VectraRAT Can Hack Windows Enterprises for $250 per Month
The full-service malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform offers a Windows implant, command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, and an operator panel for comprehensive remote access.
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ChatGPT 7 Rumor: 10T Params vs Gemini Omni, Opus 5 [2026]
A rumor about a next-generation ChatGPT model is spreading through tech media today, and this time the framing is different from the usual leak cycle. According to Geeky Gadgets, speculation around a future OpenAI system, referred to in early chatter as GPT-7, centers on one specific gap: multimodality. The outlet’s report ties the rumor directly…
ChatGPT 7 Rumors Debunked: Real Story Is GPT-6 Astra [2026]
A wave of “ChatGPT 7” headlines hit search results this week, claiming OpenAI’s next model is already targeting Google’s Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 on multimodal performance. The claims are circulating fast. They are also, according to the outlets actually covering OpenAI’s roadmap, not accurate. As of September 16, 2026, OpenAI…
Is PS5 Pro Worth It? 12-Step Decision Test, 45 Min [2026]
Every week, a fresh thread lands on r/PS5pro and r/PS5 with some version of the same question: should I upgrade? The replies are all over the map. One Redditor with a 65-inch Samsung S90D calls the jump “absolutely worth it.” Another, staring at a 1080p bedroom TV, says flatly that it’s not worth the money.…
Revolut Hacker Claims 147GB Italian Police Breach [2026]
A hacker who goes by the alias IAmNotAVillain says the Revolut data breach that Financial Times, TechCrunch, and Reuters reported on September 12, 2026, was only the opening chapter. In new claims surfacing on September 15, the same actor says they spent six months inside multiple Italian law-enforcement systems, walked away with roughly 147GB of…
CenterPoint Energy Breach Exposes 7.49M Records [2026]
CenterPoint Energy, the Houston-based utility that delivers electricity and natural gas to roughly 7 million customers across Texas, Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio, has confirmed a data breach affecting an unknown portion of its customer base. The company disclosed the incident in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2026,…
Unit 42: AI Agents Breach Firm in 10 Hours, 50+ TTPs [2026]
An enterprise network fell in under ten hours on September 2, 2026, and almost nobody touched a keyboard to do it. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 spent weeks picking apart the intrusion afterward and concluded that AI agents, not a human operator, carried out nearly every step of the attack chain: reconnaissance, credential…
Steam Frame Launch: $1,059 Price, 72-Hour Lottery [2026]
Valve opened the doors on its most ambitious hardware bet in over a decade on September 14, 2026, when reservation sign-ups for the Steam Frame VR headset went live at steamframe.com. The device carries a starting price of $1,059 for a 256GB configuration and $1,299 for 1TB, positioning it well above every mainstream VR headset…
EU Tags Roblox ‘Very Large’ Platform, 4-Month Clock [2026]
Roblox spent most of 2026 fighting child-safety lawsuits, a bipartisan Senate probe, and a bruising second quarter on Wall Street. Now it has a new problem, and this one comes from Brussels. On August 31, 2026, the European Commission designated Roblox a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act, placing the gaming…
Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 15, 2026: Alumni Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital & More
A quick programming note: We missed yesterday’s funding roundup, so today’s edition is an expanded catch-up. Along with today’s latest funding deals, we’re including several important rounds from yesterday that deserve attention. Venture capital’s message today is unusually coherent: investors […] The post Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 15, 2026: Alumni Ventures, Kleiner…