Daily Tech News 14 October 2026

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Ledger "hardware wallets" are basically physical versions of the common blockchain software wallets. The security is offered because the device can be locked in a vault. There's no password to be forgotten or stolen, so they're often used by larger investors.

So a reseller in Malaysia started embedding LTE chips - smartphone modems - inside them. (Tom's Hardware)

And stole $93 million worth of Bitcoin.

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Meanwhile the password for the Danish national registry, holding the personal data of more people than actually live in Denmark, was reportedly 123456. (Tom's Hardware)

Oops.
Meanwhile AI company Anthropic got hacked, partly in the good old fashioned way, partly in the new and stupid way. (SF Standard)

Good old fashioned part: Plugging a microphone into the USB port of the television in the executive conference room.

New and stupid part: The spy used AI chatbots to plan the caper, logging in with his own personal account.
A Pantone colour book from the 17th century. (Open Culture)

You can download a copy yourself - which makes it useless because the entire reason Pantone chips are physical objects is to check against the colour representation of devices like printers and computer displays, which had even more variability 300 years ago.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: 1234567.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 !!

Posted by: clarence at October 14, 2026 04:01 AM (hOSrB)

2 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 14, 2026 04:02 AM (sAmhv)

3 sa

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 14, 2026 04:03 AM (cJOax)

4 So a reseller in Malaysia started embedding LTE chips - smartphone modems - inside them. (Tom's Hardware)

And stole $93 million worth of Bitcoin.

I'm always amazed at the amount of effort crooks put into getting free money, when they could put the same amount of effort into getting a real job and making their money legally.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 04:05 AM (6ydKt)

5 Meanwhile the password for the Danish national registry, holding the personal data of more people than actually live in Denmark, was reportedly 123456. (Tom's Hardware)

Oops.

And to think, one special character like a '!' or '@' in there somewhere would've been secure and never breached.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 04:06 AM (6ydKt)

6 Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national, was arrested Friday and charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications. He made his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday and remains in custody.

I can already see the problem.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 04:08 AM (6ydKt)

7 "hardware wallets"
****

It's been known for some time that hardware has been compromised by certain manufacturers. Why would you not check for such alterations?

Posted by: clarence at October 14, 2026 04:08 AM (hOSrB)

8 I've heard better recordings of that song. Seems rather stilted.

Posted by: clarence at October 14, 2026 04:11 AM (hOSrB)

9 A Pantone colour book from the 17th century. (Open Culture)

We actually had to make something similar to this when I was taking design (color theory) classes in college.

Except it was a large 'Color Wheel' we had to make with primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, and then below it we had to take colors and shade them or lighten them for different hues.

I hated that assignment.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 04:12 AM (6ydKt)

10 Is the thread nearly dead or just resting?

Posted by: clarence at October 14, 2026 04:32 AM (hOSrB)

11 w00t late

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 04:32 AM (odBC9)

12 >>>Meanwhile the password for the Danish national registry ... was reportedly 123456.
>>>Disclaimer: 1234567.

I think the Danish seven would be the funny form, like with the little horizontal line about halfway up the diagonal.

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 04:37 AM (odBC9)

13 Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national, was arrested Friday and charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications. He made his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday and remains in custody.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 04:08 AM (6ydKt)
-

Grok did a deep dive into this crook's online presence:

https://tinyurl.com/2tbe5ebx

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 04:38 AM (Wm7l/)

14 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 14, 2026 04:40 AM (Ia/+0)

15 I think the Danish seven would be the funny form, like with the little horizontal line about halfway up the diagonal.

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 04:37 AM (odBC9)

It's actually handy if you're handwriting is bad and you need to distinguish a 1 from a 7. It's also good for o's and 0's (put line through the zero).

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 04:40 AM (6ydKt)

16 Grok did a deep dive into this crook's online presence:

https://tinyurl.com/2tbe5ebx

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 04:38 AM (Wm7l/)

My first thought was that he was working for Saudi intelligence.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 04:42 AM (6ydKt)

17 My landline went out overnight in heavy rains--and then magically returned. I like the "magically returned" part.

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 04:43 AM (odBC9)

18 A "barred 7," it seems to be called.
Like Shakespeare.

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 04:50 AM (odBC9)

19 Somehow Pat Benatar never caught my interest

Posted by: Skip at October 14, 2026 04:51 AM (Ia/+0)

20 The song title "You Better Run" puts me in mind of the song "Psycho Killer."

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 04:53 AM (odBC9)

21 AI says:

Pat Benatar's single "You Better Run" peaked at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. (Wikipedia)

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 04:55 AM (odBC9)

22 ... Billboard Hot 100 Peak: No. 42 (spending 11 consecutive weeks on the chart) ...

