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The Last of Us season 3: key information

- Officially announced in April 2025
- No release date or trailer revealed yet
- Filming yet to get underway
- Most of the main cast expected to return
- One actor has surprisingly said they won't be back for season 3
- No story synopsis unveiled
- The Last of Us Part II video game offers some clues about its plot
- A fourth and final season could wrap up the story

The Last of Us season 3 is officially in the works at HBO. The incredibly popular TV adaptation was renewed for a third season in April 2025, so we'll be treated to another season of The Last of Us TV show sometime soon.

While we wait for it, there's plenty to keep you occupied. Below, I've covered what we know about The Last of Us' third season so far, including its likely cast and story specifics. I'll also offer my prediction on its launch date and discuss whether a fourth season will be needed to tell the full story depicted in The Last of Us Part II, aka the game on which seasons 2 and 3 are based.

Full spoilers follow for The Last of Us season 2 and the second entry in Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic video game franchise, so proceed at your own risk.

The Last of Us season 3 release date: what we know

It can’t be for nothing. Season 3 is coming. #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/q5HxyvK9O6April 9, 2025

As of May 2025, The Last of Us season 3 doesn't have a confirmed release date. Considering the critically-acclaimed HBO TV Original's next season hasn't started filming yet, that isn't a huge shock.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if plenty of pre-production work has already been done. Script work, location scouting, lining up a filming schedule, and many other developmental details have likely been ongoing for months. If they have, I'd be amazed if principal photography doesn't begin in earnest before 2025 ends.

What would that mean for season 3's eventual launch? I think a mid-2027 release is most likely. Season 2 made its debut just over two years after its predecessor ended, so if the series maintains that development trajectory, a June or July 2027 arrival for season 3 isn't out of the question.

The Last of Us season 3 trailer: is there one?

We're desperate to see a trailer but, unlike Abby, we won't hold anyone at gunpoint for one! (Image credit: HBO)

No. As I said, principal photography hasn't started yet, and even when it gets underway, it'll be a long time before a trailer is released. Once one is, I'll update this section.

The Last of Us season 3 rumored cast

I expect Bella Ramsey and Isabela Merced to reprise their roles as Ellie and Dina in season 3 (Image credit: Liane Hentscher/HBO)

Big spoilers immediately follow for The Last of Us season 2.

Based on how last season ended, here are the actors (and the characters they portray) I expect to see again in The Last of Us season 3:

• Bella Ramsey as Ellie
• Gabriel Luna as Tommy
• Isabela Merced as Dina
• Young Mazino as Jesse
• Kaitlyn Dever as Abby
• Danny Ramirez as Manny
• Spencer Lord as Owen
• Tati Gabrielle as Nora
• Ariela Barer as Mel
• Rutina Wesley as Maria
• Jeffrey Wright as Isaac
• Catherine O'Hara as Gail
• Robert John Burke as Seth

You might be surprised to see Mazino, Lord, and Barer's names among that contingent. After all, their characters – Jess, Owen, and Mel – died in the season 2 finale.

However, with season 3's early episodes set to jump back in time (read more about this in the story section below), this trio won't have met their demise when the Max show's third season premieres. The same can be said of Gabrielle's Nora, who'll still be alive during the period to be revisited in season 3's opening chapters.

Unless Joel similarly returns in flashback sequences, we definitely won't see Pedro Pascal again. Joel met his end in The Last of Us season 2 episode 2, and, while Pascal reprised his role in last season's sixth episode, that entry depicted the five years between the end of season 1 and the start of season 2. So, don't bet on the fan-favorite actor returning as Joel once more.

There's also the potential for other surprising omissions. Speaking to Variety, O'Hara said she's been told her character, Gail, won't appear in season 3, as it's not likely to spend much time in Jackson, Wyoming, aka the town where Ellie and many of the show's characters live. If Gail doesn't appear, other supporting characters, including Seth and Maria, may not do so, either.

As for newcomers to the series, there are a couple of key characters in The Last of Us Part II who didn't appear in season 2. I won't spoil who they are, but given their importance to the story that'll be told in season 3, you can expect cast announcements about this pair to be made in due course.

The Last of Us season 3 story speculation

Don't mind Ellie , she's just taking a quick peek at what's to come in season 3 (Image credit: Liane Hentscher/HBO)

Full spoilers immediately follow for The Last of Us season 2 and The Last of Us Part II.

The Last of Us season 3 doesn't have a story synopsis yet. However, based on how its forebear ended – read my article explaining The Last of Us season 2's ending for more on what happened – and The Last of Us Part II's story, we have a good idea of how things will pan out.

As I mention in my ending explainer, season 3 will shift into reverse gear and head back in time 72 hours to the period before and during its predecessor's finale. That's because season 2's final episode ends with a scene starring Abby, which takes place three days prior to her single-handedly storming the Seattle theater where Ellie and company are holed up in the seventh episode.

Season 2's final shot confirms we'll jump back in time in its follow-up season (Image credit: HBO)

For those who haven't played The Last of Us Part II, Abby is not only the deuteragonist of that story, but also a player-controlled character for around half of the game's total playtime. Events centered around Abby are integral to telling Part II's full story.

What does that mean for The Last of Us season 3? It'll be Abby-centric, with its opening chapters likely showing us what Abby was up to before Ellie and Dina arrive in Seattle, and then where Abby is during this three-day period.

Part II does this, so there's no reason to suspect HBO's live-action retelling won't take a similar storytelling approach. That being, showing Abby's side of the Seattle-based story, which runs parallel to Ellie and Dina's, before season 2 episode 7's shocking penultimate scene brings them together.

