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Google Adds Rust-Based DNS Parser into Pixel 10 Modem to Enhance Security 2026-04-14 at 18:15 By Google has announced the integration of a Rust-based Domain Name System (DNS) parser into the modem firmware as part of its ongoing efforts to beef up the security of Pixel devices and push memory-safe code at a more foundational level. […]

Toilet tech is the next frontier of health data — but it might mean putting a camera on your bowl 2026-04-14 at 17:02 By McKenzie Beard The Post tried three of the latest toilet health trackers to see if they’re worth opening your wallet — and your bathroom door. This article is an excerpt from

No honor among thieves as 0APT threatens rival ransomware gang Krybit 2026-04-14 at 16:21 By Connor Jones Honey, the skids are fighting again Two rival ransomware gangs have locked horns after 0APT threatened to expose people affiliated with Krybit.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

More bark than bite? NASA insiders oddly relaxed about latest budget threats 2026-04-14 at 16:21 By Richard Speed Veterans think Congress may swat cuts again, but uncertainty could still do lasting damage As NASA’s Artemis II mission headed for the Moon, the Trump administration unveiled another attempt to cut the agency’s science budget. Yet some

3 Quantum Realities to Confront this World Quantum Day 2026-04-14 at 16:21 By 3 quantum realities security leaders need to confront.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

IBM becomes first company to pay up under Trump administration’s diversity blitz 2026-04-14 at 14:28 By Simon Sharwood Didn’t admit liability, will cough $17M, still fighting age discrimination cases IBM has become the first company to settle with the US government under the Trump administration’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, a program aimed at ensuring diversity

Mirax Android RAT Turns Devices into SOCKS5 Proxies, Reaching 220,000 via Meta Ads 2026-04-14 at 14:28 By A nascent Android remote access trojan called Mirax has been observed actively targeting Spanish-speaking countries, with campaigns reaching more than 220,000 accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads through advertisements on Meta. “Mirax integrates advanced Remote Access Trojan (RAT) capabilities,

Enterprise-Grade Security For All in 2026 2026-04-14 at 13:33 By Jason Rolleston Attackers assume strapped teams don’t have advanced protection—Symantec CBX is here to prove them wrong This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

Microsoft raises UK Surface prices as RAM crisis reaches the checkout 2026-04-14 at 13:33 By Carly Page Entry-level models jump by up to £220, mirroring steeper hikes in US Microsoft’s memory squeeze has reached the shop floor, and Surface prices have been jacked up to match.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Analysis of 216M Security Findings Shows a 4x Increase In Critical Risk (2026 Report) 2026-04-14 at 13:32 By OX Security recently analyzed 216 million security findings across 250 organizations over a 90-day period. The primary takeaway: while raw alert volume grew by 52% year-over-year, prioritized critical risk grew by nearly 400%. The surge in AI-assisted development is

Britain gives Rolls-Royce the nod to sketch out its mini reactor future 2026-04-14 at 12:59 By Dan Robinson Contract kicks off design work, but SMRs unlikely to generate power before the mid-2030s The British government has signed a deal with Rolls‑Royce to carry out the design work on small modular reactors (SMRs).… This article is

Man suspected of Molotov attack on Sam Altman’s home charged with attempted murder 2026-04-14 at 12:59 By Connor Jones 20-year-old Texan also allegedly planned to kill everyone inside the OpenAI office building The man accused of attacking Sam Altman’s San Francisco home with a Molotov cocktail on April 10 now faces charges of attempted murder.…

Microsoft sends Outlook Lite to the great inbox in the sky as memory costs skyrocket 2026-04-14 at 12:01 By Richard Speed Mailbox access in stripped-down Android app ends on May 25 Having blocked new installations of Outlook Lite in October 2025, Microsoft will ” complete the retirement” of the app on May 25.… This article

UK state bank considers lengthening disastrous IT program 2026-04-14 at 12:01 By Lindsay Clark Already £1.3B over budget and 4 years late, NS&I could extend timetable beyond 8 years The UK’s state-backed savings bank has set out options for finishing its disastrous transformation program, including busting the current timeline.… This article is an excerpt from

108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Google and Telegram Data, Affecting 20,000 Users 2026-04-14 at 12:00 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign in which a cluster of 108 Google Chrome extensions has been found to communicate with the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure with the goal of collecting user data and enabling browser-level abuse by

When the IBM PC and shoulder pads were big, Japan led the chip industry. It’s trying to get back there now 2026-04-14 at 10:48 By Tobias Mann Local hero Rapidus is on track to begin production of 2nm semis next year, as TSMC expands its Japanese foothold When IBM PCs set the standard for personal

Windows Update is a torture chamber for seldom-used PCs 2026-04-14 at 10:08 By Avram Piltch Microsoft punishes you for updating infrequently Opinion  It’s not the first time this has happened to me and it won’t be the last. I pulled a laptop that I hadn’t used for six months out of a drawer, then waited

CISA Adds 6 Known Exploited Flaws in Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe Software 2026-04-14 at 09:14 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added half a dozen security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2026-21643 (CVSS score: 9.1) –  An

ShowDoc RCE Flaw CVE-2025-0520 Actively Exploited on Unpatched Servers 2026-04-14 at 09:14 By A critical security vulnerability impacting ShowDoc, a document management and collaboration service popular in China, has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-0520 (aka CNVD-2020-26585), which carries a CVSS score of 9.4 out of 10.0. It relates to a case of

Japanese rocket part came unglued, leading to mission failure 2026-04-14 at 06:29 By Simon Sharwood Tiny variation in temperature weakened a component and when a critical moment arrived, that mattered Japan’s space exploration agency (JAXA) thinks a manufacturing process that didn’t properly take into account the qualities of an adhesive caused the December 2025 failure