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One Missed Threat Per Week: What 25M Alerts Reveal About Low-Severity Risk

One Missed Threat Per Week: What 25M Alerts Reveal About Low-Severity Risk 2026-05-08 at 15:37 By The dark secret of enterprise security operations is that defenders have quietly institutionalized the practice of not looking. This is not just anecdotal, but rather backed by a recent report investigating more than 25 million security alerts, including informational […]

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New Linux PamDOORa Backdoor Uses PAM Modules to Steal SSH Credentials

New Linux PamDOORa Backdoor Uses PAM Modules to Steal SSH Credentials 2026-05-08 at 15:37 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux backdoor named PamDOORa that’s being advertised on the Rehub Russian cybercrime forum for $1,600 by a threat actor called “darkworm.” The backdoor is designed as a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM)-based post-exploitation […]

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Polish Security Agency Reports ICS Breaches at Five Water Treatment Plants

Polish Security Agency Reports ICS Breaches at Five Water Treatment Plants 2026-05-08 at 14:46 By Eduard Kovacs The hackers gained the ability to modify equipment operational parameters, creating a direct risk to the public water supply. The post Polish Security Agency Reports ICS Breaches at Five Water Treatment Plants appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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AI Firm Braintrust Prompts API Key Rotation After Data Breach

AI Firm Braintrust Prompts API Key Rotation After Data Breach 2026-05-08 at 14:14 By Ionut Arghire Hackers accessed one of the company’s AWS accounts and compromised AI provider secrets stored in Braintrust. The post AI Firm Braintrust Prompts API Key Rotation After Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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Cyberattack Hits Canvas System Used by Thousands of Schools as Finals Loom

Cyberattack Hits Canvas System Used by Thousands of Schools as Finals Loom 2026-05-08 at 13:43 By Associated Press A system that thousands of schools and universities use went offline due to a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals. The post Cyberattack Hits Canvas System Used by Thousands of Schools as Finals […]

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Ivanti EPMM vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2026-6973)

Ivanti EPMM vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2026-6973) 2026-05-08 at 13:30 By Zeljka Zorz Ivanti has released fixes for 5 high-severity vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) solution, one of which (CVE-2026-6973) has being exploited as a zero-day by attackers. “We are aware of a very limited number of customers exploited with CVE-2026-6973,” the […]

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Google is turning Android Studio into a policy watchdog

Google is turning Android Studio into a policy watchdog 2026-05-08 at 13:09 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google has expanded Play Policy Insights in Android Studio to help developers catch policy issues while coding, including warnings for common problems such as missing login credentials. Later this year, developers who connect their Play developer account directly to Android […]

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Helping North Korean IT remote workers is becoming a fast track to prison

Helping North Korean IT remote workers is becoming a fast track to prison 2026-05-08 at 12:40 By Sinisa Markovic Two U.S. nationals were sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating “laptop farms” that helped North Korean IT workers gain employment at nearly 70 American companies, generating more than $1.2 million for Pyongyang’s government. Although […]

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Vulnerability in Claude Extension for Chrome Exposes AI Agent to Takeover

Vulnerability in Claude Extension for Chrome Exposes AI Agent to Takeover 2026-05-08 at 11:42 By Ionut Arghire Lax extension permissions and improper trust implementation allow attackers to inject prompts in the Claude Chrome extension. The post Vulnerability in Claude Extension for Chrome Exposes AI Agent to Takeover appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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Ivanti Patches EPMM Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Ivanti Patches EPMM Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks 2026-05-08 at 11:42 By Eduard Kovacs CVE-2026-6973 is a high-severity vulnerability that allows an attacker who has admin privileges to execute arbitrary code. The post Ivanti Patches EPMM Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions

Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions 2026-05-08 at 11:42 By Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel. Dubbed Dirty Frag, it has been described as a successor to Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431, CVSS score: 7.8), a recently disclosed LPE flaw impacting […]

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‘PCPJack’ Worm Removes TeamPCP Infections, Steals Credentials

‘PCPJack’ Worm Removes TeamPCP Infections, Steals Credentials 2026-05-08 at 11:32 By Ionut Arghire The malware framework targets web applications and cloud environments, including AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and more. The post ‘PCPJack’ Worm Removes TeamPCP Infections, Steals Credentials appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Snyk integrates Claude to advance AI-native application security

Snyk integrates Claude to advance AI-native application security 2026-05-08 at 11:26 By Industry News Snyk has announced it is leveraging Anthropic’s Claude models to advance software security. Snyk has integrated Claude into the Snyk AI Security Platform, enabling automated vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and developer-ready fixes across code, dependencies, containers, and AI-generated artifacts. The threat driving […]

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Product showcase: NetGuard open-source firewall for Android

Product showcase: NetGuard open-source firewall for Android 2026-05-08 at 08:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec NetGuard is a free, open-source firewall for Android phones and tablets that provides users with a simple way to block internet access. Android does not allow VPN services to be chained, so the app uses the Android VPN service to route all […]

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Your coworker might be selling company logins, and thinks it’s fine

Your coworker might be selling company logins, and thinks it’s fine 2026-05-08 at 08:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Employee behavior once considered unacceptable is becoming tolerated across various industries, particularly in IT and telecommunications, and at all levels of seniority, including leadership. Cifas Workplace Fraud Trends research, based on a survey of 2,000 UK employees working […]

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New infosec products of the week: May 8, 2026

New infosec products of the week: May 8, 2026 2026-05-08 at 08:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week LastPass, Operant AI, Sysdig, and VIAVI. Operant AI Endpoint Protector secures AI agents and MCP tools Operant AI has launched Operant Endpoint Protector, a new addition to its […]

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Tech company claims its new caps and beanies can read your mind and put it on a screen — no brain implant required

Tech company claims its new caps and beanies can read your mind and put it on a screen — no brain implant required 2026-05-08 at 03:49 By Michael Kaplan A new tech company claims it has developed a hat that can literally read your mind — then translate it onto a computer. This article is […]

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Coinbase boss fires 700 workers in 6:55 a.m. email saying company must become ‘lean, fast, and AI-native’

Coinbase boss fires 700 workers in 6:55 a.m. email saying company must become ‘lean, fast, and AI-native’ 2026-05-08 at 01:14 By Ariel Zilber Armstrong shared the memo on social media shortly before 7 a.m., telling staff the cuts were necessary as AI rapidly reshapes how work is done. This article is an excerpt from Latest […]

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Tesla Model Y becomes first vehicle to pass new US driver assistance system tests

Tesla Model Y becomes first vehicle to pass new US driver assistance system tests 2026-05-08 at 01:14 By Reuters The tests cover pedestrian automatic emergency braking, lane keeping assistance, blind spot warning, and blind spot intervention. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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