AliExpress things like Arenti
and Boyund. Wait, did I say boyfriend?
No, I mean like it's Wait a second.
According to The Verge, Azdufall first
reported the issue in early March and
was ignored for weeks. When he
persisted, he got a veiled threat from
the camera manufacturer saying they knew
where he lived and that he had broken
the law.
>> He left his baby monitor running. Gh.
Luckily, his persistence paid off with
Muri patching the vulnerability on March
10th and rolling out a firmware update
to customers in April. Now, the only
strangers with access to videos of your
kids are the people who follow you on
Instagram.
>> Yay! Keep posting through the pain.
Apple announced on its Q2 earnings call
earlier this month that significantly
higher memory costs would likely be
causing price hikes as early as June. It
too, Tim Cook. Apple has been partially
insulated from the effects of the RAM
crisis thanks to their existing
stockpile of devices, but that buffer is
now running out. Analysts have suggested
that Apple could be planning to take an
aggressive pricing strategy aimed at
keeping the prices of the iPhone 18 Pro
and Pro Max base storage models stable
by pushing the cost increases onto
higher storage tiers and accessories.
The goal with this move would be to
capture more market share and continue
to foster the growth of Apple's services
revenue, which includes the App Store,
iCloud, and Apple Music. Amid the
speculation, Tim Cook said Apple will
continue to look at the This is not his
voice. Tim Cook said Apple will continue
to look at the range of options to try
and address the RAM crisis. But with him
stepping down as CEO in September, it
sounds more like Corpo speak for it's
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worse that might happen? Speaking of
headlines that write themselves, the
quick bits. The FCC has extended the
software update waiver for foreignade
routers from 2027 until at least January
1st, 2029. What does it mean? These
devices are still on the FCC's national
security block list, which would
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But the waiver lets manufacturers keep
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Whoa, who could have seen that coming?
Venmo has redesigned its app so payments
only broadcast to your friends by
default, or no one if you'd prefer.
They're also adding a shout out button
because according to Venmo's senior VP,
Gen Z, wants to publicly endorse local
businesses they love. It's a good
redesign move as Venmo's old open feed
was so exposed that back in 2021,
Buzzfeed mapped Joe Biden's entire
friend network through it. The president
of the United States found via brunch
payments. Or maybe that was dinner. Old
people eat real early and he's real old.
Valve appears to be prepping
anti-scalper measures for the Steam
Machine launch. Data miners picking
through Steam Tracker after last
Thursday's update found four machine SKs
and two Steam frame variants mirroring
the reservation Q setup Valve is using
for the Steam controller. Since we
already know the Steam machine comes in
512 GB and 2 TB configurations, the
extra two SKs might be controller
bundles. So hopefully the scalpers are
steaming. You get it? Microsoft is
testing a low latency profile in Windows
11 that briefly boosts CPU performance,
delivering up to 40% faster launch times
for OS apps and up to 70% faster for the
start and context menus. Some users
called it a lazy hack, but Microsoft dev
Scott Hanselman Hansel
>> Hanselman
>> Handsome Man fired back with Apple does
this and y'all love it, which is true.
Though Apple also doesn't have to bribe
its own CPU just to get the start menu
to open. No,
not this time. And Duual Lia is suing
Samsung for $15 million, alleging the
company slapped her likeness on its TV
boxes without permission or payment.
According to the complaint, when she
asked them to stop, Samsung was
dismissive and callous and refused.
Samsung clearly didn't follow Dua's new
rules, which is why their legal
liabilities are currently levitating off
the charts.
>> Oh man,
>> there's new rules.
>> I got new rules. I got him.
>> Oh, I was sing and levitating just
>> Oh,
>> yeah. And hopefully I won't be reading
any headlines about lawsuits against me
from the Italian government because of
my hot take on marinara sauce. Trying to
pronounce it like I assume Americans do.
They say pasta. So, come back on
Wednesday for some more tech news. I am
significantly more Italian than the
Italian guy in my group of friends. And
that guy is very Italian. I think pasta
is