As for what Abby's side of the story entails, I won't spoil anything significant here. But, considering there are a lot of unanswered questions – not to mention narrative gaps that need filling in regarding Abby, her friends, the Seraphites, and the Washington Liberation Front – from season 2, its follow-up has some heavy lifting to do from a narrative standpoint.

Abby's perspective of season 2's Seattle-based events should be depicted throughout season 3 (Image credit: HBO)

Thankfully, it sounds like there'll be more time to cover all of the above. Interviewed by Collider in May, co-showrunner and executive producer Craig Mazin said: "I think there’s a decent chance that season 3 will be longer than season 2, just because the manner of that narrative and the opportunities it affords us are a little different."

Of course, that could mean one of the best Max shows' third season only has one more entry (eight) than its predecessor did (seven). Some fans were a little frustrated that season 2 was shorter than the show's debut outing, so an installment with more chapters should appease them. Season 2 included plenty of brand-new material that wasn't seen in the games, too, so season 3 could be approached in the same way and, by proxy, have a higher episode count.

Where can I watch The Last of Us' first two seasons?

If you want, you can relive Jesse's shocking death again and again on various streaming platforms (Image credit: HBO)

Depending on where you live, The Last of Us' first two seasons are available to stream on different platforms.

In the US, you can watch it on the cable network HBO as well as Max, aka one of the world's best streaming services. Those of you who aren't subscribed to the streamer should read our Max price guide to see how much it costs to sign up and our Max free trial article to learn if you can try it before you buy.

Meanwhile, UK audiences can catch it on Sky Atlantic and Now TV. Australian viewers can also tune into Max to watch both seasons, but if you're not signed up to Warner Bros. Discovery's super streamer, you can also catch it on Foxtel.

Will The Last of Us end with its third season?

We won't evoke our inner Isaac and torture people for information on whether a fourth season will be made, either! (Image credit: HBO)

It's not been officially confirmed yet, but The Last of Us season 3 isn't expected to be the final installment.

The Last of Us seasons 2 and 3 were supposed to tell the full story depicted in The Last of Us Part II. But, speaking in February, HBO TV chief Francesca Orsi indicated that HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us could run for four seasons.

In the same Collider article I linked to in this guide's plot section, Mazin also remarked that "there’s no way to complete this narrative in a third season. Hopefully, we’ll earn our keep enough to come back and finish it in a fourth". It sounds like another season could be in the offing after the show's third entry, then.

Fans will be hoping that they see Tommy again in season 3 and, potentially, a sequel season (Image credit: Liane Hentscher/HBO)

But how will Mazin and company stretch out The Last of Us Part II's story across three seasons Initially, I suspected that, if The Last of Us Part II's story was wrapped up in season 3, a fourth and final season might include plot elements that Naughty Dog may have been considering for The Last of Us Part III.

Right now, a third entry in Naughty Dog's incredibly popular video game franchise hasn't been announced. Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann has also said fans shouldn't "bet on there being more" – i.e. the continuation of Ellie's story in another game – anytime soon.

Druckmann and his inner circle are the only ones who know if more than a story concept was ever devised for Part III. Nonetheless, if a third game isn't going to be made, there's no reason why its plot elements can't be fleshed out and depicted in HBO's TV adaptation instead.

That said, speaking on episode 457 of the Sacred Symbols podcast, Druckmann indicated that, if a fourth season is greenlit, it'll simply wrap up the story told in Part II. The potential inclusion of brand-new material set during events of that game (and, by proxy, its TV adaptation) aside, then, don't expect a possible fourth season to contain post-Part II narrative beats.

For more Max TV show-based coverage, check out our guides on House of the Dragon season 3, Peacemaker season 2, Creature Commandos season 2, and The White Lotus season 4.

• Trend Micro saw a new malware campaign on TikTok
• The videos demonstrate how to activate "premium" features in different software
• The clips were AI-generated and trick the victims into downloading infostealers

Hackers are posting AI-generated videos on TikTok to trick users into downloading infostealing malware, cybersecurity researchers Trend Micro have warned.

The premise is simple: the attackers use AI to generate numerous videos demonstrating how to easily “activate” Windows and Microsoft Office, or enable “premium features” in apps such as Spotify or CapCut.

They then share these videos on TikTok, whose algorithm makes it more likely to turn the video viral, making the success of the attack more likely.

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A new spin on old tricks

In the clip, a person is shown bringing up the Run program on Windows, and then executing a PowerShell command.

While in the video the command results in the activation of special features, in reality, users running the command would download a malicious script which, in turn, deploys Vidar and StealC infostealers.

These infostealers can take screenshots, steal login credentials, grab credit card data, exfiltrate cookies, cryptocurrency wallet information, 2FA codes, and more.

"This attack uses videos (possibly AI-generated) to instruct users to execute PowerShell commands, which are disguised as software activation steps. TikTok's algorithmic reach increases the likelihood of widespread exposure, with one video reaching more than half a million views," Trend Micro said.

"The videos are highly similar, with only minor differences in camera angles and the download URLs used by PowerShell to fetch the payload," the researchers added.

"These suggest that the videos were likely created through automation. The instructional voice also appears AI-generated, reinforcing the likelihood that AI tools are being used to produce these videos."

One of the videos has roughly 500,000 views, more than 20,000 likes, and more than 100 comments, making it quite successful.

Videos were being used to deliver malware in the past, too, but this new campaign is a significant departure from earlier methods.

The difference is that before, the link to the malware was shared in the video’s description, or comment, where it could still be picked up by security solutions. By delivering the bait in a video format, the attackers successfully bypass almost all security measures.

Via BleepingComputer

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It's a lot of pressure to be one of the reigning best streaming services, but that never phases Netflix. When it comes to the new Netflix titles for June 2025, there are many reasons to get excited, too.

