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Cisco Patches Another SD-WAN Zero-Day, the Sixth Exploited in 2026

The zero-day, tracked as CVE-2026-20182, has been exploited in targeted attacks by a sophisticated threat actor identified as UAT-8616. The

AWS racks M3 Ultra Macs that boast specs you can’t currently buy
 

AWS racks M3 Ultra Macs that boast specs you can’t currently buy

Manages to get its hands on some Mac Studio machines before the OpenClaw machine grabs themwww.theregister.com – ArticlesRead More

 

From Vercel Typosquatting to an Obfuscated macOS Malware Loader

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Instrumenting QT6 desktop apps with Frida – Part 1

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Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, Day One: $523,000 paid out, AI products fall
 

Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, Day One: $523,000 paid out, AI products fall

Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 day one saw 22 entries and 24 zero-days across major software, with researchers earning $523,000 in total

Nvidia’s Future in China Remains Unclear After Trump-Xi Summit
 

Nvidia’s Future in China Remains Unclear After Trump-Xi Summit

The standoff comes as Chinese firms increasingly turn to domestic chipmakers like Huawei, in a drive to reduce China’s dependence

How low will Indonesia’s falling rupiah go?
 

How low will Indonesia’s falling rupiah go?

Indonesia’s psychological and economic guardrails officially cracked in mid-May when the rupiah plunged to 17,513 against the US dollar, the

What’s really driving Europe’s pro-Russian supporters?
 

What’s really driving Europe’s pro-Russian supporters?

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked the most significant military conflict in Europe’s post-Second World War history.

CISA Adds Cisco SD-WAN CVE-2026-20182 to KEV After Admin Access Exploits
 

CISA Adds Cisco SD-WAN CVE-2026-20182 to KEV After Admin Access Exploits

The U.S.Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a newly disclosed vulnerability impacting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller to

AI increases helpdesk throughput at Rotherham NHS Trust
 

AI increases helpdesk throughput at Rotherham NHS Trust

41% of IT queries are now handled via self-service and AI agentsUKAuthority.com – The leading independent publisher of public sector

Unified military messaging takes AIM
 

Unified military messaging takes AIM

Standard will be made available to industryUKAuthority.com – The leading independent publisher of public sector technology news….Read More

Police officers are dissatisfied with force tech
 

Police officers are dissatisfied with force tech

Current systems are damaging performance and morale – survey findsUKAuthority.com – The leading independent publisher of public sector technology news….Read

Possible Samsung strike puts even more pressure on memory pricing
 

Possible Samsung strike puts even more pressure on memory pricing

As a senior policymaker ponders whether all South Koreans should enjoy an ‘AI dividend’www.theregister.com – ArticlesRead More

U.S. and China Will Start Discussing A.I. Safety, Bessent Says
 

U.S. and China Will Start Discussing A.I. Safety, Bessent Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not say when these talks would happen. There are fears in the United States and

 

Dumfries and Galloway modernise pothole reporting

Easier system for residents to report local street and highway faultsUKAuthority.com – The leading independent publisher of public sector technology

Miles of smiles belie a fraught and fragile Trump-Xi summit
 

Miles of smiles belie a fraught and fragile Trump-Xi summit

Diplomacy involves the art of telling lies with a straight face or even a reassuring smile. On day one of

The misread storytelling behind Xi Jinping’s speeches
 

The misread storytelling behind Xi Jinping’s speeches

For many in the West, China still feels hard to fully understand. Public debate and media coverage too often focus

 

Cable, cords, and adapters I never throw away – and why these accessories are worth saving

Don’t let your spring cleaning or desire for Feng Shui enlightenment make you toss the important stuff. This gear will

OpenAI Considers Legal Action Against Apple in Strained Relationship
 

OpenAI Considers Legal Action Against Apple in Strained Relationship

The A.I. company, which is in the middle of a court fight with Elon Musk, has been unhappy with how

Cerebras risked it all on dinner plate-sized AI accelerators a decade ago. Today it’s worth $66 billion
 

Cerebras risked it all on dinner plate-sized AI accelerators a decade ago. Today it’s worth $66 billion

Here’s a look at the tech powering the first big IPO of 2026www.theregister.com – ArticlesRead More

A Stolen Charity or Sour Grapes? Musk’s OpenAI Suit Is in Jury’s Hands.
 

