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Security teams managing virtualized infrastructure have a serious problem on their hands tonight. Researchers have confirmed that critical flaws in Xen Orchestra are being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerabilities allow attackers to bypass authentication entirely, execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges, and seize control of XCP-ng nodes. Patch immediately.
Meanwhile, the question being asked across the tech and intelligence communities is a pointed one: how does the chief executive of the world's most powerful AI company fall for a well-documented espionage tactic? Wired is reporting that Jensen Huang of Nvidia was caught in what amounts to a Chinese honeypot operation. Sexpionage is a long-established intelligence method, and the fact that it worked on someone with Huang's profile and access is raising serious eyebrows in Washington and Silicon Valley alike.
On a lighter note, OpenAI is learning that users form genuine attachments to their tools. The company is retiring its Standard and Advanced Voice modes for ChatGPT in December, leaving only the newer Live Voice mode. Subscribers are venting frustration on Reddit and X, a reminder that when you change something people rely on daily, the backlash is rarely quiet.
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