Leading the charge is one of the best Netflix shows ever made – that being, Squid Game. All episodes of Squid Game season 3 come to Netflix on June 27, which not only marks the conclusion of the incredibly popular survival drama, but also means it's a shoo-in to be one of the most-watched shows of the month.

There are plenty of new Netflix movies up the streaming giant's sleeve as well. Indeed, it's packed a large number of classic horror movies into its line-up for the month, including The Birds (1963), and modern thrillers in Us (2019) and Barbarian (2022).

There's plenty more where that came from, so read on to see what else is launching on the platform between June 1 and June 30.

Everything new on Netflix in June 2025

Arriving on June 1

The American (movie)
Barbarian (movie)
Bee Movie (movie)
The Birds (movie)
The Blues Brothers (movie)
The Devil's Own (movie)
Dune (1984) (movie)
The Equalizer (movie)
Family Plot (movie)
Focus (movie)
Frenzy (movie)
The Great Outdoors (movie)
Hitchcock (movie)
Hop (movie)
The Legend of Zorro (movie)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (movie)
Neighbors (movie)
Now You See Me (movie)
Now You See Me 2 (movie)
The Nutty Professor (movie)
Pokémon The Series: XY (TV show)
Pokémon The Series: XY: XY: Kalos Quest (TV show)
Pokémon The Series: XY: XYZ (TV show)
Rear Window (movie)
The Theory of Everything (movie)
The Town (movie)
U-571 (movie)
Us (movie)
Vertigo (movie)

Arriving on June 3

Sara - Woman in the Shadows (Netflix original series)

Arriving on June 4

Criminal Code season 2 (Netflix original series)
Eva Lasting season 3 (Netflix original series)
Power Moves with Shaquille O'Neal (Netflix original series)

Arriving on June 5

Barracuda Queens season 2 (Netflix original series)
Ginny & Georgia season 3 (Netflix original series)
Tires season 2 (Netflix original series)

Arriving on June 6

K.O. (Netflix original movie)
Mercy For None (Netflix original series)
TYLER PERRY'S STRAW (Netflix original movie)
The Survivors (Netflix original series)

Arriving on June 7

Boys on the Side (movie)
Piece by Piece (movie)

Arriving on June 9

The Creature Cases chapter 5 (Netflix original series)

Arriving on June 10

Families Like Ours (Netflix original series)
Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy (Netflix original documentary)

Arriving on June 11

Aniela (Netflix original series)
Cheers to Life (Netflix original movie)
Cocaine Air: Smugglers at 30,000 Ft. (Netflix original documentary)
Our Times (Netflix original movie)
Titan: The OceanGate Disaster (Netflix original documentary)

Arriving on June 12

The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish season 2 (TV show)
FUBAR season 2 (Netflix original series)
Plane (movie)

Arriving on June 13

Kings of Jo'Burg season 3 (Netflix original series)

Arriving on June 14

Grey's Anatomy season 21 (TV show)

Arriving on June 16

The Last Witch Hunter (movie)

Arriving in June 17

Justin Willman: Magic Lover (Netflix original comedy)
Kaulitz & Kaulitz season 2 (Netflix original series)
Scandal seasons 1-7 (TV show)
Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem (Netflix original documentary)

Arriving on June 18

AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders season 2 (Netflix original series)
Rosario Tijeras (Mexico) season 4 (Netflix original series)
Somebody Feed Phil season 8 (Netflix original series)
YOLANTHE (Netflix original series)

Arriving on June 19

The Waterfront (Netflix original series)

Arriving on June 20

KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix original series)
Olympo (Netflix original series)
Semi-Soeter (Netflix original movie)

Arriving on June 22

The Intern (movie)

Arriving on June 24

Steph Tolev: Filth Queen (Netflix original comedy)
Trainwreck: Poop Cruise (Netflix original documentary)

Arriving on June 25

The Ultimatum: Queer Love season 2 (Netflix original series)

Arriving on June 27

Pokémon Horizons season 2 - The Search for Laqua part 3 (Netflix original series)
Squid Game season 3 (Netflix original series)

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A cybercrime story is never far from the news. Last month M&S was the latest in a growing line of high-profile institutions to suffer from a cyber attack.

State-sanctioned practices, coupled with the growing use of AI and emerging technologies, are creating a complex cybercrime scene with a minefield of risks. It’s why the NCSC warned of a growing gap between cyber threats and defense capabilities last year, reporting a threefold increase in severe incidents compared to the year before.

With threats appearing from all angles, law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, and businesses alike are all in need of efficient tools and processes to squash these threats. And one of the answers could lie in open source intelligence (OSINT).

What is OSINT?

With criminals hiding behind fake identities and information spread over many sources, OSINT is proving to be a highly effective mechanism, mobilizing publicly available data in the fight against cybercriminals.

OSINT is the targeted collection and analysis of publicly available or licensable data to produce actionable insights.

One of the key steps to defining OSINT is recognizing how it differs from OSINF – open source information. OSINF is publicly or commercially available information located in sources such as news publications, social media, online forums and corporate registries (like Companies House). Naturally, this data can be biased and unregulated, meaning its insights are limited on their own.

OSINT is the product of collecting, combining and analyzing OSINF. It produces actionable intelligence and can draw out insights that are not always apparent in the raw data. Given the number of internet users has doubled over the past ten years, there has never been such a volume and range of this data – and therefore never more of an opportunity to get insights out of OSINT.

Who uses it?

While traditionally employed by government intelligence agencies, the use of OSINT has spread to other public sector bodies, financial institutions, large corporates and media outlets to derive insights not available through other sources of intelligence.

