Survey finds large majority of compliance experts believe their company is well prepared to deal with incidents
Irish financial services firms believe that cyber attacks or system outages represent the biggest threat to their operations in 2026 in the aftermath of several high-profile incidents in recent times… [+2391 chars]
U.S. officials requested the arrest, which was conducted in Milan in July 2025.
A Chinese national accused of hacking U.S. universities to steal COVID-19 research and carrying out parts of a sweeping cyber espionage campaign earlier in the decade has been extradited from Italy t… [+3058 chars]
Courtesy of Creative Assembly
Developer Creative Assembly has released a teaser trailer for a sequel to Alien: Isolation, exciting fans of the sci-fi horror game that became a cult classic. Many players praise the original Alien: Isolation for its advanced e…
Developer Creative Assembly has released a teaser trailer for a sequel to Alien: Isolation, exciting fans of the sci-fi horror game that became a cult classic. Many players praise the original Alien:… [+5111 chars]
A Chinese national accused of carrying out cyberespionage operations for China's intelligence services has been extradited from Italy to the United States to face criminal charges. [...]
A Chinese national accused of carrying out cyberespionage operations for China's intelligence services has been extradited from Italy to the United States to face criminal charges.
According to a DO… [+2391 chars]
The cloud is convenient until it isn't. You upload your photos, sync your contacts, click through the cookie banners. Then prices go up again or you read about a family that lost their entire Google account over a medical photo sent to a doctor. At some point…
My guest this week is Alex Kretzschmar, head of DevRel at Tailscale, longtime host of the Self-Hosted podcast, and co-founder of Linuxserver.io. We cover what self-hosting really means in 2026, the a… [+73285 chars]
MARA launched the MARA Foundation to support Bitcoin security research, open source development, self custody access, policy, and education.
The post MARA launches foundation to fund Bitcoin research, education, and open source work appeared first on Crypto B…
The miners new foundation will fund Bitcoin research, open source development, education, and a $100K community selected grant. MARA Holdings launched the MARA Foundation, a new initiative focused on… [+2118 chars]
I built a tiny Python REPL to answer a dumb-but-useful question:What happens if every turn in an agent loop goes through Anthropic’s Batch API instead of the normal synchronous endpoint?The motivation was cost. Batch API is 50% off, which sounds very attracti…
What does an agent harness feel like when every model turn goes through Anthropic’s Batch API instead of the synchronous endpoint?
Batches are 50% off. For anyone burning real money on agents (eval … [+6502 chars]
Educational cryptography and network security concepts in Python
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Xu Zewei is accused of participating in a Chinese government hacking group that broke into thousands of U.S. organizations and stole COVID-19-related research.
A man accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States, according to his lawyer.
Last year, the U.S. Justice Department accused Xu Z… [+2747 chars]
Well, one out of three ain’t bad. The second-generation Steam Controller is upon us, the sole survivor of Valve’s delays on its RAM-troubled new hardware. "Go on without us," the Steam Machine and Steam Frame VR headset presumably whispered to a reluctant Con…
Steam Controller (2026) specs:
<ul><li>Connectivity: 2.4GHz wireless, USB-C, Bluetooth</li><li>Weight: 292g</li><li>Dimensions: 111x159x57mm</li><li>Battery life: 35 hours</li><li>Accessories: Charg… [+10201 chars]
High Vulnerabilities
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The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded in the past week. In some cases, the vulnerabilities in the bulletin may not yet have assigned CVSS s… [+899 chars]
Italy has extradited a Chinese hacker to the United States, who is accused of spying for Beijing and targeting Covid-19 vaccine research.
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Italy has extradited to the United States a Chinese hacker accused of spying for his country’s government during the Covid-19 pandemic, the police said on Monday.
The man was arrested at Milan’s Mal… [+852 chars]
Educational cryptography and network security concepts in Python
A pure-Python educational package covering 21 cryptography and network security concepts.No external dependencies. Works with Python 3.8+.
