🔥 New Linux botnet ALERT!

Outlaw—a Romanian-linked group—is actively hijacking SSH servers to mine crypto via auto-spreading malware.

– Targets servers with weak SSH creds
– Uses BLITZ to self-propagate
– Installs SHELLBOT for remote control, DDoS, and data theft
– Exploits old bugs like Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195)

🔗 Full report: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/outlaw-group-uses-ssh-brute-force-to.html

⚡️Google & Roblox Target Gen Z with Immersive Ads In Video Games
@takebackourtech

I really wish this was an April fools joke, but Roblox just announced a new partnership with Google, which would enable advertisers to purchase “Immersive Ads” in the popular Roblox video game.

Roblox is a browser based game where players build & explore worlds with lego-like characters. Its estimated that Roblox has close to 80M daily active users. 58% of the users are assumed to be under 16 years old.

Now Gen Z-ers will be presented with “Immersive Ads” on in-game Billboards. They will also be able to pay for in-game purchases by watching these ads.

Worse yet, these ads will be associated with in-game rewards.

Rewarded Video ads enable users to opt in and watch up to 30-second full-screen video ads within immersive Roblox games and experiences. In return, users receive in-game benefits from the creators of these games and experiences, also known as the ad publishers. Early tests show an average completion rate over 80%, with select experiences seeing completion rates over 90%1 as users saw the value2 in rewards, such as power-ups or in-game currency, and considered these ads additive to their overall experience.

Roblox is partnering with some of the biggest consumer research firms to measure effectiveness of ads and brand impact. Some of the biggest names in the space will participate including DoubleVerify, Cint, Kantar, and Nieslen - who will quiz kids on how they felt about the ads.

If other gaming platforms implement this (and why wouldn’t they?), it would mean the death for online gaming and the invasion of surveillance infrastructure in these virtual worlds.

Read the announcement from Roblox.
Read this article on Substack.
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Motorola Edge 60 Fusion Unveiled with Quad-Curved Display, IP69
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/04/02/motorola-edge-60-fusion-unveiled-with-quad-curved-display-ip69/

Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ with 13.1″ display and Tab S10 FE with Exynos 1580
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/04/02/samsung-unveils-galaxy-tab-s10-fe-with-13-1-display-and-tab-s10-fe-with-exynos-1580/

53.5% of websites have weak SSL.

Not firewalls. Not zero-days. Just bad encryption setups.

👀 That’s how attackers walk in the front door.
SSL misconfigs = MITM attacks, eavesdropping & breaches.

🔥 Your attack surface is growing. Fix it before it spreads.

🔗 Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/how-ssl-misconfigurations-impact-your.html

🔥 93% of service providers struggle with cybersecurity compliance.

Only 2% feel confident. That’s a problem—and an opportunity.

This guide breaks down NIST compliance into clear, doable steps for MSPs & MSSPs.

✅ Find gaps
✅ Automate tasks
✅ Build client trust
✅ Cut manual work by 70%

Start here → https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/helping-your-clients-achieve-nist.html

👀 New Google Cloud vulnerability exposed private containers—now patched.

A flaw in Google Cloud Run (ImageRunner) let attackers with limited access pull private images and inject malicious code.

Attackers could exploit this to steal secrets or run malicious containers.

🔗 Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/google-fixed-cloud-run-vulnerability.html

Bash-it: The framework that makes your terminal cooler than ever! 🌟

https://itsfoss.com/bash-it-terminal-tool/

Since I originally posted this news on April 1, some of y'all thought this was a joke. It's not. There really is a version of Chrome for Android now that supports browser extensions, and you can try it for yourself!

You can see it in action in this video.

🚗 Google made a dashcam app for cars with Android Automotive, but you can't download it

Google wants more cars with Android Automotive to have dashcams, so it built a production-ready, customizable dashcam app for OEMs.

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-automotive-dashcam-app-3540443/

🪞Android 15 blocked Phone Link from mirroring sensitive notifications, but Microsoft has a fix

Android 15 blocked Link to Windows from mirroring notifications w/ OTP codes as the OS deemed them “sensitive,” but Microsoft has a fix.

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/phone-link-sensitive-notifications-fix-3540158/

Wikipedia is struggling with voracious AI bot crawlers
Article, Comments

Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch
Article, Comments

Nintendo Switch 2 Arrives in June 5 with $449.99/€469 Price Tag
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/04/02/nintendo-switch-2-launch-details/

I really hope all those folks who are increasingly relying on AI for research are fact checking the responses you receive. I've been warning since 2019 about the danger of relying on AI to give you the truth, in the same way people rely on Google search or Google Maps to tell you which turn to make.

I do not use AI for my research but I have tested it to see if it will give me accurate details about facts I already have. Numerous times it has offered fabricated ("hallucinated") quotes which upon inspection are not accurate. It's even named books (which are real), and page numbers, but when checking the claimed quotes are non-existent. The AI will fight to prove its claims but if you push it will ultimately admit to having "misspoke" etc.

This is not only bad for research but this is odd (and creepy) to see these bots displaying stubbornness.

Be careful what you believe and don't blindly trust AI.

Ulefone Armor 30 Pro Goes Global Sale on April 14 – World’s Fisrt Dual-Screen Rugged Smartphone
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/04/02/ulefone-armor-30-pro-goes-global-sale-on-april-14/

The PayPal Presidency Part II: Building the “Dark” Technate with Iain Davis | Unlimited Hangout

My latest podcast with Iain Davis is now publicly available on Soundcloud, Odysee, Rokfin and podcast apps.

In this episode, Whitney is joined by @IainDavis to discuss his recent article series on the philosophy and political theories that motivate the #PayPalMafia and their most prominent members like #PeterThiel and Elon #Musk.

@unlimitedhangout
#Technocracy

Microsoft is redesigning the Windows BSOD, and it might change to black

Microsoft is overhauling the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) as seen in Windows 11 Insider build, to align with Windows 11 design principles. The color might change to black in the stable release. It's not clear if it will remain black in the stable release.

It’s the first major change to the BSOD since Microsoft added a sad face to the screen in Windows 8. This new design includes the BSOD error or faulty driver, and simply states “your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.”

Windows Insiders can currently test it but it will appear green before it's shipped as a black or blue screen.

🔗 The Verge
🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

Meet the KOSPET TANK T3 ULTRA 2 One of The Best Smartwatch Alternatives to Garmin
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/04/02/meet-the-kospet-tank-t3-ultra-2/