For banks and corporates, for example, regulations like the EU’s sixth anti-money laundering directive (part of its AML package) or its corporate sustainability due diligence directive require institutions to conduct robust due diligence on their customers and supply chains. This is to protect the market against risks such as unknowingly engaging with people who are facilitating money laundering or potential business partners who have adverse human rights and environmental impacts.

OSINT helps to cast a light on these hidden risks and identify connections between companies or people, making it an ideal tool for fighting complex, network-based crimes. It can play a lead role in use cases such as anti-money laundering and organized crime investigations.

So, whether investigators are reviewing publicly available social media content to learn more about a sanctioned entity’s assets or finding connections to possible shell companies in corporate records, this open source data can be harnessed to provide critical intelligence to crime fighters.

Unmasking criminals: How OSINT tackles cybercrime

Of course one of the main objectives of criminals is to remain undetected. And from fake profiles to the dark web (more on that soon), the internet has provided cybercriminals with a variety of ways to act anonymously and mask their identities. So, OSINT for cybercrime is all about finding the real-world identities behind the perpetrators. But how can it help to unmask criminals?

OSINT offers major benefits to investigating cybercrime by giving investigators the means to uncover insights not available anywhere else. For example, by analyzing where the same usernames are used across the web, investigators can begin to draw connections to a suspect’s real-world identity.

Cybercriminals operate in the online world, so OSINT is perfectly suited to fighting them. Sources such as internet forums and publicly available social media accounts are exactly the places where bad actors may have scattered breadcrumbs concerning their identity or operational activities.

Then there is the dark web. This is a key gateway for criminals, and therefore a key data source for investigators. Criminals talk more freely about their activities there, whether they are sharing personal data from cyberattacks or describing their techniques. But as the dark web involves using another browser, it isn’t easily accessible through normal web browsing techniques and accessing it can be an extremely risky process.

OSINT platforms can provide a secure ecosystem for investigators to tap into dark web resources, as well as improving security when reviewing publicly available social media and other web sources. By being able to uncover leaked data or messages on dark web forums in a safer environment, investigators can understand the nature of stolen information or start to map out criminal networks. And by assessing correlations between forum posts, profile images and metadata across dark and surface web, they may ultimately find real-world identities behind criminals.

Crucially, this can provide organizations with insights to prevent future attacks and plug security gaps.

OSINT: A fearsome defender

Nearly every crime has a financial motivation in some manner. Cybercrime facilitates different forms of crime such as fraud and money laundering, but these are distinctions that criminals do not make. Consequently, the organizations using OSINT to fight back against cybercrime are also playing their part in dismantling systems that fund broader criminal activity.

More cybercrime stories will hit the news this year, adding to the multitude of threats presented by cybercriminals. It will be more critical than ever that investigators have the right tools to understand the huge volumes of unstructured data available online - and use it to identify and disrupt criminal networks.

OSINT lets investigators take full advantage of publicly available data and turn it against cybercriminals. Whether it’s government agencies investigating serious and organized crime or banks adhering to compliance requirements, the technique allows investigators to use a wide range of publicly available sources – including the dark web – to connect the dots and unmask the real-world identities of cybercriminals.

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I’ve worked in SEO for over a decade, and I can say with confidence: ecommerce brands have never had it tougher than they do right now when it comes to organic visibility.

Not because SEO is dying, but because the SERP (Search Engine Results Page) is undergoing a major transformation, whether we like it or not.

In 2024, we’ve seen a major shift in how search works. AI Overviews, Shopping Ads, and rich Google SERP features are no longer just experimental additions, they’re dominating the search experience, particularly on mobile.

Recent data from AccuRanker confirms what many in the industry have felt for months: ecommerce click-through rates (CTR) for organic results are nosediving, especially for high-intent transactional keywords.

The good news?

There’s still a path forward, but it requires e-commerce brands to rethink their approach to SEO completely.

In this article, I’ll break down what’s happening to organic traffic, why traditional SEO tactics are losing ground, and four ways ecommerce brands can adapt to stay visible and competitive.

The data: CTRs are down, especially on mobile

AccuRanker’s latest white paper examined how organic listings perform across various devices and user intents. The findings were stark:

1. CTR for transactional keywords is down across the board, with mobile suffering the biggest drops.

2. Even in the absence of paid ads, rich SERP features, such as “Popular Styles,” “Shop the Look,” image carousels, and AI Overviews, dominate the top of the page.

3. On mobile, organic CTRs are up to 50% lower than desktop for the same keywords.

In short, ranking #1 still has huge value, it just doesn’t guarantee the same volume of clicks it once did.

The rise of zero-click search, where users get answers directly within Google's interface, means that even top-performing organic listings are seeing reduced traffic, not because SEO is ineffective, but because more users are engaging with SERP features before ever scrolling.

Why e-commerce SEO is under pressure

1. AI overviews are reducing the need to click

Google’s AI Overviews, which have now rolled out globally, are designed to answer user queries instantly, often pulling product suggestions from the Google Shopping Graph or summarizing content from multiple sources.

For informational or top-of-funnel searches (e.g., “best hiking boots for wet weather”), this used to be prime SEO real estate. Brands would publish buying guides or product roundups and earn high CTRs.

Now?

AI Overviews often display product suggestions directly in the search result, removing the need to visit a third-party site entirely.

2. Google Shopping is consuming the SERP

Google Shopping Ads and organic Shopping features are everywhere, even when you don’t pay for them.

SERP features like:

• Shop the Look
• Popular Stores
• Popular Styles
• Image Product Carousels

...are now appearing even when no paid Shopping Ads are present. They pull directly from merchant feeds and product schemas, providing Google with a visually rich, shoppable experience and reducing the likelihood that users will need to visit traditional listings.

