OpenCode says a breach tied to a large-scale distillation attack affected 1.4% of OpenCode Console users who had linked external providers. Earliest possible key exposure was October 17 at 00:30 UTC, and some users report unauthorized API charges of up to $1,700.
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Researchers from ManageEngine and Google say attackers tampered with AOMEI's update and notification configuration files in three short windows, delivering the CROSSROAD downloader and SHINYROAD backdoor through AOMEI Backupper. AOMEI says its CTO is leading an investigation.
Rank Math says a limited number of users who downloaded Rank Math PRO 3.0.123 between October 15 at 20:02 UTC and October 16 at 07:12 UTC received files containing malware. The free WordPress.org version was not affected, and a clean 3.0.124 is available.
OpenAI published two evaluations showing its latest models improve at building and migrating code in low-resource languages including COBOL, Fortran and Visual Basic. GPT-6 Astra averaged 87.4% on MultiLangBench, and GPT-6.1 Sol reached up to 97.9% on a COBOL migration test.
Microsoft has terminated its agreement to anchor Nscale's Loughton, Essex data centre after power connection delays pushed the expected supply date into the 2030s. Microsoft said the decision relates to a single site, and Nscale said it remains committed to the project.
AWS launched Lambda Web Functions, which run standard HTTP servers on Lambda without rewrites, and made Amazon S3 available on the Vercel Marketplace and v0. EC2 T8i instances also reached São Paulo.
