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Hackers have stolen tens of thousands of cloud account credentials, by abusing exposed Git configuration files, experts have claimed.

Git configuration files are where Git saves different preferences and settings, such as names, email, or which files to ignore. They help Git know how to behave for different projects and can be set up globally (for all projects) or just for specific ones. Sometimes, developers will include valuable secrets in private repositories, since it’s faster, and more convenient. It generally isn’t a problem, as long as the repositories are properly secured.

However, when they are exposed on the internet, hackers can find and grab them, a report from cybersecurity researchers Sysdig, who dubbed the operation “EmeraldWhale”, has revealed.

Active credentials

The threat actors behind EmeraldWhale used multiple scanning tools, such as ‘httpx’, and ‘Masscan’ to scan websites hosted on some 500 million IP addresses. They divided them into 12,000 IP ranges, and looked for exposed Git configuration files.

Once found, the files were first downloaded, and then scanned for the second time, for things like passwords. Sysdig says that more than 15,000 cloud account credentials were stolen this way, and later used either in phishing and spam campaigns, or sold directly to other cybercriminals. Apparently, there’s plenty of money to be made with this discovery, since just a list of URLs pointing to exposed Git configuration files go for roughly $100 on Telegram groups.

In total, the stolen archives were 1TB in size, and included 15,000 credentials from 67,000 URLs. Of all of the exposed URLs, 28,000 corresponded to Git repositories, 6,000 to GitHub tokens, and 2,000 were confirmed as active credentials.

Defending against this type of attack isn’t difficult, just make sure to use a dedicated secret management tool to store the secrets.

Via BleepingComputer

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• Initium concept showcases new design direction for fuel cell vehicles
• Production is scheduled to begin next year
• SUV shape is a ploy to prove hydrogen is robust and safe for everyday use

Hyundai has lifted the lid on its latest hydrogen fuel cell concept, which features all-new fuel cell electric vehicle technology (FCEV) for improved range, performance and durability.

Destined to replace the Nexo, Hyundai’s long-serving but relatively slow-selling FCEV, the Initial concept showcases a bold new design direction that will house the latest technology.

Despite a global push for pure electric vehicles, Hyundai is one of the few automakers that is fully committed to hydrogen as a source of fuel for both future passenger cars, as well as an array of commercial vehicles, including buses, trucks and even construction equipment.

(Image credit: Future)

The Initium concept takes the form of a rugged SUV, complete with a new ‘Art of Steel’ design language that chief designer SangYup Lee says is both “solid and safe”. Apparently, the ‘+’ inspired graphic that you see in the light signature and the bumper will become a stable part of the company’s FCEV passenger cars of the future.

It borrows much off its face from the retro-futuristic N Vision 74 concept, a car that showcased hydrogen’s role in high-performance EVs. Initium is a continuation of this but wrapped up in a more consumer-friendly, SUV package.

Massive 21-inch wheels are covered in bespoke aerodynamic covers and wrapped in low rolling resistance tires, while a rugged roof rack houses integrated front lamps and taillights.

(Image credit: Hyundai)

The rear section has a feint whiff of Pontiac Aztek about it, although the LED lighting signature moves things on from Walter White chic. The four cubes at the front and rear apparently morse code for the letter ‘H’, signifying both Hyundai and hydrogen.

According to Jin Huang Jung, head of vehicle development at Hyundai, 220V Vehicle-to-Load technology allows the fuel cell stack, dubbed a portable green energy source, to power everything from outdoor cookers to appliances in the home. There’s no need for an adaptor either, as the external socket is designed to take Korean plugs.

Hyundai’s 27 years in hydrogen fuel cell research has resulted in the next generation of fuel cell stacks that it believes moves the game on from the early units found in the marque’s ground-breaking Tucson IX35, which offered a range of around 258-miles, and the Nexo of 2018, which increased that range to 414 miles in later iterations.

(Image credit: Future)

The next generation fuel cell vehicle, which will go into production next year, is aiming for a range in excess of 400 miles, which is not exactly the huge increase many expected. But with increased hydrogen density aboard its tanks and an electric motor that is now capable of developing 150kW – or around 200bhp – as opposed to 120kW.

The 0-62mph is now pegged at eight seconds, over a second faster than Nexo.

More importantly, Hyundai says the system’s durability has been drastically improved, reducing the overall degradation of the fuel cell stack to ensure it delivers the claimed range and performance for the vehicle’s lifespan.

Hyundai says it has also developed an FCEV-specific route planner that, much like those systems that hunt down an electric vehicle charging station, can plot an optimal route from within the infotainment system, finding hydrogen charging stations along the way without having to access a separate app.