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 04:55 AM (odBC9)

23 ... MTV History: On August 1, 1981, the music video for Pat Benatar's "You Better Run" was the second music video ever broadcast on MTV, airing right after "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. ...

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 04:56 AM (odBC9)

24 Evening and morning, satellites and satraps of the vast AoSHQ Empire! Woden's Day dawns or heads to its close, right?

I'm always amazed at the amount of effort crooks put into getting free money, when they could put the same amount of effort into getting a real job and making their money legally.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026

***
Yeah, but the job path would take so much longer!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2026 04:57 AM (wzUl9)

25 Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at October 14, 2026 04:57 AM (v4YNm)

26 It's also good for o's and 0's (put line through the zero).
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026

***
I do that when I'm writing down confirmation numbers and the like. Not the 7 routine, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2026 04:58 AM (wzUl9)

27 ... or maybe a "crossed 7"

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 05:02 AM (odBC9)

28 I woke early from some confused dream about visiting at a family's home and getting cleaned up before dinner. Not Stirling's fault. He seems to have ditched his little game of leaping over and kicking me at 3:45 am.

74 F. this morning, humid and foggy, with a near-record high of 88 expected this pm. My workout this morning will be curtailed a bit, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2026 05:02 AM (wzUl9)

29 I saw Pat Benatar live in the mid-90s. The arena on the South Florida U campus. Nice size court with good acoustics. She has a hell of a voice and she's about 2ft-6in high. You could fit her in a dixie cup. Powerful voice coming from a pixie size gal.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 14, 2026 05:02 AM (sAmhv)

30 In other news, I have new living room blinds. The ones that were hanging within the window recess were long ago splintered, possibly by kitten Stirling a few years ago. I asked the office several times to replace them. Their view was "It's the tenant's responsibility." I said, "Sure, but Walmart no longer carries the kind you used!" Stalemate.

Yesterday, though, a maintenance guy showed up and swapped them out. These are mounted *outside* the window recess, hanging just inside my drapes. They have the twist stick to change their orientation, but no cord to raise or lower them. I wonder if they are the kind you pull down or pull up some way?

Anyway, the window now looks like a human lives here instead of a Homo erectus.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2026 05:07 AM (wzUl9)

31 I thought Pat Benatar was the coolest cutest chick in the world when I was like ten and the "Love Is A Battlefield" video came out.

Then I fell for Madonna for a few years and dumped Pat from my Crush List.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 05:07 AM (6ydKt)

32 So much goodness in this United Spot AI take on Ilhan Omar. Don't miss a second:

https://tinyurl.com/yzx98wht

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 05:11 AM (Wm7l/)

33 We live for love! We liiive fooor loooooove!
1979-1980 was a fantastic time for music

Posted by: Dark Lix at October 14, 2026 05:12 AM (Fv808)

34
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 14, 2026 05:12 AM (AMvSw)

35 32 So much goodness in this United Spot AI take on Ilhan Omar. Don't miss a second:

https://tinyurl.com/yzx98wht

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 05:11 AM (Wm7l/)

"Somebody raided someone."
"Make sure they check her underwear drawer."

lol

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 05:14 AM (6ydKt)

36 Alexandria "Donkey Chompers" Ocasio-Cortez is certainly living up to Ace's nickname in that video.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 05:16 AM (6ydKt)

37 Morning, everyone. Back at work now and still recovering from whatever has been going around.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 14, 2026 05:17 AM (svLOV)

38 "Meanwhile the password for the Danish national registry, holding the personal data of more people than actually live in Denmark, was reportedly 123456."

Wait a minute....

