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#AxisOfEasy 468: A Compromised HBO Max Account Became A Malware Storefront

September 18, 2026

A compromised, verified HBO Max Reddit account posted 108 malicious ads in 48 hours, leading researchers into a sprawling cross-platform malware operation.
The UK, US, and Netherlands jointly exposed Iranian spyware that befriends targets on WhatsApp for days before sending the payload.
Chinese espionage groups reverse-engineered Google’s own public bug fixes to build a working Chrome-to-SYSTEM exploit chain…. this and more in AofE #468

#AxisOfEasy 467: Your LG TV Is Listening Even When It Is Off

September 11, 2026

LG OLEDs were caught logging standby microphone audio and scanning for nearby phones, with the network cable pulled.
A Viral Anthropic Resignation, and a Fast-Forming Backlash.
Roughly 18,000 posts from OpenAI agents landed on a German wiki that had been edited 20 times in the previous decade…. this and more in AofE #467

#AxisOfEasy 466: You Handed Over Your Licence At The Counter. Now 153 million Scans Are For sale

September 4, 2026

You Handed Over Your Licence At The Counter. Now 153 million Scans Are For sale
Cyberattack Disrupts Global Operations At Medical Device Giant Boston Scientific
Attackers Exploit Critical JFrog Artifactory Flaw Just Days After Disclosure… this and more in AofE #466

#AxisOfEasy 465: DOJ and FBI Seize Chinese State-Backed Hacking Platforms That Hit NASA, the Fed, and the Senate

August 28, 2026

DOJ and FBI Seize Chinese State-Backed Hacking Platforms That Hit NASA, the Fed, and the Senate
AI Hallucinates Domains for Your Brand. Criminals Are Already Registering Them.
Microsoft Patches a Maximum-Severity Entra ID Flaw — Then Walks Back the “Exploited” Claim… this and more in AofE #465

#AxisOfEasy 464: Apple’s Spyware Pager Goes Off In 110 Countries

August 21, 2026

Apple’s Spyware Pager Goes Off in 110 Countries
A Nation-State Crew Rooted 361 vCenter Servers in 47 Countries — Patch Was Out Five Days
Nine Fortune 500 Names, Millions of Records: The Azure Credential Dump Nobody’s Calling a Breach… this and more in AofE #464

#AxisOfEasy 463: Facial Recognition Comes To The London Underground, Whether You Signed Up Or Not

August 14, 2026

Facial Recognition Comes to the London Underground, Whether You Signed Up or Not
Google’s Synced Passkeys Have a Master Key — And It Can’t Be Revoked
Metabase Zero-Day Bites Framework: Names, Emails, and a Reminder About Vendor Trust… this and more in AofE #463

Contributors

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Mark E. Jeftovic

Mark is the co-founder of easyDNS and the editor-in-chief of #AxisOfEasy. He is the author of Managing Mission Critical Domains & DNS (Packt UK, 2018) and Unassailable: Protect Yourself from Deplatform Attacks & Cancel Culture. 

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Jesse Hirsh

Futurist, researcher and public speaker, Jesse Hirsh has been active in technology and commenting on it across the media for 25 years. His premium newsletter service operates from Metaviews.ca.

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Charles Hugh Smith

Charles Hugh Smith is the author of numerous books and writes from OfTwoMinds.com.