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U.S. court sentences Karakurt ransomware negotiator to 8.5 years

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 20:06:20

Deniss Zolotarjovs was sentenced to 8.5 years in the U.S. after pleading guilty to money laundering and fraud tied to ransomware. Deniss Zolotarjovs, a Latvian national linked to the Karakurt ransomware gang, has been sentenced to 8.5 years in U.S. prison, ma…

U.S. court sentences Karakurt ransomware negotiator to 8.5 years Deniss Zolotarjovs, a Latvian national linked to the Karakurt ransomware gang, has been sentenced to 8.5 years in U.S. prison, markin… [+5291 chars]

‘Killed Millions of People!’ Palantir Co-Founder Paints ‘Terrifying’ Picture of AI Regulation

  • Isaac Schorr
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 19:03:14

Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale painted a terrifying picture of government regulation of AI during a Tuesday morning appearance on CNBC. The post ‘Killed Millions of People!’ Palantir Co-Founder Paints ‘Terrifying’ Picture of AI Regulation first appeared on …

Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale painted a terrifying picture of government regulation of AI during a Tuesday morning appearance on CNBC. After providing a bit of background on the subject and intro… [+3336 chars]

Drift outlines a recovery plan for users after $295 million DPRK-linked exploit

  • Olivier Acuna
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 18:59:23

The lending Protocol proposed tokenized claims, a revenue-backed pool and a security overhaul as it works with law enforcement to recover the stolen funds.

Drift Protocol announced Tuesday the implementation of a recovery plan for users affected by a $295 million exploit on April 1, which it attributed to the North Korea state-backed DPRK hacking group … [+2091 chars]

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Maria Zhang Joins Fox Drama Series ‘The Interrogator’

  • Rosy Cordero
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 18:47:25

EXCLUSIVE: Maria Zhang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) has joined the series regular cast of the Fox drama series The Interrogator. The series centers on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry (Stephen Fry) and his elite team. When conventional methods have failed, Henry…

EXCLUSIVE: Maria Zhang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) has joined the series regular cast of the Fox drama series The Interrogator. The series centers on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry (Stephen Fry) an… [+2109 chars]

AI driving modern slavery surge – report

  • RT
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 17:36:36

AI is enabling criminals to identify, recruit, and control victims of modern-day slavery at scale, a UK report has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

Artificial intelligence is helping criminals expand their entrapment of modern-day slaves across the UK, with traffickers increasingly using digital tools to identify and exploit victims, a new repor… [+2206 chars]

China-Linked UAT-8302 Targets Governments Using Shared APT Malware Across Regions

A sophisticated China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been attributed to attacks targeting government entities in South America since at least late 2024 and government agencies in southeastern Europe in 2025. The activity is being tracked by …

A sophisticated China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been attributed to attacks targeting government entities in South America since at least late 2024 and government agencies in so… [+3120 chars]

Critical Android vulnerability CVE-2026-0073 fixed by Google

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 14:06:33

Google patched a critical Android flaw (CVE‑2026‑0073) that lets attackers run code remotely without user action. Google released a security update for Android to address a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE‑2026‑0073, in the System component…

Critical Android vulnerability CVE-2026-0073 fixed by Google Google released a security update for Android to address a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE20260073, in the System com… [+1275 chars]

VMware vDefend for VCF 9.1: Zero Trust Lateral Security for the AI Era

  • Prashant Gandhi
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 13:00:48

New enhancements include Self-Service Lateral Security with VCF Automation, Unified Lateral Threat Prevention for VMs and VKS Workloads, High-Performance Threat Prevention with IDPS Turbo Mode, and Enhanced Distributed Firewall capabilities. The rapid adoptio…

New enhancements include Self-Service Lateral Security with VCF Automation, Unified Lateral Threat Prevention for VMs and VKS Workloads, High-Performance Threat Prevention with IDPS Turbo Mode, and E… [+7568 chars]

Stop streaming slop with MagellanTV for life — ad free

  • Stack Commerce
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 13:00:00

Are your streaming services making you dumber? The post Stop streaming slop with MagellanTV for life — ad free appeared first on Popular Science.

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more TL;DR: Watch unlimited, high-quality documentaries and movies on the topics you care abo… [+1887 chars]

Security Risks in AI Systems and How to Prevent Them

AI security is crucial! Learn to prevent data poisoning, model theft, and adversarial attacks. Secure your AI systems and build reliable applications.

As artificial intelligence becomes deeply integrated into modern applications, security risks are also increasing. AI systems are not just softwarethey are data-driven, adaptive, and often autonomous… [+4638 chars]

Aave says creditors are trying to seize stolen ETH before victims get their $71M back

  • Gino Matos
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 12:15:16

Aave filed an emergency motion last week to free millions in frozen ETH from a restraining order issued against the Arbitrum DAO, turning what began as a coordinated exploit recovery into a court dispute. Aave LLC said the restraining notice was served on Arb…

Aave filed an emergency motion last week to free millions in frozen ETH from a restraining order issued against the Arbitrum DAO, turning what began as a coordinated exploit recovery into a court dis… [+8116 chars]

Show HN: PulsePages – Multi-page websites for $9/year (Carrd alternative

  • erichensley
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 11:50:21

Carrd is good at one thing: one page. The moment you need a second page — a /pricing, an /about, a /blog — you're either hacking single-column scroll or jumping to Squarespace ($192/yr) or Wix ($192/yr+). Neither is proportionate for a portfolio, indie projec…

Multi-Page Drag-and-Drop 8 block types: text, image, CTA, gallery, embed, divider, contact form & more. Auto nav menus, no limits. Image Uploads & CDN Drag images directly into your pages.… [+1335 chars]

Toncoin surges 36% as Telegram replaces TON Foundation and slashes fees

  • Shaurya Malwa
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 11:39:54

The market is repricing TON as a Telegram-led ecosystem again, not just a foundation-run chain with a messaging app narrative attached.

