Edition #85

The One Thing

• ClickFix attacks are tricking Mac and Windows users into hacking themselves

Signals

• HBO Max Reddit account compromised to serve ClickFix attacks
• Oracle celebrates banner quarter with another round of layoffs
• Cass: TL rates jump 11% in August, freight shipments turn positive
• Oil extends gains, Brent crude nears $108 following Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia
• Ocean peak season endures, defying forecast of early end
• Marketers are using AI search concerns to argue for higher media budgets
• Kroger’s ad business sees most profit growth since 2021
• The Fed may be on the verge of a serious mistake, prominent economists warn
• 10-Yr Treasury: 4.96% (+0.01%)
• Another coffeehouse files for Chapter 11 as costs, prices rise
• Oracle announces new layoffs to offset AI spending
• EEOC solicits anti-American bias charges
• A Canadian Brewery Relies on U.S. Customers. It Says a 50 Percent Tariff Leaves It No Choice but to Move to Maine

Watch Your Back

• Japan's Digital Agency says VPN flaw exposed 246,000 personnel records
• Homebrew 7.0.0 gets built-in GUI, better security controls
• Apple Updates Everything, (Mon, Sep 14th)
• Pro-Ukraine Hacking Cat group deploying new malware against Russian targets
• Hundreds of fake government websites target users in Central Asia

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