A Stolen Charity or Sour Grapes? Musk’s OpenAI Suit Is in Jury’s Hands.

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their closing arguments in the blockbuster federal trial on Thursday. Nine jurors are

Nobody believes the ‘criminals and scumbags’ who hacked Canvas really deleted stolen student data
 

Nobody believes the ‘criminals and scumbags’ who hacked Canvas really deleted stolen student data

Other than Instructure execs – maybe?www.theregister.com – ArticlesRead More

Closing time
 

Closing time

Today was closing arguments in the Musk v. Altman trial, and I almost feel bad writing about the unbelievable demolition

Honda’s hybrid future starts with new Accord and RDX prototypes
 

Honda’s hybrid future starts with new Accord and RDX prototypes

Honda revealed prototypes of two new hybrid models, an Accord sedan and the Acura RDX SUV, during its annual business

Apple’s iPhone 18 Modem Switch Comes With a Quiet Privacy Benefit
 

Apple’s iPhone 18 Modem Switch Comes With a Quiet Privacy Benefit

Rumors suggest Apple plans to expand Apple-designed modems to the entire iPhone 18 lineup, ending support for Qualcomm modems. The

 

Home Depot and Lowe’s already dropped power tool deals for Memorial Day – I found the best

Save big on everything you need for DIY projects and home repairs with these Memorial Day deals on tools from

 

TeamPCP hackers advertise Mistral AI code repos for sale

The TeamPCP hacker group is threatening to leak source code from the Mistral AI project unless a buyer is found

Anthropic tosses agents into the API billing pool
 

Anthropic tosses agents into the API billing pool

Limits Claude subscriptions to interactive usewww.theregister.com – ArticlesRead More

Sick and wrong: Ontario auditors find doctors’ AI note takers routinely blow basic facts
 

Sick and wrong: Ontario auditors find doctors’ AI note takers routinely blow basic facts

60% of evaluated AI Scribe systems mixed up prescribed drugs in patient notes, auditors saywww.theregister.com – ArticlesRead More

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond got its first big discount
 

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond got its first big discount

The most graphically-impressive first-person shooter made for the Nintendo Switch is $20 off at Best Buy. Right now, you can

 

Hackers exploit auth bypass flaw in Burst Statistics WordPress plugin

Hackers are leveraging a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Burst Statistics to obtain admin-level access to websites.

Leaked images reveal Xbox Elite 3 controller with mysterious new buttons
 

Leaked images reveal Xbox Elite 3 controller with mysterious new buttons

Hours after a smaller Xbox Cloud Gaming controller appeared online, Brazil’s Anatel regulator has also accidentally published images of what

Behold, the Elon Musk jackass trophy
 

Behold, the Elon Musk jackass trophy

Yesterday, in Musk v. Altman, before the jurors came in, Sam Altman’s team passed up what looked – from a

Meta brings virtual writing to everyone with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
 

Meta brings virtual writing to everyone with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses

Meta is rolling out new features to its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, including bringing the ability to write messages

 

Pentagon cyber official calls advanced AI ‘revolutionary warfare’

Paul Lyons, principal deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy, also discussed the importance of cyber offense. The post Pentagon cyber

It’s a Bad Time to Buy the Low-Cost iPad
 

It’s a Bad Time to Buy the Low-Cost iPad

Apple’s iPad that’s just an ‌iPad‌ with no Air or Pro attached is its most appealing tablet because of the

 

Cisco warns of new critical SD-WAN flaw exploited in zero-day attacks

Cisco is warning that a critical Catalyst SD-WAN Controller authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20182, was actively exploited in zero-day

Meta’s summer sale drops Ray-Ban’s new smart glasses to record-low prices
 

Meta’s summer sale drops Ray-Ban’s new smart glasses to record-low prices

If you’ve been curious about Ray-Ban’s Meta smart glasses, right now they’re on sale in Meta’s biggest deal event outside

OpenAI’s Codex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app
 

OpenAI’s Codex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app

OpenAI is going to let users access Codex, its desktop AI tool that can write code and use apps on

 