Toncoin (TON) is rallying as messaging app Telegram takes a more direct role in the token's parent network and pushes for lower transaction costs, a shift that seems to be driving the move. TON has … [+3141 chars]

Radar Trends to Watch: May 2026

  • Mike Loukides and Claude
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 11:18:59

The most significant tension in this issue is between two companies making different decisions about how to handle AI with frontier security capabilities. Anthropic restricted Claude Mythos to a small corporate cohort through Project Glasswing. OpenAI release…

The most significant tension in this issue is between two companies making different decisions about how to handle AI with frontier security capabilities. Anthropic restricted Claude Mythos to a smal… [+17605 chars]

Ripple to Share North Korean Threat Intelligence With Crypto Industry

  • Decrypt Agent
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 10:56:38

The move follows two nine-figure exploits of DeFi protocols Drift and KelpDAO in April, as DPRK hackers shift to social engineering tactics.

In brief <ul><li>Ripple is sharing internal threat intelligence on North Korean hackers with the crypto industry.</li><li>North Korean hackers have stolen $577 million in cryptocurrency so far in 20… [+3741 chars]

15 Times an ’80s Sci Fi Flick Got the Future Surprisingly Right

  • Leandro Beroldo
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 10:30:00

The 1980s loved to imagine the future with practical, rather than technological leaps. Many of those visions now feel charmingly inaccurate, but some films made guesses that landed closer to reality than you might think. They anticipated changes in communicat…

A teenager accessing military systems through a computer now feels like an early warning about hacking and cybersecurity threats. Join our mailing list Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right t… [+627 chars]

ECL News: ECL 26.5.5 release

  • Daniel Kochmański
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 10:09:25

We are announcing a bugfix ECL release that addresses a few issues that has slipped through testing of the recent one. Addressed issues: <ul> <li>bugfix: MAKE-PACKAGE destructively modified defining form's cons cells of the package local nicknames, breakin…

Tagged as release Written by Daniel Kochmaski on 2026-05-05 12:00 We are announcing a bugfix ECL release that addresses a few issues that has slipped through testing of the recent one. Addressed… [+667 chars]

Tomas Vondra: How are committers selected?

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 10:00:00

At a couple recent conferences, I got to describe the process Postgres uses to select new committers/maintainers. Usually to users and developers using Postgres, but in some cases it was unclear even to experienced Postgres contributors. The official docs are…

At a couple recent conferences, I got to describe the process Postgres uses to select new committers/maintainers. Usually to users and developers using Postgres, but in some cases it was unclear ev… [+6462 chars]

Microsoft warns of global campaign stealing auth tokens from 35K users

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 09:10:53

Microsoft revealed a phishing campaign hitting 35,000 users in 26 countries, stealing login tokens via fake code-of-conduct emails and legit services. Microsoft disclosed a major phishing campaign that targeted over 35,000 users across 26 countries in mid-Apr…

Microsoft warns of global campaign stealing auth tokens from 35K users Microsoft disclosed a major phishing campaign that targeted over 35,000 users across 26 countries in mid-April 2026. Attacker… [+3343 chars]

ScarCruft Hacks Gaming Platform to Deploy BirdCall Malware on Android and Windows

The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing its components with a backdoor called BirdCallto likely target ethnic Koreans residing in China. Whi…

The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing its components with a backdoor called Bi… [+3756 chars]

Horse riding holidays in Europe

  • [email protected] (Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK) , Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 09:04:01

Soak up the sights from the saddle on these equestrian adventures

Few things are as thrilling as an equestrian adventure. From multi-day desert treks to gentle countryside hacks, a horse riding holiday is a great way to explore your surroundings and reconnect wit… [+3414 chars]

Keeping Up With the OWASP GenAI Project - Scott Clinton - ASW #381

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 09:00:00

Speed is the most common theme among developers and appsec teams working with LLMs and agents, from trying to keep up with patterns for deploying agents to dealing with more code faster to how the latest models impact code quality and security. The OWASP GenA…

Welcome to the Security Weekly Podcast Network, your all-in-one source for the latest in cybersecurity! This feed features a diverse lineup of shows, including Application Security Weekly, Business S… [+454 chars]

Maker of AI Targeting System for Drones Faces Protests for Shipments to Israeli Military

  • Noah Hurowitz
  • Published date: 2026-05-05 09:00:00

Sightline Intelligence specializes in video processing and claims its AI can separate civilians from militants. The post Maker of AI Targeting System for Drones Faces Protests for Shipments to Israeli Military appeared first on The Intercept.

A company in Portland, Oregon, that specializes in AI targeting for drones has made significant shipments of materials to military contractors in Israel, according to cargo data reviewed by The Inter… [+7799 chars]