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Grafana Labs source code stolen, refuses to pay hacker ransom

Grafana Labs confirmed a security breach where hackers exploited a stolen token to access its GitLab source code repositories, but…

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AI Slop Overwhelms Bug Bounty Programs

A surge in low-quality, AI-generated bug reports has overwhelmed corporate bug bounty programs, forcing some organizations like Curl to suspend…

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Can Linux Add a Kill Switch After Its CVE Spree?

The Linux kernel has recently suffered from serious privilege escalation vulnerabilities like Copy Fail and Dirty Frag, leaving thousands of…

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Kindle Owners Jailbreak Older Models After Amazon Ends Support

Amazon will end technical support for several older Kindle models on May 20, 2026, prompting owners to jailbreak their devices…

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4th Linux Kernel Bug This Month Exposes SSH Host Keys

A new Linux kernel vulnerability called "ssh-keysign-pwn" (CVE-2026-46333) allows unprivileged users to read sensitive files like SSH host private keys…

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Windows BitLocker 0-Day Lets Hackers Access Encrypted Drives

Two unpatched Windows BitLocker zero-day vulnerabilities, YellowKey and GreenPlasma, have been disclosed: YellowKey allows attackers with physical access to bypass…

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Google asks users for phone numbers in new prompt

Google is testing a new storage policy for new accounts in select regions, where the standard 15 GB of free…

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Apple’s iPhone 18 Modem Switch Adds a Privacy Boost

Apple is introducing in-house C1/C1X modems across the iPhone 18 lineup, enabling a new "Limit Precise Location" privacy feature that…

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Chrome Quietly Installed a Large AI Model on Your Device

Google Chrome has been silently downloading a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano onto eligible desktop devices without user consent,…

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Windows 11 and Edge Hacked at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026

Day one of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 awarded $523,000 for 24 zero-day exploits, with DEVCORE's Orange Tsai earning $175,000 for a…

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Critical NGINX Bug: DoS & Potential RCE in 18-Year-Old Flaw

A critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-42945, CVSS 9.2) was discovered in NGINX's rewrite module, present for nearly two decades…

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How Cybercriminals Use Digital Tricks to Steal Physical Cargo

Cybercriminals are adapting ransomware-style tactics,phishing, credential theft, and email compromise,to steal physical cargo, with the majority of cargo crime now…

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Deepfake Porn’s Stolen Bodies and AI Leaking Private Numbers

Sexualized deepfakes harm not only the victims whose faces are used, but also adult content creators whose bodies are scraped…

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AI Agents Now Handle Sensitive Security Tasks for Most Firms

93% of global organizations are using or planning to deploy AI agents for security tasks like password resets, despite risks…

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New Fragnesia Linux bug gives attackers root access

Fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300) is a high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem that allows unprivileged local attackers to write…

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ICO Unveils 5-Step Plan to Defend Against AI Attacks

The UK’s ICO has released a five-step action plan urging organizations to defend against AI-powered cyber threats, which include AI-enhanced…

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Hotel glitch exposed 1M passports and driver’s licenses

A security lapse in the hotel check-in system Tabiq, developed by Japan-based Reqrea, exposed over one million passports, driver’s licenses,…

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X battles Andrew Tate’s bid to reveal his critics

X is defending its users' right to anonymity against Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are trying to expose online critics…

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X pledges UK crackdown on illegal hate and terror content

X has pledged to restrict UK access to accounts run by UK-based terror groups and evaluate at least 85% of…

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West Pharmaceutical confirms hackers stole data, encrypted systems

West Pharmaceutical Services suffered a material cyberattack on May 4, 2026, involving both data exfiltration and system encryption, prompting an…

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