White House cyber official: identity security matters more than ever in the age of AI

While AI tools present unique cybersecurity threats, they still rely on poor identity security by organizations to do the most

Threat Intelligence Report: APT Operations Against AI Systems
 

Threat Intelligence Report: APT Operations Against AI Systems

Threat Intelligence Report: APT Operations Against AI Systems The Emerging Offensive Landscape Around Enterprise AI Proliferation The rapid proliferation of

Energy supplier abandons Lake Tahoe residents to serve data centers
 

Energy supplier abandons Lake Tahoe residents to serve data centers

Town’s 49,000 California residents compete with Nevada data centers for energy.AI – Ars TechnicaRead More

 

Suspected Dream Market kingpin arrested after gold bars sent to his home address

Lesson one for aspiring dark web kingpins: don’t have your laundered gold bars shipped to your home address. Read more

Trump-Xi summit puts US exports, Iran at center of reset bid
 

Trump-Xi summit puts US exports, Iran at center of reset bid

US President Donald Trump’s Beijing summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping has produced a package of Chinese commitments on US

 

Windows 11 and Microsoft Edge hacked at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026

On the first day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, security researchers collected $523,000 in cash awards after exploiting 24 unique zero-days.

 

OpenAI confirms security breach in TanStack supply chain attack

OpenAI says two employees’ devices were breached in the recent TanStack supply chain attack that impacted hundreds of npm and

Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
 

Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet

In January, Colorado lawmakers introduced a proposal to make operating systems collect users’ ages and pass them to app developers.

Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses
 

Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses

Microsoft first started opening up access to Claude Code in December, inviting thousands of its own developers to use Anthropic’s

Stealer Backdoor Found in 3 Node-IPC Versions Targeting Developer Secrets
 

Stealer Backdoor Found in 3 Node-IPC Versions Targeting Developer Secrets

Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm about what has been described as “malicious activity” in newly published versions of node-ipc.

Grad-to-be turns graduation cap into Rust-powered light show
 

Grad-to-be turns graduation cap into Rust-powered light show

Eric Park tells us he doesn’t plan to wear his modified cap to commencement, but his code’s available for anyone

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Auth Bypass Actively Exploited to Gain Admin Access
 

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Auth Bypass Actively Exploited to Gain Admin Access

Cisco has released updates to address a maximum-severity authentication bypass flaw in Catalyst SD-WAN Controller that it said has been

 

U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN  to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections
 

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

It’s not entirely clear how the exploit works. Microsoft says it’s investigating.Biz & IT – Ars TechnicaRead More

Nimble Wally Stretch Review: A Colorful Charger With a Retractable USB-C Cable
 

Nimble Wally Stretch Review: A Colorful Charger With a Retractable USB-C Cable

Last year, accessory maker Nimble came out with the Wally Stretch power adapters, and they’ve become some of my favorite

Report: Intel is Testing Production of Some iPhone, iPad, and Mac Chips
 

Report: Intel is Testing Production of Some iPhone, iPad, and Mac Chips

TSMC has been the exclusive supplier of Apple’s systems-on-a-chip since 2016, but that 10-year streak could be nearing its end.

Antiwar activists to Congress:  Pressure Trump for China peace
 

Antiwar activists to Congress: Pressure Trump for China peace

As US President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a coalition of anti-war groups was calling on Congress to pressure

US DOJ said dropping fraud charges after Adani hired Trump lawyer
 

US DOJ said dropping fraud charges after Adani hired Trump lawyer

The US Department of Justice is reportedly preparing to drop charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani shortly after he hired one of

Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard
 

Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard

When Oregon resident Isabelle Reksopuro heard Google was gobbling up public land to fuel its data centers in her home

 

Linux Kernel bug Fragnesia allows local root access attacks

Fragnesia, a new Linux kernel flaw tracked as CVE-2026-46300, could let local attackers gain root access through page cache corruption.