Posted by: President Skroob at October 14, 2026 05:18 AM (lk4dh)

39 What they might have on Omar is less than it took to jail Al Capone on tax fraud:

https://tinyurl.com/48zw7vem

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 05:18 AM (Wm7l/)

40 We live for love! We liiive fooor loooooove!
1979-1980 was a fantastic time for music
Posted by: Dark Lix at October 14, 2026

***
+100 I've long said 1979 was the last truly great year for pop music. "Sultans of Swing," "Stumblin' In," "Bad Girls," "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?", "I Will Survive," "When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman," "The Logical Song," "He's the Greatest Dancer" . . . those and more, all that year.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2026 05:19 AM (wzUl9)

41 32 So much goodness in this United Spot AI take on Ilhan Omar. Don't miss a second:

https://tinyurl.com/yzx98wht
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 05:11 AM (Wm7l/)

ha!

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 05:20 AM (odBC9)

42 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 14, 2026 05:20 AM (Hbeqj)

43 More of these:

https://tinyurl.com/3ujdps8v

We voted for this!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 05:22 AM (Wm7l/)

44 Disclaimer: 1234567.

Rejoinder:
https://youtu.be/fhd8bcl7cdo

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 14, 2026 05:23 AM (O7YUW)

45 39 What they might have on Omar is less than it took to jail Al Capone on tax fraud:

https://tinyurl.com/48zw7vem

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 05:18 AM (Wm7l/)

The TMZ video of her in that post...
All, she has is "they are bigoted, xenophobic racists who believe weird things."

Yeah it's pretty weird marrying your gay brother in the UK just because you wanted to get him into the country so he could attend your alma mater college in North Dakota.

A lot of weird things going down in Minneapolis with stealing the nation blind, too.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 05:24 AM (6ydKt)

46 No French was spoken in the making of this video:

https://tinyurl.com/4c473zbx

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 05:27 AM (Wm7l/)

47 Re 30/Wolfus's new living room blinds:

The "before", probably:
https://youtu.be/HToI9xFel2A

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 14, 2026 05:40 AM (O7YUW)

48 Re 30/Wolfus's new living room blinds:

The "before", probably:
https://youtu.be/HToI9xFel2A
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 14, 2026

***
Not *quite* that bad!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2026 05:42 AM (wzUl9)

49 I wonder how many cats would survive if their owners didn't save them from the crazy situations they get themselves into when the curiosity overtakes them.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 05:45 AM (6ydKt)

50 Ladies and Gentlemen,

I believe we have our 2028 VP Candidate:

https://tinyurl.com/3xa69jnt

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 14, 2026 05:49 AM (B0NCh)

51 50 Ladies and Gentlemen,

I believe we have our 2028 VP Candidate:

https://tinyurl.com/3xa69jnt

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 14, 2026 05:49 AM (B0NCh)

She's running for a county council seat in Fayette county, Indiana. It's a very rural county with a population of around 23,000.

Maybe it's a Democrat stronghold, but I doubt it along with her chances of winning.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 05:57 AM (6ydKt)

52 46 No French was spoken in the making of this video:

https://tinyurl.com/4c473zbx
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2026 05:27 AM (Wm7l/)

Very nice!

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 05:57 AM (odBC9)

53 A lot of new blinds have the control rod but no cord because kids hang themselves. They are push/pull.

Posted by: Accomack at October 14, 2026 05:59 AM (4c58h)

54 50 Ladies and Gentlemen,

I believe we have our 2028 VP Candidate:

https://tinyurl.com/3xa69jnt
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 14, 2026 05:49 AM (B0NCh)

I would like to see her in a nationwide debate.

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 06:02 AM (odBC9)

55 Wolfus, your new shade is *probably* the style that you lift up/pull down. I went with that when I replaced mine.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 14, 2026 06:02 AM (aJQbY)

56 47 Re 30/Wolfus's new living room blinds:

The "before", probably:
https://youtu.be/HToI9xFel2A
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 14, 2026 05:40 AM (O7YUW)

Good Velcro!

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 06:05 AM (odBC9)

57 Girl power!
Kamahaha and Jameson in ‘28!

Posted by: Accomack at October 14, 2026 06:06 AM (4c58h)

58 3 sa
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 14, 2026 04:03 AM (cJOax)

s(ayonar)a?

