Lidl warned customers in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands that a third-party security failure exposed names, emails, and potentially passwords and bank details, though no data misuse has been found. Lenovo denied using banned Chinese SSDs in restricted regions. Asha Sharma, appointed by Satya Nadella to lead Xbox, made sweeping job cuts and shed game studios. Meanwhile, FIFA’s official prediction-market partner ADI Predictstreet faced a troubled launch with tiny volumes and withdrawal bugs, leaving a promised World Cup ticket undelivered.
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Lidl customers’ bank details at risk after third-party security failure
A third-party security failure exposed personal information—including names, emails, and potentially passwords and bank details—of Lidl’s online shop customers in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Lidl has notified authorities, hired security experts, and warned customers to watch for phishing attempts, though no evidence of data misuse has been found and no hacking group has claimed responsibility.
User crippled a network while trying to learn Nmap
A user accidentally crippled a network while learning to use the Nmap scanning tool. The IT department was displeased but proved easily fooled in the incident.
- User crippled a network while trying to learn Nmap — theregister.com
Lenovo denies using banned Chinese SSDs where they’re not allowed
Lenovo has denied allegations that it used banned Chinese solid-state drives in regions where such components are prohibited. The denial comes amid broader tech news involving a Canadian-Bhutanese datacenter for India, China’s rocket reuse, and Australia’s signal of AI intervention.
- Lenovo denies using banned Chinese SSDs where they’re not allowed — theregister.com
A WWDC 27 Update on Building a Mac-assed App with SwiftUI
After receiving feedback from an Apple engineer, the author notes that SwiftUI now includes a .backgroundProminence environment value for selected states and a new .onDragSessionUpdated API for drag-and-drop, though .onMoveCommand remains unavailable on iOS despite being on tvOS, prompting a radar filing for cross-platform parity.
- A WWDC 27 Update on Building a Mac-assed App with SwiftUI — pfandrade.me
Hacker Fables - A satirical cyberpunk novella you can read as a man page
A satirical cyberpunk novella titled “Hacker Fables” is now available to read as a man page or via GNU Info, with commands provided for direct terminal access. The author, Sebastian Carlos, describes it as a story to read while waiting for an AI agent to complete tasks, and the first $50 in donations will fund a non-AI cover.
- Hacker Fables - A satirical cyberpunk novella you can read as a man page — hacker-fables.onrender.com
ADI Predictstreet’s troubled launch: tiny volumes, withdrawal bugs, vs Kalshi/Polymarket
A crypto trader from Serbia, Vukašin Petrović, was promised a World Cup ticket by ADI Predictstreet, FIFA’s official prediction-market partner, but never received it. His experience highlights the platform’s troubled launch, marked by tiny trading volumes, withdrawal bugs, and growing user frustration.
Asha Sharma, outsider elevated by Nadella to lead Xbox, made sweeping job cuts, shed game studios.
Asha Sharma was appointed by Satya Nadella to lead Xbox and address its struggles. In her first few months, she implemented sweeping job cuts and sold off several game studios.