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Judge won’t rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s $1.5M settlement with SEC over Twitter disclosures

Judge won’t rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s $1.5M settlement with SEC over Twitter disclosures 2026-05-09 at 03:42 By Reuters Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said she must consider several factors several factors including whether it is “tainted by improper collusion or corruption.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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Nintendo hiking Switch 2 prices by hefty amount — and still warns sales will fall next year

Nintendo hiking Switch 2 prices by hefty amount — and still warns sales will fall next year 2026-05-09 at 00:43 By Associated Press Japanese exporters are having to cope with President Trump’s tariff hikes and other higher costs that have been worsened by the war in Iran. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

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Jane Street, one of Wall Street’s most secretive firms, hauled in whopping $16B in trading revenue — here’s how

Jane Street, one of Wall Street’s most secretive firms, hauled in whopping $16B in trading revenue — here’s how 2026-05-09 at 00:43 By Reuters It further cemented its position at the top of the world of high-frequency trading ahead of Wall Street’s top investment banks. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News |

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AI Will Tell Your Breach Story for the Next Two Years — Day One Decides What It Says

AI Will Tell Your Breach Story for the Next Two Years — Day One Decides What It Says 2026-05-09 at 00:42 By The companies that win the AI-era reputation fight will be the ones whose CISOs and CCOs share a line item, a runbook, and a dashboard.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to

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Fake Call History Apps Stole Payments From Users After 7.3 Million Play Store Downloads

Fake Call History Apps Stole Payments From Users After 7.3 Million Play Store Downloads 2026-05-09 at 00:42 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered fraudulent apps on the official Google Play Store for Android that falsely claimed to offer access to call histories for any phone number, only to trick users into joining a subscription that provided

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One Click, Total Shutdown: The “Patient Zero” Webinar on Killing Stealth Breaches

One Click, Total Shutdown: The “Patient Zero” Webinar on Killing Stealth Breaches 2026-05-09 at 00:42 By The hardest part of cybersecurity isn’t the technology, it’s the people. Every major breach you’ve read about lately usually starts the same way: one employee, one clever email, and one “Patient Zero” infection. In 2026, hackers are using AI

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TCLBANKER Banking Trojan Targets Financial Platforms via WhatsApp and Outlook Worms

TCLBANKER Banking Trojan Targets Financial Platforms via WhatsApp and Outlook Worms 2026-05-08 at 21:12 By Threat hunters have flagged a previously undocumented Brazilian banking trojan dubbed TCLBANKER that’s capable of targeting 59 banking, fintech, and cryptocurrency platforms. The activity is being tracked by Elastic Security Labs under the moniker REF3076. The malware family is assessed

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Threat Analysis: Backdoored Electron Apps Evading Defenses

Threat Analysis: Backdoored Electron Apps Evading Defenses 2026-05-08 at 18:03 By Michael Morose This Threat Analysis report is part of the “Purple Team Series” in which the LevelBlue Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) provides a technical overview of some of the methods that threat actors are using to compromise their victims. This article is an

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Dirty Frag: Unpatched Linux vulnerability delivers root access

Dirty Frag: Unpatched Linux vulnerability delivers root access 2026-05-08 at 18:03 By Zeljka Zorz A week after Copy Fail, another Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed “Dirty Frag” has been revealed, along with a PoC exploit. What is Dirty Frag In effect, Dirty Frag refers to two flaws: A xfrm-ESP Page-Cache Write vulnerability (CVE-2026-43284, aka

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In Other News: Train Hacker Arrested, PamDOORa Linux Backdoor, New CISA Director Frontrunner

In Other News: Train Hacker Arrested, PamDOORa Linux Backdoor, New CISA Director Frontrunner 2026-05-08 at 18:03 By SecurityWeek News Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: US gov targets 72-hour patch cycles, malware uses Windows Phone Link to steal OTPs, spy operation targets Eurasian drone industry. The post In Other News: Train

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Avantra’s new AI can diagnose SAP failures in seconds

Avantra’s new AI can diagnose SAP failures in seconds 2026-05-08 at 15:38 By Industry News Avantra launched Avantra 26, an advancement in AI-driven operations, strengthening native integration with SAP Cloud ALM, and delivering automated visibility across SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). Avantra also announced Avantra AIR Root Cause Analyzer, an AI-powered intelligence engine that automatically

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Ransomware Group Takes Credit for Trellix Hack

Ransomware Group Takes Credit for Trellix Hack 2026-05-08 at 15:37 By Eduard Kovacs RansomHouse has published several screenshots to demonstrate access to internal Trellix services. The post Ransomware Group Takes Credit for Trellix Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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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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Quasar Linux RAT Steals Developer Credentials for Software Supply Chain Compromise

Quasar Linux RAT Steals Developer Credentials for Software Supply Chain Compromise 2026-05-08 at 15:37 By A previously undocumented Linux implant codenamed Quasar Linux RAT (QLNX) is targeting developers’ systems to establish a silent foothold as well as facilitate a broad range of post-compromise functionality, such as credential harvesting, keylogging, file manipulation, clipboard monitoring, and network

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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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