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Windows 11 Security Update Fails to Install, Microsoft Confirms

The May 2026 Windows 11 security update KB5089549 is failing to install on devices with limited EFI System Partition (ESP)…

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NVIDIA Reflex & AMD Anti-Lag 2 Now Work on Any Linux GPU

A new open-source Vulkan layer, low_latency_layer, brings NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 latency-reduction technologies to any GPU on Linux,…

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MiniPlasma Windows 0-Day Elevates Privileges to SYSTEM on Patched Systems

A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for the "MiniPlasma" zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter…

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Meet the Finalists of the Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Competition

Infosecurity Europe 2026 will host a live Cyber Startup Competition on June 2, featuring five finalists pitching to a panel…

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How a US Public Lands Access Site Went Terribly Wrong

Recreation.gov, managed by government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, processed 11 million reservations in 2024, a sharp increase from 3.5 million…

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Researcher Publishes MiniPlasma Windows Exploit for 2020 Bug

A security researcher released the "MiniPlasma exploit", based on 2020 proof-of-concept code, targeting an unpatched Windows flaw from that year…

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Remove Nonconsensual Nudes From Apps and Websites

Starting May 19, 2026, all major tech platforms must provide a clear method for users to report nonconsensual intimate images…

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From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, founder raises $28M to fight AI phishing

Teenage hacker turned cybersecurity specialist Shay Shwartz raised $28 million for his startup Ocean, which combats AI-powered phishing attacks with…

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Discord now encrypts all voice and video calls by default

Discord has activated end-to-end encryption for all voice and video calls by default, preventing even the company from accessing call…

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CISA credentials exposed in public GitHub repository

CISA inadvertently exposed sensitive data including plaintext passwords, SSH private keys, and tokens in a public GitHub repository called "Private-CISA,"…

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Burp Suite Professional 2023: Key Updates & Features

Burp Suite Professional 2023 features an improved scanning engine that delivers faster, more reliable detection of complex vulnerabilities while reducing…

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Bank of England, FCA, and Treasury Warn on Frontier AI Risks

UK financial regulators (Bank of England, FCA, HM Treasury) issued a joint statement requiring financial firms to integrate AI risk…

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Exploit released for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root flaw

A proof-of-concept exploit called DirtyDecrypt has been released for a Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-xxxxx) in the rxgk module,…

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Samsung Warns Galaxy Users to Delete These High-Risk Apps

Samsung's One UI 9 update with Android 17 introduces a major security feature that automatically flags, blocks, and recommends deleting…

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Windows MiniPlasma zero-day exploit grants full SYSTEM access, PoC out

A security researcher released a working "MiniPlasma" exploit for a Windows zero-day in the Cloud Filter driver (cldflt.sys), granting SYSTEM-level…

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Microsoft Confirms Active 0-Day – Apply Emergency Fix Now

Microsoft has confirmed the CVE-2026-42897 zero-day spoofing flaw in on-premises Exchange Server 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition, which CISA has…

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Anthropic Briefs Global Regulators on Mythos Findings

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey requested Anthropic brief the Financial Stability Board on its Mythos model, which uncovered severe…

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Mythos Preview Used to Create First Public macOS M5 Kernel Exploit

Security researchers successfully compromised Apple's M5 chip via a macOS kernel memory corruption attack, bypassing the company's advanced Memory Integrity…

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How 2 Crypto Billionaires Power the Trump Token and Iran’s Sanctions Evasion

Since 2023, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, has processed at least $2.3 billion in transactions on Tron and BNB Chain,…

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Microsoft dismisses critical Azure flaw report, no CVE assigned

A security researcher reported that Azure Backup for AKS allowed low-privileged "Backup Contributor" users to escalate to cluster-admin via a…

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