2026

UK govt dept sent a document ‘in error.’ Now it’s being used in a £370M contract lawsuit 2026-04-28 at 11:46 By Lindsay Clark Comparison between 2 vendors was never meant to be seen … or made The UK’s pensions and welfare ministry has slammed its outsourcing provider, SSCL, for sharing a document the department says […]

Microsoft Patches Entra ID Role Flaw That Enabled Service Principal Takeover 2026-04-28 at 10:51 By An administrative role meant for artificial intelligence (AI) agents within Microsoft Entra ID could enable privilege escalation and identity takeover attacks, according to new findings from Silverfort. Agent ID Administrator is a privileged built-in role introduced by Microsoft as part

Microsoft Confirms Active Exploitation of Windows Shell CVE-2026-32202 2026-04-28 at 10:51 By Microsoft on Monday revised its advisory for a now-patched, high-severity security flaw impacting Windows Shell to acknowledge that it has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-32202 (CVSS score: 4.3), a spoofing vulnerability that could allow an attacker

‘AI deflation’ comes to India’s tech services giants and puts downward pressure on revenue 2026-04-28 at 08:43 By Simon Sharwood Headcounts, however, are mostly holding up AI is beginning to make a dent in the business models of India’s big four technology services giants… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Less Than 10% of Higher Education Has No Intention of Adopting AI 2026-04-28 at 08:42 By The majority of universities have either adopted AI or intend to soon. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

2025 Saw Fewer Healthcare Breaches Than 2024 2026-04-28 at 08:42 By 2025 healthcare breaches dropped from 2024 This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Lawyers for Sam Altman’s sister quit representing her in sex-abuse lawsuit against OpenAI CEO 2026-04-28 at 06:32 By Reuters The law fimrs cited “an unfortunate general breakdown in the attorney-client relationship” and said continuing to represent Annie Altman in the civil lawsuit was “impracticable.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New

Cursor-Opus agent snuffs out startup’s production database 2026-04-28 at 06:32 By Thomas Claburn Relax, the data’s been recovered. Continue with your vibe coding Jer (Jeremy) Crane, the founder of automotive SaaS platform PocketOS, spent the weekend recovering from a data extinction event caused by the company’s AI coding agent in less than 10 seconds. … This

The Navy’s autonomous carrier-based refueling drone has finally flown 2026-04-28 at 06:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo After missing its 2025 target, Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray is one step closer to a carrier deck The US Navy’s current carrier-based refueling aircraft may soon be getting help, as Boeing has completed the first flight of its autonomous tanker drone

China blocks Zuck’s acquisition of AI outfit Manus 2026-04-28 at 05:09 By Simon Sharwood Back to the drawing board for Meta’s AI ambitions China has blocked Meta’s acquisition of AI upstart Manus.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Microsoft’s GitHub shifts to metered AI billing amid cost crisis 2026-04-28 at 03:31 By Thomas Claburn The all-you-can-eat AI buffet is coming to an end Microsoft is closing the AI buffet offered to GitHub Copilot customers, acknowledging that it can’t sell AI like Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Ongoing supply-chain attack ‘explicitly targeting’ security, dev tools 2026-04-28 at 02:33 By Jessica Lyons Vendor confirms repo data exposure after Lapsus$ claims source code, secrets dump Software security testing outfit Checkmarx has become the latest organization caught up in an ongoing attack on security-tool providers. The biz said data posted online appears to have come

Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice, likeness to ward off AI deepfakes 2026-04-28 at 02:26 By Reuters Swift’s image and voice have been used in countless AI-generated deepfakes – from false advertising to fake political endorsements to explicit images. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original

Misguided ‘doomers’ celebrating assassins online need to learn how to debate, rather than encourage evil ghouls 2026-04-28 at 01:55 By Rikki Schlott “I kinda like it,” one Reddit user responded to news of an attack on Sam Altman. “I don’t feel any semblance of sympathy for him.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

Elon Musk’s long-awaited courtroom battle with Sam Altman poised to spill Silicon Valley dirt 2026-04-28 at 01:22 By Marc Vartabedian A courtroom clash unfolding this week in which Elon Musk accuses OpenAI leader Sam Altman and other top brass of straying from the organization’s original purpose has already aired dirty laundry between Silicon Valley giants.

Medical and utility tech companies hacked by digital intruders 2026-04-27 at 21:22 By Jessica Lyons Itron, Medtronic disclose breaches in Friday filings Digital intruders recently broke into two major tech suppliers – utility-technology firm Itron and medical-device maker Medtronic – according to filings with federal regulators.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

ADT Breach Confirmed: Names, Phone Numbers, and Addresses Exposed 2026-04-27 at 20:43 By ADT discovered unauthorized access of customer and prospective customer information.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source