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Backdoored Smart Slider 3 Pro Update Distributed via Compromised Nextend Servers

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Backdoored Smart Slider 3 Pro Update Distributed via Compromised Nextend Servers 2026-04-10 at 10:37 By Unknown threat actors have hijacked the update system for the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin for WordPress and Joomla to push a poisoned version containing a backdoor. The incident impacts Smart Slider 3 Pro version 3.5.1.35 for WordPress, per WordPress security company Patchstack. […]

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Japan approves bill to classify crypto as financial instruments

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Japan approves bill to classify crypto as financial instruments 2026-04-10 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The Japanese Cabinet reclassified crypto as a financial instrument and will enforce insider trading bans and annual disclosure mandates for issuers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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CZ hopes in 5 years people stop talking about crypto and just use it

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CZ hopes in 5 years people stop talking about crypto and just use it 2026-04-10 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Some industry insiders speculate the crypto sector may be just one market cycle away from full-scale mainstream adoption. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF inflows $269M, marking a 5-week high

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BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF inflows $269M, marking a 5-week high 2026-04-10 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Fidelity and Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETFs also saw a combined $68.2 million in inflows, while four other Bitcoin ETFs also tallied inflows on Thursday. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bitcoin can be made quantum-safe without a protocol upgrade: Researcher

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Bitcoin can be made quantum-safe without a protocol upgrade: Researcher 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young However, it could cost users between $75 and $150 per transaction in GPU computing power, limiting its practical use. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Colorado arguing its AI rules restrict speech

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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Colorado arguing its AI rules restrict speech 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The AI company argued that such rules would force it to feed its AI chatbot Grok with data aligned with Colorado’s political views rather than striving to be “maximally truth seeking.” This article is an excerpt

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AWS ponders selling its home-grown chips by the rack-load, has almost sold out AI capacity

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AWS ponders selling its home-grown chips by the rack-load, has almost sold out AI capacity 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Simon Sharwood Annual CEO letter reveals two customers want all Graviton servers, huge drone rollout, a million robots, and more megalomania Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday delivered his annual letter to shareholders and it’s full

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Product showcase: Session, a messenger without phone numbers or metadata

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Product showcase: Session, a messenger without phone numbers or metadata 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Anamarija Pogorelec Instant messaging has been around for decades, but it became widely adopted with the emergence of smartphones. Earlier, communication was limited to basic text messages. Messaging expanded to include photos, videos, and video calls without relying on telecom networks,

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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission

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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Mirko Zorz Lead generation websites that offer health insurance quotes collect sensitive personal data and sell it to multiple buyers within seconds of a user clicking submit. A study by researchers at UC Davis, Stanford University, and Maastricht University

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What vibe hunting gets right about AI threat hunting, and where it breaks down

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What vibe hunting gets right about AI threat hunting, and where it breaks down 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Aqsa Taylor, Chief Security Evangelist, Exaforce, explains vibe hunting, an AI-driven approach to threat detection that inverts traditional hypothesis-driven methods. Instead of analysts defining attack vectors upfront, the AI

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New infosec products of the week: April 10, 2026

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New infosec products of the week: April 10, 2026 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Anamarija Pogorelec Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Advenica, Intruder, Mallory, and Secureframe. Mallory brings contextual threat intelligence to security operations Mallory is launching an AI-native threat intelligence platform that monitors thousands of

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CIA to integrate AI ‘co-workers’ to process intelligence, catch spies

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CIA to integrate AI ‘co-workers’ to process intelligence, catch spies 2026-04-10 at 06:18 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The CIA has already tested AI across 300 projects to process large data sets, assist with language translation and publish reports. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Microsoft cuts cloudy desktop prices by 20 percent, warns they’ll wake up slowly

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Microsoft cuts cloudy desktop prices by 20 percent, warns they’ll wake up slowly 2026-04-10 at 06:18 By Simon Sharwood Just in time to get buyers thinking as physical PC prices rise Microsoft has told its channel partners to get ready for a 20 percent price cut for Windows 365 cloud PCs, effective May 1st.… This

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South Korea introduces universal basic mobile data access

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South Korea introduces universal basic mobile data access 2026-04-10 at 06:14 By Simon Sharwood Everyone gets 400kbps access, oldies get expanded caps, and leaky telcos get a rap over the knuckles Universal basic income is an idea that hasn’t gained much traction, but South Korea on Thursday implemented a universal basic mobile data access scheme.…

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Chatbots are great at manipulating people to buy stuff, Princeton boffins find

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Chatbots are great at manipulating people to buy stuff, Princeton boffins find 2026-04-10 at 02:29 By Thomas Claburn Urge restraints before AdLand does this without appropriate disclosures Large language models can be very persuasive, and researchers say that’s a problem when they’re used to create advertising.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Kindle users in uproar over latest update — rendering oldest devices virtually unusable: ‘F–k You!’

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Kindle users in uproar over latest update — rendering oldest devices virtually unusable: ‘F–k You!’ 2026-04-09 at 23:39 By Asia Grace They’re e-reading Amazon the riot act.  Bookworms are lighting torches and sharpening their pitchforks in fiery fury as Amazon prepares to cease supporting older Kindle technologies this spring.  “Starting May 20, 2026, customers using Kindle and

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Most Americans are using AI — but people are sick and tired of hearing about it: survey

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Most Americans are using AI — but people are sick and tired of hearing about it: survey 2026-04-09 at 23:39 By SWNS The fatigue is setting in — according to a new survey, a majority of Americans are now using AI to some degree, but 54% are “getting tired of hearing” about the budding technology.

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Meta rolls out new AI model in ‘fundamental shift’ in latest effort to catch up with rivals

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Meta rolls out new AI model in ‘fundamental shift’ in latest effort to catch up with rivals 2026-04-09 at 23:39 By Ariel Zilber The company unveiled Muse Spark, its first major AI model since overhauling its AI division and pouring billions into talent and infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News |

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