Analysis: Hydrogen still has a long way to go

(Image credit: Hyundai)

According to Hyundai engineers, it costs around $23million to set-up a public hydrogen refueling station.

Despite this, South Korea hopes to grow its public charging stations from the 192 available today, to well over 600 by 2030. This will help it service the 40,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles it currently has on the roads.

However, the number of fueling stations in other key markets makes for depressing reading. There are just 100 in North America and 265 in Europe. In the UK, the number of hydrogen fueling stations is actually dwindling, not growing.

Producing and transporting hydrogen is also an expensive business, making the whole process costly and more complex than simply recharging batteries. Even handling a hydrogen fueling nozzle, which delivers the gas at a massive 350bar pressure, requires heavy lifting and a knowledge of the process.

(Image credit: Future)

There are also big questions over sustainability, as a hydrogen fuel cell stack is also complex and requires the use of raw earth materials. Couple this with the fact they also require a standard automotive battery pack to function, albeit a much smaller one than a typical EV, and it presents a major problem when it comes to recycling and the end-of-life process.

Jin Huang Jung, Hyundai's head of vehicle development, states that the company was “developing strategies” to recycle elements of the fuel cell stack at the end of its life, but recognized that there were no programs to reuse them like there are with typically EV battery packs.

There are also many issues surrounding the business of producing hydrogen that, if not done using clean energy sources like wind or solar, requires a huge amount of CO2-producing energy.

(Image credit: Hyundai)

But Hyundai’s HTWO vision goes beyond merely developing hydrogen-powered vehicles, as its plan is to create a circular economy where hydrogen is produced from biomass and plastic waste, distributed via its fleet of hydrogen-powered trucks and then used by everything from trams to even eVTOL craft.

The company already has a successful program running in the port of Oakland, California, where some 30 Class 8 Xcient fuel cell hydrogen-powered trucks are helping it reduce its carbon output without impacting payload abilities or halting operations with lengthy charging stops.

Hyundai sees hydrogen as an important part of the future’s energy mix, but the technology, despite being some 27 years old, still feels very much in its infancy where passenger cars are concerned.

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• SU7 Ultra sets record for fastest four-door EV
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Xiaomi's debut SU7 electric vehicle has been a runaway success for the Chinese smartphone maker, but it isn’t done proving that it is the master of cooking up a sales storm in its domestic market.

Xiaomi founder, chairman, and CEO Lei Jun unveiled the SU7 Ultra prototype during an annual conference in July this year and has repeatedly taken to China’s premier social media platform Weibo to state the performance intentions of his project.

At Germany’s infamous Nurburgring, which has become the global benchmark for performance car lap times, the road-going, four-door EV managed to post a time of 6:46.874 – a staggering 20 seconds faster than the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT.

It’s a huge undertaking for any vehicle manufacturer, let alone a company that has more experience dealing in smartphones and consumer tech.

According to Lei Jun, the record was snagged with British endurance driver David Pittard behind the wheel in just one lap – a one-take wonder, if you will.

According to the onboard video footage, which can be viewed on YouTube (or just click above), the SU7 Ultra temporarily lost power around two thirds of the way into the run. Had this mishap not have occurred, the lap time would have been even more impressive.

Accessible performance

(Image credit: Xiaomi)

Far from simply being a PR stunt, the 1,526hp, tri-motor Xiaomi SU7 Ultra will join the rest of the line-up and go into production early next year. It is expected to cost 814,900 Chinese yuan – or around $114,000/£88,000/AU$174,000 – but like the rest of Xiaomi’s EV range, will only go on sale in China.

It is a phenomenal amount of car for the money and the spec sheet reads like a petrolhead’s Christmas list: carbon ceramic brakes, a 0-62mph sprint time of 1.98 seconds, a top speed of 217mph, adjustable Bilstein suspension, as well as an interior that’s dripping with carbon fibre and Alcantara.

Although the production model won’t be quite as aggressive as the vehicle that took to the Nurburgring, it will still feature a rear spoiler, a revised front splitter with massive air intakes and an active rear diffuser for added downforce.

It comes as no surprise that the Chinese smartphone manufacturer received 3,680 deposits in the first 10 minutes after the car’s release, according to CarScoops.

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Under-18s will soon be able to use their Android phone to complete contactless payments with parent-approved debit and credit cards.

In a statement issued to 9to5Google, Google confirmed that Google Wallet will be made available to kids in 2025.

To download and use the Wallet app, the individual in question must be a supervised child in Google’s Family Link system, which will allow them to use their parent or guardian’s approved debit or credit card to make tap-to-pay purchases in stores. Crucially, this system won't work online.

