Microsoft tests modern Windows Run, says it’s faster than legacy dialog
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 is getting a new modern Run dialog with dark mode support and faster performance in a new preview build…
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The Agency Mirage: Why AI Needs Real Engineering
By Marceu Martins De Souza Filho, M.Sc. I. The 1999 Mirror: We’ve Been Here Before In 1999, the world was obsessed with “eyeballs.” The goal…
CAPTCHA and ClickFix Abuse Fuels Credential Theft Surge
Attackers are increasingly combining QR codes, fake CAPTCHA gates, and ClickFix-style tricks to steal credentials at scale, even as major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms face disruption.…
Hackers Use Jenkins Access to Deploy DDoS Botnet Against Gaming Servers
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace has been tracking a new campaign detected by its CloudyPots honeypot network on 18 March 2026. The activity involved attempts to access…
Nine-year-old Linux kernel flaw enables reliable local privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431)
Security researchers at Theori have disclosed a high-severity local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431) in the Linux kernel. The flaw, nicknamed “Copy Fail”, has affected…
China-Linked Hackers Target Asian Governments, NATO State, Journalists, and Activists
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new China-aligned espionage campaign targeting government and defense sectors across South, East, and Southeast Asia, along with one…
Umbrella companies not working for IT contractors, survey finds
IT contractors are being forced to work through umbrella companies. Often, they can’t determine whether those companies are tax compliant, and therefore frequently suffer from…
Two US Security Experts Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware Gang
Two cybersecurity experts from the United States have been sentenced to prison over charges related to their role in ransomware attacks. Ryan Goldberg of Georgia…
Anthropic launches Claude Security to counter rapid AI-Powered exploits
Anthropic launches Claude Security to counter rapid AI-Powered exploits Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2026 Anthropic launched Claude Security to counter faster AI-driven cyberattacks, as tools…
White House questions tech industry on defensive AI use, cybersecurity resilience
Companies may be reluctant to answer some of the government’s questions, given the sensitive topics they address. Source link
Windows shell spoofing vulnerability puts sensitive data at risk
A difficult balance Erik Avakian, technical counselor at Info-Tech Research Group, noted that when it set the patching deadline, CISA had been operating within the…
Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day
Servers operated by Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical were knocked offline on Thursday morning and have remained down ever since, a situation that’s preventing…