A malicious Twitch chat message could trigger native code execution on a streamer's Windows PC running OBS Studio 32.2.2 or older by exploiting an unsanitized XSS vulnerability in a custom chat overlay combined with CVE-2024-7971, a V8 vulnerability in the bundled Chromium engine. The attack chain was discovered by Orange researchers and disclosed after coordination with the OBS team. OBS is addressing the issue by upgrading to Chromium 128 and testing sandbox re-enablement.
Meta announced Petal, the first transoceanic subsea cable delivering petabit-class capacity, connecting France and the United States over 7,000 km and entering service in 2029. Built with NEC and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Petal will deploy multi-core fiber technology at scale, doubling capacity per fiber to 1 Pbps without proportional increases in power or infrastructure.