ThreatsDay Bulletin: PAN-OS RCE, Mythos cURL Bug, AI Tokenizer Attacks, and 10+ Stories
 

ThreatsDay Bulletin: PAN-OS RCE, Mythos cURL Bug, AI Tokenizer Attacks, and 10+ Stories

Everything is still on fire. This week feels dumb in the worst way — bad links, weak checks, fake help

 

Fake Job Interview Apps Drop JobStealer Malware on Windows and macOS

Hackers are using Fake interview apps to spread JobStealer malware on macOS and Windows to steal crypto wallets, browser data,

 

HyperVenom: Using Hyper-V for Ring -1 Control from Usermode

Hi guys, This is my first post here, hope it fits! This details how a custom bootloader can inject a

Your doctor’s AI notetaker may be making things up, Ontario audit finds
 

Your doctor’s AI notetaker may be making things up, Ontario audit finds

Made-up therapy referrals, incorrect prescriptions among the common mistakes.AI – Ars TechnicaRead More

OpenAI Considering Legal Action Against Apple Over ‘Strained’ Siri Partnership
 

OpenAI Considering Legal Action Against Apple Over ‘Strained’ Siri Partnership

OpenAI is preparing to potentially take legal action against Apple due to a “strained” relationship with the iPhone maker, according

Cerebras, A.I. Chip Maker, Rises 89% in Market Debut as Tech IPOs Ramp Up
 

Cerebras, A.I. Chip Maker, Rises 89% in Market Debut as Tech IPOs Ramp Up

Cerebras, a Silicon Valley maker of artificial intelligence chips, began trading on the stock market on Thursday, as SpaceX, OpenAI

Why A.I. Safety Controls Are Not Very Effective
 

Why A.I. Safety Controls Are Not Very Effective

Three years after the debut of ChatGPT, fooling A.I. systems into bad behavior is almost trivial.NYT > TechnologyRead More

How Trump plans to keep pushing his tariffs despite court losses
 

How Trump plans to keep pushing his tariffs despite court losses

President Donald Trump just can’t quit tariffs. He suffered a major defeat when the Supreme Court ruled in February 2026

 

Anthropic’s Mythos is evolving faster than expected, reports AI safety agency

Only a month after its initial release, Anthropic’s storied Mythos model is breaking new testing boundaries.Latest newsRead More

Subnautica 2 is having a huge launch on Steam
 

Subnautica 2 is having a huge launch on Steam

Subnautica 2, the new underwater survival game from Unknown Worlds, took less than an hour to rocket up Steam’s charts.

Six Popular iPhone Apps Now Available on CarPlay
 

Six Popular iPhone Apps Now Available on CarPlay

Apple’s CarPlay system for accessing iPhone apps on a vehicle’s dashboard screen has received six popular apps in recent weeks:

Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day
 

Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day

Layoffs are “not a savings-driven resutrcture,” CFO says.Biz & IT – Ars TechnicaRead More

Why Putin will have been watching the Trump‑Xi summit nervously
 

Why Putin will have been watching the Trump‑Xi summit nervously

The opening headlines from the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing signal an openness on the Chinese

 

Meta’s Ray-Ban (Gen 2) smart glasses are on sale – for the first time ever

The second-gen smart glasses are 15% off, while the Oakley Meta HSTN glasses are 20% off – perfect gifts for

 

I’m no Copilot fan, but these 6 new AI skills turned Edge into my favorite mobile browser

With Edge’s mobile app, you can now request summaries of multiple tabs, turn pages into podcasts, and tap into your

Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards
 

Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards

Over 70 percent of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their area, according to a new Gallup survey. Just

Netflix is building an AI animation studio
 

Netflix is building an AI animation studio

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The

 

Broadcom releases VMware Fusion security update for root access bug

Broadcom patched a high-severity VMware Fusion flaw, CVE-2026-41702, that could let local attackers gain root privileges. Broadcom released a security

Leaked images show Microsoft’s new Xbox Cloud Gaming controller
 

Leaked images show Microsoft’s new Xbox Cloud Gaming controller

I revealed earlier this year that Microsoft was working on a new Xbox controller that includes Wi-Fi to connect direct

 

How Fintech APIs Are Modernizing Business Cash Flow Management

Business cash flow is often harder to manage than revenue. A company can have strong sales and still…Hackread – Cybersecurity

KDE bags €1.3M as Europe realizes it might need an OS of its own
 

KDE bags €1.3M as Europe realizes it might need an OS of its own

Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund backs the desktop project while public sector interest in homegrown alternatives growswww.theregister.com – ArticlesRead More