This means traditional organic category and product pages are often buried below these features, especially on mobile, where screen real estate is limited.

3. SERP features create more competition for attention

Google’s obsession with rich features means your listing isn’t just competing with other brands; you’re competing with Google itself.

Here’s a rough example of what now appears above most organic ecommerce listings:

• Google Shopping Ads
• “Popular Stores” carousel
• AI Overview summary
• “Shop the Look” grid
• “People Also Ask” box
• Image product packs
• Youtube videos

Each one reduces the chance of a user clicking through to your site, even if you’re sitting at position #1.

What can e-commerce brands do about it?

So, how do you fight back when Google keeps pushing your organic listings further down the page?

Here are four core strategies we’re implementing with ecommerce clients right now that are helping them remain visible and competitive in an AI-dominated SERP:

1. Leverage digital PR to boost brand recognition and CTR

With organic visibility declining, brand recognition is more important than ever.

When users see your name in a cluttered SERP, familiarity can be the difference between a scroll and a click. And that’s where Digital PR comes in.

Digital PR isn’t just about backlinks, it’s about building authority and visibility across trusted publications and media outlets. These mentions not only enhance your brand strength but also increase brand recall when users encounter your listing in search results.

Action steps:

- Secure top-tier backlinks and mentions in industry publications.

- Promote branded content on platforms your audience trusts.

- Ensure that when your site does appear in search, users recognize and trust the brand enough to click.

2. Build digital authority outside of Google

This is the era of Digital Authority PR, where it’s not just about where you rank, but where else you show up that influences both human behavior and algorithmic trust.

Google’s AI Overviews and LLM-powered tools, such as Gemini, Chatgpt, and Perplexity, rely heavily on high-authority, frequently cited web content to generate responses. That includes trusted blogs, media outlets, and other widely referenced sources that are publicly accessible.

Brands that appear in well-cited articles, contribute expert commentary, or are mentioned on platforms with crawlable transcripts, like YouTube videos with descriptions, Reddit threads, or podcast blogs, increase their chances of being referenced by AI tools in the future.

If your brand is absent from these ecosystems, you may not show up in AI-generated responses, even if you rank well in traditional search.

Action steps:

- Get featured on niche podcasts, relevant YouTube channels, and Reddit threads.

- Contribute expert commentary to high-authority blogs and newsletters.

- Create thought leadership content that answers key audience questions, content that LLMs might pull into future AI Overviews.

3. Optimize for SERP features — not just rankings

It’s no longer enough to optimize for keywords. You need to optimize for the features Google is displaying.

That means treating your product feed and structured data with the same care you give your on-page SEO.

Action steps:

- Keep your Google Merchant Centre feed up to date. Product titles, descriptions, availability, pricing, reviews, and images all influence whether you appear in organic Shopping features.

- Implement a comprehensive product schema, including price, availability, reviews, and brand information.

- Use the FAQ schema carefully; it’s less likely to impact AI Overviews now, but still useful for People Also Ask boxes.

- Ensure your site loads quickly, looks clean on mobile devices, and features rich media (e.g., lifestyle product photos).

Optimizing for these SERP features gives you multiple entry points into the search experience, not just the traditional 10 blue links.

4. Shift from lead capture to demand generation

With fewer clicks available, you can’t just wait for users to search and find you; you need to create demand.

This involves building awareness through paid social, influencer marketing, and content campaigns that encourage users to search for your brand directly or convert through other channels.

Action steps:

- Use paid social media to promote new product launches and seasonal offers.

- Partner with creators and influencers to drive awareness.

- Nurture audiences through email and remarketing to bring them back, even if the initial discovery wasn’t from Google.

SEO is no longer the sole driver of e-commerce growth. It's part of a larger demand generation ecosystem.

The AI search shift is just beginning

Currently, Google dominates the search market, but the rise of AI-powered tools is reshaping the playing field.

While SparkToro data shows that tools like Chatgpt haven’t yet displaced Google for consumer searches, we’re seeing early signs that users are increasingly relying on AI tools for discovery and research, particularly for complex or multi-step decisions.

That means now is the time to future-proof your presence. By showing up in trusted places, publications, podcasts, and social conversations, you increase your brand’s visibility in LLM training data and improve your odds of inclusion in AI-generated content.

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Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, May 26 (game #449).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #450) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… A strange new world

NYT Strands today (game #450) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• DAYS
• MALE
• HAND
• DINNER
• LATER
• PAGES

NYT Strands today (game #450) - hint #3 - spangram lettersHow many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 14 letters

NYT Strands today (game #450) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 1st row

Last side: right, 5th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #450) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #450, are…

• FARM
• GAMES
• ANIMAL
• TALE
• HUNGER
• HANDMAIDS
• SPANGRAM: DYSTOPIAN NOVEL

• My rating: Moderate
• My score: Perfect

Today we were looking for three pairs of words that made up the titles of DYSTOPIAN NOVELS (Animal Farm, Hunger Games, and Handmaid’s Tale) – not that I realized this initially.

It wasn’t until I got ANIMAL and connected it to FARM that the penny dropped. Before then I wasn’t sure what the theme “a strange new world” meant.

A dystopian novel is defined as a story set in a fictional society or world often characterized by an oppressive regime and governmental or religious control after a collapse of some sort.

As is the case with all three of today’s choices, they also reflect the time in which they were written and carry warnings about possible futures when we’ll be too busy trying to survive to pass the time on word puzzles.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, May 26, game #449)

• HANDSHAKE
• SALUTE
• SHRUG
• KOWTOW
• NAMASTE
• CURTSEY
• SPANGRAM: GESTURES

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

Looking for a different day?

A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday, May 26 (game #1218).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1219) - hint #1 - VowelsHow many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1219) - hint #2 - repeated lettersDo any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 3.

