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A.I. Models Built a Computer Worm That Could Rapidly Hack WeChat Accounts

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:14:51 +0000

A friend you haven’t heard from in a while suddenly calls. You don’t pick up, but in a matter of seconds, the damage is already done.The call wasn’t actually from an old companion looking to reconnect, but from a hacker who had hijacked that number. Worse, the assailant now secretly has control over your account, […]

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If you subscribed to New Yorker, Vogue, or Wired, your accounts may be breached

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:02:32 +0000

Condé Nast, the media giant that owns Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, Wired, and other well-known titles, has been allegedly hacked, with over 32 million accounts put up for sale. A database allegedly containing 32.8 million Condé Nast user records is being offered for $15,000 on a notorious Russian cybercrime forum. Subscribers and readers […]

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Cyberattack encrypts systems at Bavarian municipal utility

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:49:16 +0000

A municipal utility in Bavaria said Monday that hackers encrypted its central IT network in a cyberattack last week. In a notice to customers, Stadtwerke Landsberg said the attack disrupted office systems but is not affecting electricity, water and other essential services. The incident began overnight on September 1, the utility said, prompting it to […]

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Kenya offers temporary amnesty to undocumented East Africans amid fears of crackdown

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:46:16 +0000

Kenya’s government offered a temporary amnesty to undocumented East African nationals after hundreds of Burundians flocked ‌to their country’s embassy in Nairobi on Monday seeking travel documents, fearing a crackdown on small-scale traders from abroad. Kenyan President William Ruto last week called on authorities to close down all small-scale businesses operated by foreign traders, starting […]

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Gambia protesters burn tyres to denounce power cuts

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:39:40 +0000

Police used tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered overnight in multiple locations in Gambia, including near President Adama Barrow’s ‌official residence, to denounce what they described as prolonged power cuts, residents and a Reuters witness said. In and around the capital Banjul, protesters burned tyres in the street and erected barricades, shouting “Barrow must […]

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China Mounts Fresh Campaign to Encircle Taiwan With Patrols

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:36:51 +0000

For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now, Beijing is piling unprecedented pressure on its Pacific coast — a vital lifeline with US allies. China has deployed on average two Coast Guard cutters per month east of Taiwan since June, after Japan and the Philippines […]

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Oil nears $100 a barrel as Strait of Hormuz stalemate keeps ship traffic down

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:12:36 +0000

Brent crude, the international standard for oil, was trading at a seven-week high of $99 per barrel Tuesday morning, continuing an upward trend seen since the end of August. The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Monday that Tehran is planning to announce a maritime “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz where […]

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Iran-backed Houthis attack four Saudi cities in expansion of Middle East war, 73 hurt

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:10:01 +0000

Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion of the six-month-old Middle East war. The Houthis, who control most of Yemen’s populated areas including the capital, said they had […]

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GPT-6 Astra and the Fourth Exponential

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:08:20 +0000

A reminder that I’m on vacation this week, but the flood of impressions people have posted online over the past few days as they gained access to OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra, seems like an important moment to briefly cover. GPT-6 is likely to go down as a big milestone in AI development. OpenAI made Astra a […]

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How to upskill IT for agentic AI: 7 pathways to success

OODA OG Analyst — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:03:32 +0000

There are two prevailing schools of thought regarding the AI-agent workforce. One says organizations should prepare for agentic AI, in which the human-in-the-middle role is largely transitional and serves to buy time to improve agents’ accuracy and build trust in their decision-making. Others say AI agents will largely augment humans, but expect workflows to change […]

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