 

Detecting Exploitation of CrushFTP Vulnerability (CVE-2025-31161) With PacketSmith Yara Detection Module – Using track_state and flow_state

Head over to Netomize’s blog to learn about how we detect the exploitation of the CrushFTP Vulnerability (CVE-2025-31161) with PacketSmith’s

 

How to Check iPhone Personal Hotspot Data Usage

The latest versions of iOS and iPadOS support a feature that allow you to easily see who and what devices

Spotify to Adopt Apple’s Technology for Video Podcasts
 

Spotify to Adopt Apple’s Technology for Video Podcasts

Spotify today announced plans to adopt Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology for video podcasts, a move that will allow

Apple Alerted to macOS Security Vulnerability Uncovered With AI Tool
 

Apple Alerted to macOS Security Vulnerability Uncovered With AI Tool

Anthropic recently announced Project Glasswing, an initiative that enables tech companies like Apple to use its new frontier AI model

 

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I found the best early Memorial Day Apple deals: Save hundreds on iPad, Apple Watch, and more

Summer is almost here, and you can already find deals on all things Apple with these early Memorial Day weekend

 

Cyber-Enabled Cargo Crime: How Cybercrime Tradecraft is Used to Steal Freight

Cargo theft now starts with phishing emails and stolen credentials, not hijackings, to reroute and steal freight from supply chains.

 

18-year-old NGINX vulnerability allows DoS, potential RCE

An 18-year-old flaw in the NGINX open-source web server, discovered using an autonomous scanning system, can be exploited for denial

Getting to yes on reopening Hormuz
 

Getting to yes on reopening Hormuz

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. Iran’s response to the latest US peace proposal and

Antisemitism watchdog rips ‘blood libel’ smear vs New York Times
 

Antisemitism watchdog rips ‘blood libel’ smear vs New York Times

A Jewish-led organization dedicated to fighting antisemitism was among the groups and individuals who have condemned attacks on The New York Times and one

AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards
 

AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards

AMD is bringing its FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to older graphics cards. In an announcement on X, Jack Huynh, AMD’s

How companies weaponize the terms of service against you
 

How companies weaponize the terms of service against you

Today, I’m talking with Brendan Ballou, founder of the Public Integrity Project and author of a new book, called When Companies

Razer’s Blade 18 is getting a $500 price hike and a new Intel chip
 

Razer’s Blade 18 is getting a $500 price hike and a new Intel chip

Razer just announced a new Blade 18 gaming laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus chip. The flagship

The Beats Solo 4 have returned to their best price of the year
 

The Beats Solo 4 have returned to their best price of the year

If you want a pair of Apple-made wireless headphones that work just as well with Android as with iOS, the

Ghostwriter Targets Ukrainian Government With Geofenced PDF Phishing, Cobalt Strike
 

Ghostwriter Targets Ukrainian Government With Geofenced PDF Phishing, Cobalt Strike

The Belarus-aligned threat group known as Ghostwriter has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting governmental organizations in

UK begins antitrust inquiry into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem
 

UK begins antitrust inquiry into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem

Brit regulator has ‘heard’ customers can’t always ‘effectively combine software from Microsoft with that of other providers’www.theregister.com – ArticlesRead More

Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after one drove itself into a flood
 

Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after one drove itself into a flood

Nothing like a partly submerged self-driving car to dampen public trust in autonomous vehicleswww.theregister.com – ArticlesRead More

 

Major tech manufacturer Foxconn confirms cyberattack hit North American factories

The ransomware group Nitrogen claimed responsibility for the attack and said it stole 8 terabytes of data spanning more than

 

New Linux Kernel Vulnerability Fragnesia Allows Root Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46300, is similar to the recently disclosed exploits named Dirty Frag and Copy Fail. The post

 

Enhancing Data Center Security Without Sacrificing Performance

For AI data centers, where the stakes are the highest and performance constraints are the tightest, security and performance are

Google denies breaching law by promoting suicide forum linked to 164 UK deaths
 

Google denies breaching law by promoting suicide forum linked to 164 UK deaths

Link to US-based site, whose operators were fined £950,000 by Ofcom, appears in Google’s search results and can be accessed