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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Edge Plaintext Passwords, ICS 0-Days, Patch-or-Die Alerts and 25+ New Stories 2026-05-07 at 15:30 By Bad week. Turns out the easiest way to get hacked in 2026 is still the same old garbage: shady packages, fake apps, forgotten DNS junk, scam ads, and stolen logins getting dumped into Discord channels like it’s normal. […]

I pit the Purpose AI life coach against yes-man chatbots — derailing its tough-love strategy wasn’t easy 2026-05-07 at 14:34 By Ben Cost In a world of digital sycophants, this chatbot’s not holding back. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Doing More with Less: How Government Agencies are Rethinking Cybersecurity 2026-05-07 at 13:26 By Brian Snell Turning resource constraints into security advantages This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

Synthetic Identities Are Redefining Trust in Biometric Systems 2026-05-07 at 12:41 By Standards for identity verification must evolve to address how inputs are introduced, processed and validated before matching occurs.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

vm2 Node.js Library Vulnerabilities Enable Sandbox Escape and Arbitrary Code Execution 2026-05-07 at 12:41 By A dozen critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the vm2 Node.js library that could be exploited by bad actors to break out of the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on susceptible systems. vm2 is an open-source library used to

PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux 2026-05-07 at 12:20 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to stealthily deliver a previously unknown malware family called ZiChatBot on Windows and Linux systems. “While these wheel packages do implement the features described

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was dishonest, caused ‘chaos,’ ex-exec Mira Murati says in bombshell testimony 2026-05-07 at 04:45 By Marc Vartabedian OpenAI’s former head of technology Mira Murati slammed CEO Sam Altman saying he hadn’t always been truthful in taped video testimony played in court on Wednesday – offering details on a chaotic period for

‘Shark Tank’ mogul Kevin O’Leary’s massive new data center enrages Utah residents: ‘Shame!’ 2026-05-07 at 04:45 By Ariel Zilber The proposed site would span roughly 60 square miles — making it more than twice the size of Manhattan. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Mirai-Based xlabs_v1 Botnet Exploits ADB to Hijack IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks 2026-05-07 at 04:45 By Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai-derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets internet-exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to enlist them in a network capable of carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Hunt.io, which detailed the

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni shares spicy AI photo of herself as she blasts misinfo — but admits it ‘improved me quite a bit’ 2026-05-06 at 23:36 By Jared Downing Giorgia Meloni laughed off a steamy, Ai-generated photo of herself with a warning against targeted deepfakes This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News |

Elon Musk’s SpaceX joins forces with Anthropic in AI deal ahead of blockbuster IPO 2026-05-06 at 22:02 By Reuters The deal gives Musk’s IPO-bound SpaceX a marquee customer as it looks to sell investors on its AI ambitions. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Apple dealt blow by Supreme Court in long-running antitrust feud against ‘Fortnite’ maker 2026-05-06 at 22:02 By Reuters Justice Elena Kagan, on behalf of the court, declined to pause a ruling by the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals that deemed Apple in contempt in the Epic lawsuit contesting App Store fees. This article is an

Cybersecurity Professionals Need to Think Like Business Leaders 2026-05-06 at 22:01 By When CISOs, CIOs, and other cyber leaders approach the board, they often run into a familiar problem: the C-suite doesn’t speak their language.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Security Experts Discuss Proposed Government Patching Deadlines 2026-05-06 at 22:01 By U.S. cyber officials are considering shortening the deadline for fixing critical vulnerabilities in government IT, and security experts are sharing their thoughts.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Disney shares jump 8% as new CEO Josh D’Amaro’s growth strategy excites Wall Street 2026-05-06 at 18:37 By Reuters D’Amaro succeeded Bob Iger as Disney CEO in mid-March and is steering the company through a consumer shift to streaming and the advent of AI tools that could rewrite the economics of media. This article is an excerpt from Latest

One of the 11 disappeared scientists claimed she was hit with Pentagon’s top-secret weapon after revealing UFO theory 2026-05-06 at 18:37 By Ben Cost The Pentagon has announced that they employ specialized energy weapons for defense, seemingly vindicating researchers who’d long warned about the tech. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News |

MuddyWater Uses Microsoft Teams to Steal Credentials in False Flag Ransomware Attack 2026-05-06 at 18:36 By The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group known as MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm, Seedworm, and Static Kitten) has been attributed to a ransomware attack in what has been described as a “false flag” operation. The attack, observed by Rapid7 in early

Navigating Compliance and Insurance as a Competitive Edge 2026-05-06 at 16:42 By Alan Maxwell Part 5 of 6: Using regulations and insurance requirements to secure big wins This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

5 Skills That Will Serve You in Your Security Career 2026-05-06 at 16:42 By An experienced security consultant shares what she has learned as a corporate security executive and as the CEO of a consulting group. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Your AI Agents Are Already Inside the Perimeter. Do You Know What They’re Doing? 2026-05-06 at 16:42 By Analysts recently confirmed what identity security teams have quietly feared: AI agents are being deployed faster than enterprises can govern them. In their inaugural Market Guide for Guardian Agents, Gartner states that “enterprise adoption of AI agents