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Claude Mythos uncovers 271 Firefox flaws, Mozilla says security tide is turning

Mozilla's test of Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI model found 271 vulnerabilities in Firefox 150, a staggering increase from the 22…

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New Mirai variants hit routers and DVRs in dual campaigns

A new Mirai botnet variant called "tuxnokill" exploits CVE-2025-29635 in D-Link DIR-823X routers and carries the embedded message "AI.NEEDS.TO.DIE," while…

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UK Pledges £90m for Cybersecurity, Urges ‘Resilience Pledge’

The UK government announced a £90m investment in cybersecurity at the NCSC's CYBERUK conference on April 22, aimed at supporting…

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Inside Caller-as-a-Service: How Scam Rings Recruit Their Workers

Fraudulent phone calls, or vishing, have surged dramatically, with U.S. seniors losing $3.4 billion in 2023 and vishing attacks up…

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Silent Subject Phishing Surge Targets VIP Users

A sharp rise in "no subject line" phishing emails is targeting corporate executives, exploiting email filter limitations and human curiosity…

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Newly Deciphered Malware Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program Before Stuxnet

A newly analyzed malware specimen called Fast16, dating back to 2005, was likely created by the US or its allies…

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Progress Software patches stealthy WAF bypass flaw (CVE-2026-21876)

Progress Software patched five high-severity vulnerabilities in MOVEit WAF and LoadMaster, including CVE-2026-21876, a critical bypass flaw allowing unauthenticated attackers…

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Microsoft SharePoint Spoofing Attacks Affect 1,300+ Servers

Over 1,300 internet-exposed Microsoft SharePoint servers remain vulnerable to an actively exploited spoofing flaw (CVE-2026-32201), despite a patch being released…

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Anthropic’s Mythos Breach: A Costly Lesson in Humiliation

Anthropic's highly restricted AI model Claude Mythos, touted as dangerously advanced in cybersecurity, was accessed by unauthorized users the day…

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Google to Propose New Unsupported robots.txt Rules

Google is updating its robots.txt documentation to list the top 10-15 most common unsupported rules, based on real-world data collected…

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Russia operationalizes co-orbital ASAT weapons, US Space Command warns

Russia has deployed operational anti-satellite weapons in the form of the Nivelir "nesting doll" system, which releases smaller subsatellites capable…

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Apple ends data storage that let police access Signal chats

Apple patched a security flaw that allowed law enforcement to recover deleted Signal messages from push notification data stored on…

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Iranian Women Trump Claimed to Save: Real Cases, AI-Altered Images

In late April 2026, former President Donald Trump claimed he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but the claim was…

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Vercel confirms customer data stolen before recent hack

Vercel disclosed that its security breach is broader than initially reported, with evidence of malicious activity predating the early-April intrusion…

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Delve Customer Hit by Major Security Breach

Delve, the compliance startup at the center of security scandals, handled certifications for Context AI, whose security incident led to…

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NCSC’s SilentGlass Device Shields Monitors from Cyber-Attacks

SilentGlass is a new plug-and-play hardware device from the UK's NCSC that actively intercepts and blocks malicious activity in HDMI…

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Microsoft emergency update patches macOS, Linux ASP.NET flaw

Microsoft has issued an urgent security update for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-40372) in its ASP.NET Core framework, allowing unauthenticated attackers…

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AI Scam Attempts: How 5 Models Performed

A recent simulation demonstrated that AI models like DeepSeek-V3 can autonomously craft and execute highly personalized social engineering attacks, such…

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FBI Probes Tabloid Reports on Missing Scientists

Federal authorities have launched a formal inquiry into a pattern of at least ten American scientists with access to sensitive…

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North Korean Hackers Use AI to Steal Millions

AI is lowering the barrier to entry for sophisticated cybercrime, enabling less skilled actors like the North Korean group HexagonalRodent…

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