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A Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher, tricking NASA staff in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive data tied to defense software and exports. A Chinese national ran a spear-phishing campaign by posing as a U.S. researcher and tricked NASA employees …
Chinese spy posed as researcher in spear-phishing campaign targeting NASA to steal defense software
A Chinese national ran a spear-phishing campaign by posing as a U.S. researcher and tricked NASA e… [+3304 chars]
Could AI’s leading men become as powerful as Ford or Rockefeller?
Dario, Demis, Elon, Mark and Sam. The five most important people in artificial intelligence are so famous that first names alone are enough to identify them. Politicians and journalists hang on their… [+11274 chars]
Feminist Hackers share a compelling solution for custom PCB-needy DIYers - a hand-made wild clay prehistoric-fired alternative.
There comes a time for many electronics enthusiasts and tinkerers when they wish they had a custom-made PCB for a project. If you enjoy a bit of crafting, the netizens over at Feminist Hacking might … [+3777 chars]
UNC6692 hackers exploit Microsoft Teams with fake IT alerts to deploy SNOW malware, steal credentials, and breach corporate networks in advanced attacks.
A data theft campaign by a relatively new hacking group, UNC6692, has been discovered, in which hackers use social engineering and a custom modular toolset called the SNOW ecosystem to penetrate corp… [+3087 chars]
The Trump administration could exert much greater control over the AI industry.
AI companies are beginning to entertain the possibility that they could cease to exist. This notion was, until recently, more theoretical: A couple of years ago, an ex-OpenAI employee named Leopold A… [+19092 chars]
CVE-2026-6770 let attackers fingerprint Firefox and Tor users, even in Private mode. Firefox 150 and Tor Browser 15.0.10 fixed it. A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-6770, allowed attackers to fingerprint Firefox users, even in Private Browsing, and also im…
Firefox bug CVE-2026-6770 enabled cross-site tracking and Tor fingerprinting
A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-6770, allowed attackers to fingerprint Firefox users, even in Private Browsing, and … [+2961 chars]
The “fast16” malware may have been used to target Iran’s nuclear program prior to Stuxnet
Security researchers have identified malware dating back to 2005 that appears to have been designed to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program years before the infamous Stuxnet campaign.
SentinelOne’s Vitaly… [+2763 chars]
Fast16 is a pre-Stuxnet malware that tampered with precision software and spread itself. Evidence suggests links to U.S. operations during early cyber tensions. SentinelOne uncovered Fast16, a sabotage malware used in 2005, years before Stuxnet. The malicious…
Fast16: Pre-Stuxnet malware that targeted precision engineering software
SentinelOne uncovered Fast16, a sabotage malware used in 2005, years before Stuxnet. The malicious code is written in Lua and… [+4309 chars]
The promises and perils of becoming a startup founder-influencer
Myles Slayton wanted to be a startup founder, not an influencer.
Then the 23-year-old CEO of the dating app Cerca started posting multiple videos a day on TikTok and Instagram, walking around New Yo… [+9302 chars]
The persistent threat of state-sponsored hacks could deter institutional investment and slow the broader adoption of DeFi technologies.
The post Lazarus Group hacks KelpDAO, pushes April DeFi losses over $600M appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
A $292 million hack drained funds from a DeFi bridge this month, pushing cumulative April losses above $600 million. The Polymarket contract on whether another $100M+ crypto hack occurs by December 3… [+1402 chars]
Italy plans to extradite Xu Zewei to the U.S. over alleged hacks on COVID-19 research tied to state-backed operations. Italy is moving to extradite Xu Zewei, the Chinese national arrested in 2025 at the request of U.S. authorities on cyber-espionage charges, …
Italy moves to extradite Chinese national to the U.S. over hacking charges
Italy is moving to extradite Xu Zewei, the Chinese national arrested in 2025 at the request of U.S. authorities on cyber-es… [+2592 chars]
Itron detected unauthorized access to part of its IT environment on April 13, 2026, and launched incident response and notified authorities. Itron disclosed a cyber incident involving unauthorized access to part of its internal IT systems, detected on April 1…
U.S. utility giant Itron discloses a security breach
Itron disclosed a cyber incident involving unauthorized access to part of its internal IT systems, detected on April 13, 2026. The company activa… [+2633 chars]
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