Quordle today (game #1219) - hint #3 - uncommon lettersDo the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1219) - hint #4 - starting letters (1)Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1219) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• T

• R

• P

• R

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1219) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1219, are…

• TWEET
• RANGE
• POPPY
• RADAR

A really difficult round for me today, with the letters falling awkwardly. It was probably the longest I’ve taken to complete Quordle this year. My first two correct words – RANGE and RADAR – were easy; the last two far from it.

I deduced that one of them at least must have a double letter, but it took me a long while to get POPPY – one of just 20 five-letter words that have three of the same letter.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Daily Sequence today (game #1219) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1219, are…

• BEGET
• FLOWN
• GLARE
• FOCAL

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1218, Monday, 26 May: BLEAT, HOWDY, ASIDE, SCOOP
• Quordle #1217, Sunday, 25 May: OCEAN, AMBER, PIPER, GLEAN
• Quordle #1216, Saturday, 24 May: HUSKY, HEIST, FOGGY, POLAR
• Quordle #1215, Friday, 23 May: SHIRE, GIANT, AWAIT, CAPER
• Quordle #1214, Thursday, 22 May: LOSE, GLOVE, STINT, EXCEL
• Quordle #1213, Wednesday, 21 May: NOVEL, CHOSE, DIRTY, DONUT
• Quordle #1212, Tuesday, 20 May: DECOY, SHAKE, MAPLE, PURER
• Quordle #1211, Monday, 19 May: LINK, HANDY, DITCH, WAIVE
• Quordle #1210, Sunday, 18 May: QUACK, ROACH, PURGE, DOWNY
• Quordle #1209, Saturday, 17 May: STRIP, RANGE, UNITE, GEESE
• Quordle #1208, Friday, 16 May: SHEEP, SNUCK, DRIFT, BREAK
• Quordle #1207, Thursday, 15 May: PAINT, CROUP, PEDAL, FLUKE
• Quordle #1206, Wednesday, 14 May: FAVOR, METER, PICKY, MAKER
• Quordle #1205, Tuesday, 13 May: SCENT, AGAPE, POLAR, YEARN
• Quordle #1204, Monday, 12 May: ROYAL, ARGUE, BUNCH, READY
• Quordle #1203, Sunday, 11 May: QUASH, MUNCH, ALTER, UNDUE
• Quordle #1202, Saturday, 10 May: RELIC, BADGE, CHAMP, SATIN
• Quordle #1201, Friday, 9 May: MINUS, CRIME, NOSEY, SLAIN
• Quordle #1200, Thursday, 8 May: ELUDE, GREET, POPPY, ELITE
• Quordle #1199, Wednesday, 7 May: QUOTH, TRUNK, BESET, NAIVE

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, May 26 (game #715).

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #716) - today's words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• CAROUSEL
• CANDELABRA
• COASTER
• CLOCK
• SLIDE
• GATE
• RECORD
• TEACUP
• BEAST
• PICK
• LOUNGE
• PANCAKE
• STRUM
• FRISBEE
• BEND
• FOOD COURT

NYT Connections today (game #716) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Circular
• GREEN: As seen at LAX
• BLUE: Ways to play with six strings 
• PURPLE: Be Our Guest

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #716) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: ROUND FLAT THINGS 
• GREEN: AIRPORT FEATURES 
• BLUE: GUITAR PLAYING TECHNIQUES 
• PURPLE: WHAT CHARACTERS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO IN "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" 

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #716) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #716, are…

• YELLOW: ROUND FLAT THINGS COASTER, FRISBEE, PANCAKE, RECORD
• GREEN: AIRPORT FEATURES CAROUSEL, FOOD COURT, GATE, LOUNGE
• BLUE: GUITAR PLAYING TECHNIQUES BEND, PICK, SLIDE, STRUM
• PURPLE: WHAT CHARACTERS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO IN "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" BEAST, CANDELABRA, CLOCK, TEACUP

• My rating: Moderate
• My score: 1 mistake

You could argue that a FRISBEE isn’t strictly flat, unlike the other three ROUND FLAT THINGS, but it’s close enough and this yellow was an easy spot, before I had to do some thinking.

My mistake came in putting together a group of fairground rides – SLIDE, CAROUSEL, TEACUP and BEAST. Of these, BEAST was the one that didn’t feel right – so I began thinking of other things that it could mean and after dismissing Mr as the link landed on Beauty & The Beast and some of the other characters in the fairytale.

STRUM, SLIDE and PICK both felt like they had something to do with guitars but I took a risk with BEND, having completely overlooked the much more obvious AIRPORT FEATURES.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, May 26, game #715)

• YELLOW: ITEMS IN A LINEN CLOSET PILLOWCASE, SHEET, TOWEL, WASHCLOTH
• GREEN: DIAMETRIC COUNTER, OPPOSITE, POLAR, REVERSE
• BLUE: LINGERIE GARTER, HOSE, SLIP, TEDDY
• PURPLE: CARD GAMES WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED DIN, FRIDGE, GUMMY, JOKER

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

• Nation-state hackers are abusing a Commvault zero-day to target SaaS companies
• CISA is warning users to patch their systems
• A large-scale campaign is currently ongoing, it was said

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning the recent breach at Commvault could put many Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers at risk.

In a recently published security advisory, the agency said the attack is being monitored, and urged Commvault’s customers to mitigate possible risks.

Commvault's flagship product, Metallic. is a cloud-based SaaS data protection platform that provides secure backup and recovery for Microsoft 365, endpoints, VMs, databases, and other workloads. It is all hosted on Microsoft Azure, and CISA says unnamed threat actors “may have accessed client secrets for Commvault’s (Metallic) Microsoft 365 backup SaaS solution.”

