Microsoft's latest research reveals CryptoBandits malware, spread via malicious USB shortcuts, targets self-custody crypto wallets. It steals seed phrases, replaces copied addresses with attacker-controlled ones, and uses Tor for communication, highlighting endpoint security risks in crypto transactions.
Argentina faces Austria in a critical World Cup match in Dallas. Lionel Messi aims to become the competition's all-time leading scorer, while the team seeks to avoid a tough last-32 tie against Spain. The match holds poignant significance due to Diego Maradona's history in Dallas.
Syrian military and security forces face escalating attacks, with ISIS suspected as the main perpetrator due to temporary security vacuums and complex geopolitical conditions. Meanwhile, Syria's reconstruction is becoming a race between international powers, with China and Turkey gaining ground as US sanctions persist.
Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth's past "slapgate" controversy has resurfaced. Sreesanth challenged Harbhajan, citing a recent advertisement he believes referenced the 2008 incident, claiming financial benefit for Harbhajan and stating he has blocked the spinner.
Galvão Bueno, 75 ans, est une légende du football brésilien, connu pour sa voix grave commentant les exploits de la Seleção en Coupe du monde depuis 1978. Il sublime les victoires et exprime la déception, devenant "la voix du Brésil".
A judge described the 1MDB scandal's plunder as so vast it made Attila the Hun look like a choirboy, in his 809-page judgment convicting former Malaysian PM Najib Razak. Najib is already jailed for a separate case linked to the fund.
Meta removed face recognition code from its smart glasses app, while xAI's Grok continues to host deepfakes. Anthropic released a safer AI model, and the US issued new AI threat directives. Europe seeks to distance itself from US Big Tech, and new projects aim to enhance privacy. The FCC proposed rules that could end burner phones, hackers exploited Oracle software, and Microsoft released a massive patch update. Google sued a scam group using its AI, and Trump replaced his intelligence chief pick.
Sam Short dominated the Australian Swimming Trials, winning four distance events and equaling Grant Hackett's 2005 feat. Despite past gastrointestinal issues affecting his Olympic and World Championship performances, Short's training and 'carbohydrate loading' strategy proved successful. He expressed confidence in his and his teammates' abilities ahead of the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships.
Ransomware group ShinyHunters exploited a critical Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability (CVE-2026-35273) to target ~100 customers, extorting at least one. The vulnerability, rated 9.8/10, allowed server-side request forgery.
Anthropic released Fable 5, a powerful AI model, raising concerns among crypto users about potential misuse for malicious purposes, despite embedded safeguards. Experts debate the actual threat to DeFi protocols.
Rugby union mourns the loss of two titans, Fergus Slattery and Roger Spattery, embodying unquenchable warrior spirit, whose impact on and off the field will be deeply missed.
Russia is leveraging a critical global shortage of air defence interceptor missiles, particularly for the Patriot system, to intensify airstrikes on Ukraine. Warnings suggest this shortfall creates a "window of vulnerability" for nations relying on these systems, including NATO members and Gulf states, due to heavy use in multiple conflicts and slow production rates.
Prominent Instagram accounts, including the old White House account, were hacked by exploiting Meta's AI chatbot. Hackers used AI-generated fake videos to bypass security and gain control.
Security exploits on DeFi bridges are deterring institutional investors, despite stablecoin and tokenized asset growth. Losses from bridge hacks total $328.6 million in 2026, making 'Do Your Own Research' difficult due to system complexity. Institutions demand traditional finance-like controls, potentially undermining DeFi's core principles.
DeFi hacks have cost over $840 million in the first five months of 2026. North Korea-linked actors are responsible for 76% of losses, utilizing sophisticated social engineering and AI. Experts cite structural weaknesses in bridges and admin systems as key vulnerabilities.
The Shai-Hulud malware campaign is targeting software supply chains, affecting over 320 packages on NPM and PyPI with over 518 million monthly downloads. This campaign highlights the risks of automated systems and the reliance on third-party code in modern development.
A blogger in Giza, Egypt, set herself on fire during a live stream due to severe psychological distress from debt. Another blogger, known as "Yasmine El-Shaqyana," reposted the video to gain views and profit. Both have been apprehended.
Tea, a trust layer for open-source software, launches on Aerodrome (May 28 voting, June 4 mainnet) as AI-generated exploits raise trust concerns in software development.
Professional traders remain steady on ETH despite recent DeFi exploits, with Ethereum's market share and institutional demand providing support
The rsETH crisis resulted in $200 million in bad debt on Aave's books, despite not a single line of its contracts misbehaving. On Apr. 18, attackers that Chainalysis preliminarily linked to Lazarus compromised RPC infrastructure, forced a failover to poisoned nodes via DDoS, and injected false data into a 1-of-1 DVN configuration on KelpDAO's rsETH […] The post After the $16.5 billion in exploits, DeFi is now being forced toward the controls it once resisted appeared first on CryptoSlate.
David Moyes’s European dream is now hanging by a slender thread. Against a Crystal Palace side who have been otherwise distracted by their Conference League exploits, Everton were unable to take their opportunity to close the gap on their rivals as Jean-Philippe Mateta came off the bench to deny them victory.It could have been even worse for Moyes had the referee, Tom Bramall, awarded a penalty when James Garner hauled down Jørgen Strand Larsen just before half-time or Adam Wharton’s shot not struck the outside of the post in the 90th minute. Continue reading...
PS5, Xbox, PC, Switch 2; Annapurna InteractiveThe nostalgic antics of a trio of tenacious teens make for silly yet undeniably enjoyable gameplay, framed by a playlist of bona fide bangersThe older we get, the more we tend to romanticise our teenage years. As bills pile up, we yearn for the simple days of drinking cider in parks. We often tend to forget the bad parts: the frustrating lack of autonomy, the unrequited crushes and the doofuses you’re forced to tolerate in the playground. But after four hours spent hanging out with the pretentious teens in Mixtape, I felt pretty relieved to be in my 30s.Set in a nondescript town in northern California, Mixtape follows the exploits of tenacious trio Rockford, Slater and Cassandra as they head to a legendary party on their last day of high school. With Rockford about to leave her friends to move to the big city, she wants to immortalise the gang’s time together in musical form. Every song on a carefully curated mixtape triggers a totally tubular flashback to one of their shared memories. Continue reading...
An Indian independent researcher, Kunvar Thaman, has achieved a significant milestone. His solo-authored paper on measuring exploits in LLM agents has been accepted to the prestigious ICML 2026 conference. This achievement highlights the growing importance of AI safety research. Thaman's work introduces a benchmark to study how AI systems might exploit loopholes.
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