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A Virginia man, Sohaib Akhter, faces decades in prison after a jury convicted him of being involved in a scheme to delete approximately 96 databases containing US government data. The events of the case transpired around two weeks before the twin brothers allegedly involved were fired from their jobs at
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Canvas was disrupted this week by a cyberattack. * Many students are unable to access the popular educational portal. * Instructure says data was stolen; what Canvas users should do next. Canvas is at the center of
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In Brief 10:20 AM PDT · May 8, 2026 Poland’s intelligence service said it detected attacks on five water treatment plants where hackers could have taken control of the industrial equipment inside, including, in the worst case, tampering with the safety of the water supply. The story is relevant
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* Researcher Hyunwoo Kim discloses Dirty Frag, a nine‑year‑old kernel flaw enabling root privilege escalation across major Linux distros * The exploit chains two page‑cache write bugs, works reliably without race conditions, and currently has no CVE or patch * Mitigation requires disabling vulnerable kernel modules, but this breaks IPsec
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Peter Williams, a veteran cybersecurity executive who was the head of the hacking and surveillance tech division of U.S. defense contractor L3Harris, has been ordered to pay $10 million to its former employer. Williams was the central figure in one of the worst leaks of advanced hacking tools in
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* Mozilla says it has patched over 400 bugs with the help of Anthropic Mythos * The tool had to be 'harnessed' to Firefox for the best results * Mythos offers a step away from the typical 'unwanted slop' provided by AI fuzzing tools Anthropic’s latest cybersecurity tool
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* A spoofed site (claude-pro[.]com) delivers poisoned installers that sideload DonutLoader and the Beagle backdoor * The operation mimics legitimate Claude software, likely tied to PlugX operators using DLL sideloading * Researchers warn of malicious ads and SEO poisoning, urging users to verify links before downloading If you’re looking to download
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* ESET uncovered 28 fraudulent apps on Google Play, downloaded 7.3M+ times, falsely claiming to reveal call/SMS/WhatsApp histories * The apps generated fake data and charged $6–$80 subscriptions, with most victims in India * Google removed the apps and refunded Play‑based payments, but third‑party payment victims must
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SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage but remain relevant to the broader threat landscape. This curated summary highlights key stories across vulnerability disclosures, emerging attack methods, policy updates, industry reports, and other noteworthy events to help
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* OpenAI introduces GPT‑5.5‑Cyber following uproar around Anthropic Mythos * It's a modest upgrade focused on permissive cybersecurity tasks like vuln triage and malware analysis * Access is limited to vetted teams in the Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, unlike Anthropic’s more restricted Mythos Preview OpenAI
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Cybersecurity researchers from LayerX have found a major security flaw in the Claude for Chrome browser extension that could allow hackers to take full control of the AI assistant. They have named this vulnerability ClaudeBleed, and their research shows that even a basic extension with no special permissions can hijack