“This provided the threat actors with unauthorized access to Commvault’s customers’ M365 environments that have application secrets stored by Commvault.”

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At the same time, Commvault published a blog post in which it said that Microsoft reached out to warn about an ongoing state-sponsored cyberattack.

The company confirmed a “handful of customers” were targeted through a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-3928, an unspecified flaw in Commvault Web Server that can be exploited by a remote, authenticated attacker.

CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) on April 28, giving Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies a three-week deadline to patch things up. The bug was fixed in versions 11.36.46, 11.32.89, 11.28.141, and 11.20.217 for Windows and Linux platforms.

“CISA believes the threat activity may be part of a larger campaign targeting various SaaS companies’ cloud applications with default configurations and elevated permissions,” the agency added in the advisory.

The agency has also made a list of mitigations that companies should follow to minimize the chances of getting struck. These include monitoring Entra audit logs, reviewing Microsoft logs, reviewing the list of Application Registrations and Service Principles in Entra, and more. The entire list can be found on this link.

Via The Register

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• eRDHx promises more effective cooling for systems
• Technology can lower cooling costs and reduce reliance on ineffective services

As demand for AI continues unabated across the world, serious questions are being asked around the environmental effect the technology is having on the world around us.

Dell is doing its bit with the launch of a new system it says can lead to lower cooling costs and reliance on expensive or ineffective current services.

At the company's Dell Technologies World 2025 event, it revealed Dell PowerCool Enclosed Rear Door Heat Exchanger (eRDHx), its alternative to standard rear door heat exchangers, which promises to redefine cooling systems as we know them.

Better cooling all round

Dell says the technology behind the new system is an industry-first, and can capture 100% of IT heat generated with its self-contained airflow system, meaning it eRDHx can reduce cooling energy costs by up to 60% compared to currently available solutions.

This includes saving costs and removing reliance on expensive chillers, as the eRDHx can operate with water temperatures warmer than traditional solutions (between 32 and 36 degrees Celsius).

This also means customers can deploy far more racks of dense compute without increasing power consumption, helping maximize their data center capacity.

The system can also help spot leaks or issues due to advanced detection systems, real-time thermal monitoring, and can work with the Dell Integrated Rack Controller service for unified management of all rack-level components.

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• AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX dominates paper specs, but pricing will determine its true market impact
• Threadripper 9000 chips retain platform compatibility, easing the upgrade path for AMD users
• Real-world gains depend on workload, but AMD’s benchmarks show serious multi-core firepower

AMD has officially launched its Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series, headlined by the powerful 9995WX with 96 cores and 192 threads.

Built on the updated "Shamida Peak" architecture, the flagship chip delivers performance gains over its predecessor and claims a 2.2x lead in rendering workloads compared to Intel’s fastest Xeon W chip.

With features including 384MB of L3 cache, AVX-512 support, 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes, and DDR5-6400 memory compatibility, AMD is positioning it as a top-tier solution for professionals in content creation, simulation, and AI.

Architecture and compatibility offer some familiarity

The specs alone suggest it could power the fastest PC currently available. That said, the new Threadripper 9000 series retains many elements from the previous Threadripper Pro 7995WX.

While clock speeds have increased slightly, now peaking at 5.4 GHz, up about 6%, thermal design power remains the same at 350W.

The chips continue to use the sTR5 socket and are supported on existing WR90 and TRX50 platforms with a BIOS update, making the upgrade path relatively simple.

Coolers compatible with previous Threadripper models are also supported, which is useful for users looking to upgrade with minimal disruption.

AMD shared internal benchmarks showing up to 245% performance gains over Intel’s Xeon W9-3595X in tasks like LLM inference and 3D design.

These results, while promising, should be viewed with caution, as vendor-supplied figures often rely on favorable workloads and testing conditions.

Complicating the appeal of the 9995WX is the presence of AMD’s own EPYC 9655P. Also built on Zen 5 with 96 cores, it shares many architectural traits but is priced much lower, $6,234.99 on retail sites like Newegg.

While Threadripper is optimized for single-socket workstations, the EPYC line may offer better scalability and value for users who don’t need workstation-specific firmware.

For those chasing the fastest laptop or desktop build, the question becomes one of return on investment. The Threadripper Pro 9995WX might top benchmarks, but the EPYC 9655P could be the more practical choice.

While AMD hasn't confirmed official pricing, the 9995WX is expected to retail above $13,000, based on its 22% performance uplift over the 7995WX, which currently sells for $10,940.99.

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A brand new Hulu list has just dropped and there's a rich handful of eye-catching titles on the horizon for one of the best streaming services for June 2025.

As we usually see each month, the first day of Hulu's calendar is movies galore which includes seven movies from the Alien universe (as in, the one with xenomorphs in). But one of the most-anticipated titles is the return of one of the best Hulu shows, The Bear, which comes back for season four on June 25.

The titles above are definitely my stand-outs for this month, but that's not to say I'm not excited to see other movies make it into Hulu's library. From horror titles Scream (2022) and Presence (2024), to comedies The Heat (2013) and Borat (2006), Hulu packs something for everyone.

