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Washington Hotel in Japan discloses ransomware infection incident

The Washington Hotel brand in Japan has announced that that its servers were compromised in a ransomware attack, exposing various business data.

The hospitality group has established an internal task force and engaged external cybersecurity experts to assess the impact of the intrusion, determine whether customer data was compromised, and coordinate recovery efforts.

Washington Hotel, a brand operating under Fujita Kanko Inc. (WHG Hotels), is a business-focused hospitality chain with 30 locations across Japan. WHG has 11,000 rooms over its properties and has nearly 5 million guests every year.

Q-Day: Catastrophic For Businesses Ignoring Quantum-Resistant Encryption

#Quantum #CyberSecurity

Quantum computing is not merely a frontier of innovation; it is a countdown. Q-Day is the pivotal moment when scalable quantum computers undermine the cryptographic underpinnings of our digital realm. It is approaching more rapidly than many comprehend.

For corporations and governmental entities reliant on outdated encryption methods, Q-Day will not herald a smooth transition; it may signify a digital catastrophe.

Comprehending Q-Day: The Quantum Reckoning

Q-Day arrives when quantum machines using Shor’s algorithm can dismantle public-key encryption within minutes—a task that classical supercomputers would require billions of years to accomplish.

Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Business Data, Emails, and Browsing History

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Google Chrome extension that’s designed to steal data associated with Meta Business Suite and Facebook Business Manager.

The extension, named CL Suite by @CLMasters (ID: jkphinfhmfkckkcnifhjiplhfoiefffl), is marketed as a way to scrape Meta Business Suite data, remove verification pop-ups, and generate two-factor authentication (2FA) codes. The extension has 33 users as of writing. It was first uploaded to the Chrome Web Store on March 1, 2025.

However, the browser add-on also exfiltrates TOTP codes for Facebook and Meta Business accounts, Business Manager contact lists, and analytics data to infrastructure controlled by the threat actor, Socket said.

How SpaceX and XAI Will Build Moonbase Alpha and Mass Drivers

SpaceX, in collaboration with xAI, plans to build a lunar base called Moonbase Alpha using advanced technologies such as mass drivers, solar power, and Starship, aiming to make human activity on the moon visible, affordable, and sustainable ##

## Questions to inspire discussion.

Launch Infrastructure Economics.

🚀 Q: What launch costs could SpaceX’s moon infrastructure achieve? A: Mature SpaceX moon operations could reduce costs to $10/kg to orbit and $50/kg to moon surface, enabling $5,000 moon trips for people under 100kg (comparable to expensive cruise pricing), as mentioned by Elon Musk.

⚡ Q: How could lunar mass drivers scale satellite deployment? A: Lunar mass drivers using magnetic rails at 5,600 mph could launch 10 billion tons of satellites annually with 2 terawatts of power, based on 2023 San Jose State study updating 1960s-70s mass driver literature.

Starship Capabilities.

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Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT 5.3 Codex: Which is better for programming? | Peter Steinberger

Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT 5.3 Codex, two AI models, have different strengths and interaction styles, highlighting the trade-offs between elegance, reliability, and efficiency in their performance ##

## Questions to inspire discussion.

Model Selection Strategy.

🎯 Q: Which AI model should I choose for different programming tasks?

A: Use Opus for interactive roleplay and quick command following with trial-and-error workflows, while Codex excels at delivering elegant solutions when given proper context and reads more code by default.

🔄 Q: How long does it take to effectively switch between AI models?

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The Frontier Labs War: Opus 4.6, GPT 5.3 Codex, and the SuperBowl Ads Debacle

Questions to inspire discussion AI Model Performance & Capabilities.

🤖 Q: How does Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 compare to GPT-5.2 in performance?

A: Opus 4.6 outperforms GPT-5.2 by 144 ELO points while handling 1M tokens, and is now in production with recursive self-improvement capabilities that allow it to rewrite its entire tech stack.

🔧 Q: What real-world task demonstrates Opus 4.6’s agent swarm capabilities?

A: An agent swarm created a C compiler in Rust for multiple architectures in weeks for **$20K, a task that would take humans decades, demonstrating AI’s ability to collapse timelines and costs.

🐛 Q: How effective is Opus 4.6 at finding security vulnerabilities?

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JUST RECORDED: Elon Musk Announces MAJOR Company Shakeup

Elon Musk Announces MAJOR Company Changes as XAI/SpaceX ## Elon Musk is announcing significant changes and advancements across his companies, primarily focused on developing and integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to drive innovation, productivity, and growth ## ## Questions to inspire discussion.

Product Development & Market Position.

🚀 Q: How fast did xAI achieve market leadership compared to competitors?

A: xAI reached number one in voice, image, video generation, and forecasting with the Grok 4.20 model in just 2.5 years, outpacing competitors who are 5–20 years old with larger teams and more resources.

📱 Q: What scale did xAI’s everything app reach in one year?

A: In one year, xAI went from nothing to 2M Teslas using Grok, deployed a Grok voice agent API, and built an everything app handling legal questions, slide decks, and puzzles.

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DPRK Operatives Impersonate Professionals on LinkedIn to Infiltrate Companies

“Always validate that accounts listed by candidates are controlled by the email they provide,” Security Alliance said. “Simple checks like asking them to connect with you on LinkedIn will verify their ownership and control of the account.”

The disclosure comes as the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) issued an advisory, stating it’s aware of “several cases” over the past year where Norwegian businesses have been impacted by IT worker schemes.

“The businesses have been tricked into hiring what likely North Korean IT workers in home office positions,” PST said last week. “The salary income North Korean employees receive through such positions probably goes to finance the country’s weapons and nuclear weapons program.”

Microsoft 365 outage takes down admin center in North America

Microsoft is investigating an outage that blocks some administrators with business or enterprise subscriptions from accessing the Microsoft 365 admin center.

While the company has yet to disclose which regions are affected by this ongoing service degradation, it is tracking it on its official service health status page to provide impacted organizations with up-to-date information.

“Some users in the North America region may be unable to access the Microsoft 365 admin center. We’re reviewing service monitoring telemetry to isolate the root cause and develop a remediation plan,” Microsoft said when it acknowledged the issue.

Hackers breach SmarterTools network using flaw in its own software

SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock ransomware gang breached its network after compromising an email system, but it did not impact business applications or account data.

The company’s Chief Commercial Officer, Derek Curtis, says that the intrusion occurred on January 29, via a single SmarterMail virtual machine (VM) set up by an employee.

“Prior to the breach, we had approximately 30 servers/VMs with SmarterMail installed throughout our network,” Curtis explained.

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