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 06:07 AM (odBC9)

59 Okay, I'm gonna need to scrounge up some breakfast somewhere, so I'm gonna head out early.

Have a good morning everyone.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 14, 2026 06:12 AM (O7YUW)

60 As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind.
--Thomas Jefferson, 19 August, 1785

fin

Posted by: clarence at October 14, 2026 06:16 AM (hOSrB)

61 Maybe it's a Democrat stronghold, but I doubt it along with her chances of winning.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 14, 2026 05:57 AM (6ydKt)
--------------------
I read somewhere else it's listed as a Republican stronghold -- 77% of voters vote Republican.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 14, 2026 06:18 AM (967/Q)

62 Imagine Jaime West, Pelosi, Kamala, and Hillary in a roundtable discussion.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 14, 2026 06:19 AM (967/Q)

63 62 Imagine Jaime West, Pelosi, Kamala, and Hillary in a roundtable discussion.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 14, 2026 06:19 AM (967/Q)

Jaime West, Pelosi, Kamala, and Hillary walk out of a bar.

Nah, that'll never happen.

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 06:22 AM (odBC9)

64 62 Imagine Jaime West, Pelosi, Kamala, and Hillary in a roundtable discussion.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper

The living will envy the dead??

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 14, 2026 06:24 AM (sAmhv)

65 50 Ladies and Gentlemen,

I believe we have our 2028 VP Candidate:

https://tinyurl.com/3xa69jnt
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 14, 2026 05:49 AM (B0NCh)

Thanks for this!

Here's the multi-candidate youtube link:

https://tinyurl.com/vtsjhw3b

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 06:26 AM (odBC9)

66 mornin yall. Here we go again:

"Metallica Rose Harrison stabbed her husband and three-year-old son to death at a resort hotel. "

I'm starting to notice a trend. Who names their kid after a band?

Posted by: fd at October 14, 2026 06:34 AM (MWfyi)

67 I'm starting to notice a trend. Who names their kid after a band?
Posted by: fd

Probably someone named Chung.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 14, 2026 06:40 AM (Fv808)

68 Good morning everyone. I took a night away from running scripts. Almost done.

While checking the news, google homepage opened up and said to create an image which I never tried. I asked for Lori Lightfoot and Michelle Obama in bikinis on a beach hugging in a friendly manner.

Google informed me they don't do images like that of public figures so AI can't be completely evil I guess.

Everyone have a happy day.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 14, 2026 06:43 AM (Sco7b)

69 64 62 Imagine Jaime West, Pelosi, Kamala, and Hillary in a roundtable discussion.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper

Add in Carville after a few drinks where he can feel free to REALLY speak his mind.

I'd watch.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 14, 2026 06:45 AM (Sco7b)

70 "Google informed me they don't do images like that of public figures so AI can't be completely evil I guess."

I was too busy barfing.

Posted by: AI at October 14, 2026 06:45 AM (MWfyi)

71 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 14, 2026 06:46 AM (VyBeY)

72 Google informed me they don't do images like that of public figures so AI can't be completely evil I guess.

Surprised the LLM did not delete its own code.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 14, 2026 06:49 AM (2GVsD)

73 Good morning everyone.

Regarding Pope Leo and the lung cancer, I didn't know he was a smoker.

The "Thy Will be done" part of the Lord's Prayer is particulary important to me. I must accept His Will, which is love and mercy itself.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 14, 2026 06:50 AM (LOvBA)

74

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at October 14, 2026 06:51 AM (c2AMH)

75 66 mornin yall. Here we go again:

"Metallica Rose Harrison stabbed her husband and three-year-old son to death at a resort hotel. "

I'm starting to notice a trend. Who names their kid after a band?
Posted by: fd at October 14, 2026 06:34 AM (MWfyi)

Metallica Rose Harrison took an axe
And gave her husband 40 whacks
etc.

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 06:55 AM (odBC9)

76 So we have social contagion going on. Mommy has the sadz? Kill your kids and everything will be better.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 14, 2026 06:56 AM (svLOV)

77 Ilham Nur's staff is alleged to have changed her birthday on documents.

So Ilham Nur had no clue this was done? If true, she needs to be out of Congress simply for gross incompetence.

The media also ignored this? Another reason to hate them then.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 14, 2026 06:58 AM (2GVsD)

78 NBC

The pope’s cancer [is a type that] affects both smokers and nonsmokers, although he is not known to ever have been a smoker.

Posted by: m at October 14, 2026 06:58 AM (odBC9)

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