And even in brick-and-mortar environments, a device PIN, password, or biometric authentication will be needed to approve contactless payments.

Parents and guardians will also be able to view recent transactions, approve and remove cards remotely, and block passes.

This implementation of the Wallet app also allows the storage of event tickets and gift cards, but not health cards or any form of ID – at least not at launch.

The rollout follows the successful implementation of tap-to-pay on the Fitbit Ace LTE kids activity tracker, which Google says has garnered positive feedback (Fitbit has been a Google brand since 2021).

In fact, much of the infrastructure that will enable kids to use Google Wallet for Android is based on this earlier implementation on Wear OS.

Google Wallet for kids will roll out starting in 2025, with the US among the first countries to receive these new features. According to PhoneArena, Google is proceeding cautiously with this rollout to gather feedback and prioritize user safety.

It’s been a year of substantial updates for the Google Wallet app – as we previously reported, the app now supports passports, health insurance information, and library cards, among other types of passes and tickets.

As mentioned, the under-18s version of the app will be a lot simpler, but this change nonetheless represents another step towards Google’s apparent goal of having Wallet be your app for storing everything.

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Microsoft’s Q1 2025 results have exceeded expectations, but rather than having a positive impact on share prices, stock is down over future concerns.

Q1 2025 revenue stood at $65.6 billion, marking a 16% increase and a $1 billion jump over prior Wall Street projections. Operating income was also up by 14% to $30.6 billion.

However, despite the strong performance, company stock declined 4% in after-hours trading, likely as a result of slower-than-anticipated growth projections for the next three-month period.

Microsoft results

“AI-driven transformation is changing work, work artifacts, and workflow across every role, function, and business process,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella commented, indicating its cloud efforts are responsible for much of the ongoing growth.

“Strong execution by our sales teams and partners delivered a solid start to our fiscal year with Microsoft Cloud revenue of $38.9 billion,” said CFO Amy Hood. Microsoft Cloud’s $38.9 billion in quarterly revenue marks a considerable 22% year-over-year increase.

Besides its core cloud division, Microsoft noted that LinkedIn’s revenue had increased 10% and Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services had grown by 13% – these are two areas of the business that have been infused with artificial intelligence in recent months, following billions of dollars of investment by the firm.

However, despite predicting continued growth to the tune of between $68.1 billion and $69.1 billion in the next financial quarter, shareholders have been stripped of confidence that the tech giant will continue to deliver such strong performance, leading stock to decline. Analysts had previously projected quarterly revenue of $69.83 billion – more than the upper end of Microsoft’s latest expectation.

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Chinese hackers have been dwelling on computers, networks, and other IT infrastructure of the Canadian government for five years, monitoring - and stealing - sensitive information, experts have warned.

This is according to “National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026”, a paper published by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre), the country's technical authority on cybersecurity, and part of the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE).

The paper claims, the state-sponsored threat actors were engaged in cyber-espionage with the goal of gaining strategic, economic, and diplomatic advantages.

Targeting political enemies

“PRC state-sponsored cyber threat actors persistently conduct cyber espionage against federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous government networks in Canada,” the paper reads. “PRC cyber threat actors have compromised and maintained access to multiple government networks over the past five years, collecting communications and other valuable information.”

The paper concludes that “all known federal government compromises” have been resolved, but stresses that the threat actors dedicated “significant time and resources” to learn about the target networks, suggesting that there may be remnants of the attacks.

The Chinese were not just looking, either. When they saw an appropriate target - they struck. Apparently, government officials critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were attacked, back in 2021. Namely, members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) were targeted with emails designed to place trackers onto the victim’s devices, for network reconnaissance.

The Chinese seem mostly interested in advanced robotics, quantum computing, 6G networks, intelligence computing centers, Web3 (blockchain), and advanced aviation. The report also concludes that private sector organizations (mostly in these industries) were also in the crosshairs.

The news is hardly shocking, as the Canadian government recently issued a statement saying Chinese threat actors ran “multiple reconnaissance scans” throughout 2024, targeting “Government of Canada departments and agencies, and includes federal political parties, the House of Commons and Senate.”

“They also targeted dozens of organizations, including democratic institutions, critical infrastructure, the defense sector, media organizations, think tanks and NGOs,” the statement said.

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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released its plan for international co-operation on strengthening the security of critical infrastructure.

US critical infrastructure has been subject to constant attacks from Russia, China, and Iran over the past year as state-sponsored groups look for vulnerabilities and weaknesses to exploit.

