Claude extension backdoor, Linux kernel flaw, AI training opt-out - October 31, 2026
A poisoned Claude Code extension, an AI-found Linux root bug, a shared AI-training opt-out, and seven more stories.
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Claude Code extension poisoned with persistent SSH backdoor
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/30/claude-code-extension-ssh-backdoor/Anthropic AI model finds Linux kernel bug that leads to remote root access
https://www.csoonline.com/article/4242724/anthropic-ai-model-finds-linux-kernel-bug-that-leads-to-remote-root-access.htmlAnthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI Agree to Let Sites Opt Out of AI Training
https://www.thurrott.com/a-i/343407/anthropic-google-microsoft-and-openai-agree-to-let-sites-opt-out-of-ai-trainingOpen-weight AI model GLM-5.3 cheated its way to correct answers
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/30/irregular-glm-5-3-cyber-capabilities-evaluation/Google's first data center satellite is online and writing poetry
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/googles-first-data-center-satellite-is-online-and-writing-poetry/Fujifilm getting it taped, quintupling production
https://www.blocksandfiles.com/tape/2026/10/28/fujifilm-getting-it-taped-quintupling-production/5306015DoorDash said it's only received 'several hundred' orders from AI agents
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/doordash-said-its-only-received-several-hundred-orders-from-ai-agents/DOJ Unveils 'Ghost Students' Scam Indictments Against 5 People
https://theepochtimes.com/us/doj-unveils-ghost-students-scam-indictments-against-5-people-6111040Assad regime hacker who caused $136 billion market drop sentenced to 42 months
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/30/syrian-hacker-sentenced-42-months-prison/AI law firm Crosby bids on disintegrating, famed firm Weil Gotshal
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/ai-law-firm-crosby-bids-on-disintegrating-famed-firm-weil-gotshal/Sign-off