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Arriving on June 1

Adam (movie)
Alien (movie)
Alien 3 (movie)
Alien Resurrection (movie)
Alien vs. Predator (movie)
Alien: Covenant (movie)
Aliens (movie)
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (movie)
Beasts Of The Southern Wild (movie)
Before Midnight (movie)
Betsy's Wedding (movie)
Beverly Hills Ninja (movie)
Big Eden (movie)
Big Fish (movie)
The Big Hit (movie)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (movie)
Blue Jasmine (movie)
Boy Meets Girl (movie)
Breakin' All the Rules (movie)
The Bronze (movie)
Bubble Boy (movie)
Bugsy (movie)
Cedar Rapids (movie)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (movie)
Cold Pursuit (movie)
Cyrus (movie)
Daddy Day Care (movie)
Death on the Nile (movie)
Deja Vu (movie)
Delivery Man (movie)
Dude, Where's My Car? (movie)
Edge of Tomorrow (movie)
Elena Undone (movie)
Freddy Got Fingered (movie)
The Girl Next Door (movie)
Grown Ups (movie)
Grown Ups 2 (movie)
Happy Gilmore (movie)
The Heat (movie)
Hitchcock (movie)
Hurricane Bianca (movie)
Idiocracy (movie)
Independence Day (movie)
The Joy Luck Club (movie)
Just Go With It (movie)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (movie)
Let's Be Cops (movie)
Loving Annabelle (movie)
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! (movie)
Mamma Mia! (movie)
The Mask (movie)
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (movie)
Mirrors (movie)
The Namesake (movie)
A Perfect Ending (movie)
Pineapple Express (movie)
Predator (movie)
The Predator (movie)
Predator 2 (movie)
Predators (movie)
Pride + Prejudice + Zombies (movie)
Prometheus (movie)
Reno 911! Miami: The Movie (movie)
Sordid Lives (movie)
28 Weeks Later (movie)
The War of the Roses (movie)
We're The Millers (movie)
Working Girl (movie)
You Don't Mess With The Zohan (movie)

Arriving on June 3

I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills season 1 (TV show)
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid season 1 (TV show)
The Quiz With Balls season 2 (TV show)
So I'm a Spider, So What? season 1 (TV show)
Wise Man's Grandchild season 1 (TV show)
Yuri on Ice season 1 (TV show)
Presence (movie)

Arriving on June 4

The Great House Revival season 5 (TV show)

Arriving on June 5

National Anthem (movie)

Arriving on June 6

Not Her First Rodeo season 1 (TV show)
Predator: Killer of Killers (movie)
Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation (movie)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (movie)
Hot Shots! (movie)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (movie)
Shallow Hal (movie)
The Ringer (movie)

Arriving on June 7

Gypsy's Revenge season 1 (TV show)
I (Almost) Got Away With It season 3 (TV show)
Kids Baking Championship season 12 (TV show)
Murder in the Heartland season 1 (TV show)
Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing season 1 (TV show)
Sister Wives season 12 (TV show)

Arriving on June 8

Scream (movie)

Arriving on June 9

Beyblade X season 1B (TV show)

Arriving on June 10

Call Her Alex (TV show)
And Then We Danced (movie)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (movie)

Arriving on June 11

The Snake (TV show)
Gran Turismo (movie)

Arriving on June 12

The 1% Club season 2 (TV show)

Arriving on June 13

Atsuko Okatsuka: Father (comedy special)
Absolution (movie)

Arriving on June 14

90 Day Fiance season 5 (TV show)
90 Day Fiance UK season 2 (TV show)
Guy's Grocery Games seasons 32 & 33 (TV show)
I'd Kill For You season 3 (TV show)
Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang (comedy special)

Arriving on June 16

My Happy Ending season 1 (TV show)
Black Christmas (movie)

Arriving on June 17

SALLY (documentary)
Skincare (movie)

Arriving on June 19

The Quiet Ones (movie)

Arriving on June 20

The Bravest Knight season 2B (TV show)
Out Come the Wolves (movie)

Arriving on June 23

Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything (documentary)
Helck season 1 (TV show)
My Instant Death Ability is Overpowered season 1 (TV show)
My Isekai Life season 1 (TV show)
Survive (movie)

Arriving on June 25

The Bear season 4 (TV show)

Arriving on June 27

F*ck Marry Kill (movie)

Arriving on June 29

The Bachelor seasons 27 & 28 (TV show)

Arriving on June 30

Boonie Bears: Time Twist (movie)
Texas True Crime season 5 (TV show)
The Actor (movie)

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• Socket found 60 malicious NPM packages
• The malware spoofed legitimate packages
• It was capable of exfiltrating sensitive data

Cybersecurity researchers Socket have warned of multiple malicious packages hosted on NPM, stealing sensitive user data and relaying it to the attackers.

In a blog post, Socket said it identified 60 packages on NPM, which were uploaded from May 12 onward, using three separate accounts. The packages contained a post-install script that runs during ‘npm install’ and exfiltrates hostnames, internal IP addresses, user home directories, current working directories, usernames, and system DNS servers.

The script also checks for hostnames related to cloud providers, and reverse DNS strings, to make sure it’s not running in a sandbox.

While theoretically possible, Socket said the packages did not deliver additional malware, or escalate privileges. Also, no persistence mechanisms were spotted, either.

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Apparently, this was a typical typosquatting attack.

The names of the packages were similar to other, legitimate ones, such as “flipper-plugins”, “react-xterm2”, or “hermes-inspector-msggen”. Based on the names, the researchers surmised that the attackers targeted CI/CD pipelines.

Before being pulled from the repository, the packages were downloaded roughly 3,000 times.

The complete list of the 60 malicious packages can be found on this link. Those who have downloaded any of these are advised to remove them immediately and then run a full system scan. They should also rotate key credentials and activate 2FA where possible.

Socket discovered a separate campaign, also on NPM, and also employing the typosquatting technique. This one, however, distributes eight malicious packages that can delete files, corrupt data, and brick entire systems. They’ve been present on NPM for roughly two years, it was said, and during this time, they managed to amass 6,200 downloads.

Platforms such as NPM or PyPI are constantly targeted by cybercriminals who use it to try and compromise software developers working on open-source projects.

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