April 2026

Lawmakers Gathered Quietly to Talk About AI. Angst and Fears of ‘Destruction’ Followed

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Lawmakers Gathered Quietly to Talk About AI. Angst and Fears of ‘Destruction’ Followed 2026-04-17 at 14:32 By Associated Press Thursday’s discussion comes as leaders on Capitol Hill grapple with the dizzying pace of global developments in which technology plays a central role. The post Lawmakers Gathered Quietly to Talk About AI. Angst and Fears of […]

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Recent Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

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Recent Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild 2026-04-17 at 14:32 By Eduard Kovacs The remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-34197 came to light in early April. The post Recent Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US

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Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US 2026-04-17 at 14:32 By Ionut Arghire Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang compromised the identities of dozens of US persons to help land jobs at over 100 companies. The post Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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ZionSiphon Malware Targets ICS in Water Facilities

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ZionSiphon Malware Targets ICS in Water Facilities 2026-04-17 at 14:32 By Eduard Kovacs The malware is configured to operate on systems associated with Israeli water treatment and desalination plants. The post ZionSiphon Malware Targets ICS in Water Facilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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NIST Limits CVE Enrichment After 263% Surge in Vulnerability Submissions

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NIST Limits CVE Enrichment After 263% Surge in Vulnerability Submissions 2026-04-17 at 14:32 By The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced changes to the way it handles cybersecurity vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) listed in its National Vulnerability Database (NVD), stating it will only enrich those that fulfil certain conditions owing to an

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Google wipes out 602 million scam ads with Gemini on duty

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Google wipes out 602 million scam ads with Gemini on duty 2026-04-17 at 13:59 By Sinisa Markovic Google claims that its security teams work around the clock using its Gemini AI models to detect and stop harmful ads. “Bad actors are using generative AI to create deceptive ads at scale, and Gemini helps us detect

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Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to Prison

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Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to Prison 2026-04-17 at 13:45 By Eduard Kovacs Kamerin Stokes sold stolen credentials through an online marketplace even after pleading guilty to his role in the DraftKings attack.  The post Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Attention data hoarders: Alexa loses its Plex appeal as voice feature gets canned

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Attention data hoarders: Alexa loses its Plex appeal as voice feature gets canned 2026-04-17 at 13:45 By Carly Page Users who stream their own media files ticked off as Plex warns Alexa skill will die on June 15 Plex is pulling the plug on its Alexa integration, leaving anyone who relied on voice commands to

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Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale

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Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale 2026-04-17 at 13:26 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Foundation is shutting down after a failed sale to Blackdove, having processed about $230 million in NFT primary sales since its launch in 2021. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Cursor AI Vulnerability Exposed Developer Devices

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Cursor AI Vulnerability Exposed Developer Devices 2026-04-17 at 10:30 By Ionut Arghire An indirect prompt injection could be chained with a sandbox bypass and Cursor’s remote tunnel feature for shell access to machines. The post Cursor AI Vulnerability Exposed Developer Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko

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Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko 2026-04-17 at 10:12 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan March was the “weakest month” with $800 billion in centralized crypto exchange trading volume, the lowest since November 2023. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace

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Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace 2026-04-17 at 10:12 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The researcher said they examined the fake Ledger device’s firmware and found signs pointing to a Chinese semiconductor company named Espressif Systems. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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53 DDoS Domains Taken Down by Law Enforcement

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53 DDoS Domains Taken Down by Law Enforcement 2026-04-17 at 10:11 By Ionut Arghire Authorities in 21 countries participated in a coordinated action against DDoS-for-hire services. The post 53 DDoS Domains Taken Down by Law Enforcement appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Operation PowerOFF Seizes 53 DDoS Domains, Exposes 3 Million Criminal Accounts

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Operation PowerOFF Seizes 53 DDoS Domains, Exposes 3 Million Criminal Accounts 2026-04-17 at 10:11 By An international law enforcement operation has taken down 53 domains and arrested four people in connection with commercial distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) operations that were used by more than 75,000 cybercriminals. The ongoing effort, dubbed Operation PowerOFF, disrupted access to the

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Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto

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Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto 2026-04-17 at 09:24 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby The Ketman Project, funded by an Ethereum Foundation stipend, identified 100 North Korean IT workers and alerted about 53 projects employing DPRK operatives. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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IOWN Global Forum targets datacenter interconnects to scatter AI infrastructure

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IOWN Global Forum targets datacenter interconnects to scatter AI infrastructure 2026-04-17 at 09:24 By Simon Sharwood Fast WAN consortium thinks neoclouds are ripe for hookups The IOWN Global Forum will likely focus on datacenter interconnect use cases in the, to help diverse providers of AI infrastructure ply their trade.… This article is an excerpt from

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Android 17 Beta 4 arrives with post-quantum cryptography and new memory limits

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Android 17 Beta 4 arrives with post-quantum cryptography and new memory limits 2026-04-17 at 09:24 By Sinisa Markovic Google shipped Android 17 Beta 4 on April 16, marking the last scheduled beta in the Android 17 release cycle. The build targets app compatibility testing and platform stability ahead of the final release, and it carries

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