US allies have also experienced similar attacks, with the UK government stepping up classifications of critical national infrastructure in the face of rising threats from Russia and China, and CISA’s 2025-2026 International Strategic Plan now looks to improve international cooperation for critical infrastructure security.

Bolstering resilience

The plan rests upon three main goals; bolstering the resilience of foreign infrastructure on which the U.S. depends; strengthening integrated cyber defense; and unifying agency coordination of international activities.

The critical infrastructure CISA is looking to protect includes pipelines, telecommunications, and essential supply chains both in the US and within the territories of US allies across the globe, with the document outlining the main threats as “cyberattacks, chemical and improvised explosive devices, threats to supply chain interdependencies, foreign malign investments, and climate change.”

In light of the increasing geopolitical tensions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the escalating trade war with China, CISA has already spearheaded multiple programs collaborating with international partners to combat attacks against infrastructure. The new plan seeks to open new lines of communication and improve information exchange to improve the accuracy and responsiveness when defending against attacks.

It’s not just state sponsored cyber threats that are prioritized for defense. The plan extends beyond cyber defense, with CISA also looking to support “emerging technology, chemical security, emergency communications, school safety, bombing prevention, and more to ensure that systems, infrastructure, government, business, and the public can withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, and natural hazards.”

“In following this plan, CISA will improve coordination with our partners and strengthen international relationships to reduce risk to the globally interconnected and interdependent cyber and physical infrastructure that Americans rely on every day," noted CISA Director Jen Easterly.

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Marvel's Wolverine creative director is now the lead of The Initiative's Perfect Dark's reboot.

As reported by GameFile, two sources familiar with the project told the publication that developer Brian Horton, who was named Wolverine's creative director in 2021, left the project this summer.

Horton, who has also worked as creative director on Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, is now the new creative director of Xbox's Perfect Dark, which is being developed by The Initiative and Embracer-owned Crystal Dynamics.

According to an Xbox representative, Horton will be "bringing his wealth of experience to the upcoming reboot of the classic secret agent series.”

Meanwhile, Insomniac's upcoming PS5 superhero game is now being led by creative director Marcus Smith, a Sony representative confirmed, while Mike Daly will serve as the new game director.

Both Smith and Daly have previously worked on Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart as creative director and game director respectively.

Wolverine's previous game director, Cameron Christian, will remain at the studio but in a different role.

The two sources told the publication that the changes on the project come as a result of "creative decisions around the game" but Sony's representative was unable to comment on the reason for the switch-up in roles.

Marvel's Wolverine was announced during Sony's PlayStation Showcase in September 2021, with a brief teaser trailer, but Insomniac has kept the project under wraps ever since. We don't even have a release date or release window for the game, just yet.

As for Perfect Dark, fans received a brand new gameplay trailer during the Xbox Games Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2024. Unfortunately, there's still no release date for first-person shooter, but we do know that it's coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC.

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Prime Video's hit action thriller Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is getting the movie treatment with John Krasinski set to reprise the role as the titular CIA analyst. Deadline reported that Amazon MGM Studios is developing a new feature film as "the next stage in the evolution of the franchise" after the popular Prime Video series came to an end in 2023.

Jack Ryan co-executive producer and season 2 director Andrew Bernstein is set to direct the movie spin-off from a script written by Aaron Rabin, who was a co-executive producer and writer on Jack Ryan season 4. Wendell Pierce (The Wire) and Michael Kelly (The Penguin) are also in talks to reprise their roles as former CIA boss James Greer and CIA station chief Mike November in the upcoming movie.

Jack Ryan is based on the iconic character created by author Tom Clancy and has been the subject of 21 books. The Prime Video TV adaptation was a modern-day reiteration of the classic novels before Amazon called time on the action-packed series after four seasons. Jack Ryan was one of the streamer's most-watched series globally, with the final two episodes of season 4 earning 1.15 billion minutes of viewing according to Nielsen.

What is Jack Ryan about?

Krasinski stars in one of the best Prime Video shows as the former US Marine who is an up-and-coming CIA analyst. However, when he's flung into a dangerous field assignment for the first time, he constantly finds himself in the firing line as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that threatens the world.

Since the Jack Ryan movie is still in development, there are currently no plot details regarding the future film, but we can imagine that we'll get some much-loved Jack Ryan action as he takes down bad guys all across the world.

This isn't the first time Jack Ryan has been adapted into a feature-length film. In fact, Krasinski is the fifth actor to play Jack Ryan in a movie, with Alec Baldwin being the first to portray the spy in the 1990 flick The Hunt for Red October. After that, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Chris Pine all took on the role in various films, before being rebooted as the first episodic series by John Krasinski and Prime Video in 2018.

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