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Cybersecurity lapses and 'Rings of Power' trailer dominate tech news

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A cybersecurity incident involving a disgraced Indian certificate issuer has led to the firm ceasing its operations. Separately, hackers exploited a vulnerability in the PHP2Shell software for four days before it was publicly disclosed. In entertainment news, the trailer for the third season of 'Rings of Power' shows Sauron gathering his future Ringwraiths. AI

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Cybersecurity lapses and 'Rings of Power' trailer dominate tech news

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Disgraced Indian cert issuer leaves the cert issuing business We didn't want to issue SSL/TLS certs anyway, Indian firm suggests after one private key turns out

    Disgraced Indian cert issuer leaves the cert issuing business We didn't want to issue SSL/TLS certs anyway, Indian firm suggests after one private key turns out to be the number 4 https://www. theregister.com/security/2026/ 10/22/disgraced-indian-cert-issuer-leaves-the-cert-issui…

    LINKS theregister.com/…/5304848
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Sauron recruits his future Ringwraiths in Rings of Power S3 trailer "I will take my place as the conqueror, a sorcerer, a king." https:// arstechnica.com/cultur

    Sauron recruits his future Ringwraiths in Rings of Power S3 trailer "I will take my place as the conqueror, a sorcerer, a king." https:// arstechnica.com/culture/2026/1 0/sauron-recruits-his-future-ringwraiths-in-rings-of-power-s3-trailer/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Ga…

    LINKS arstechnica.com/…/sauron-recruits-his-fut…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability Hackers were already probing the bug before defenders were told it existed. https:// arstechni

    Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability Hackers were already probing the bug before defenders were told it existed. https:// arstechnica.com/security/2026/ 10/hackers-got-a-four-day-head-start-on-epic-php2shell-vulnerability/ # Tech # Technology # TechNe…

    LINKS arstechnica.com/…/hackers-got-a-four-day-… arstechnica.com/…/2026

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