Prime Minister Andy Burnham denies embarrassment after exchanging messages with an impostor posing as Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles. Burnham claims he handled the security breach correctly, while Liberal Democrat MP James MacCleary has called for an ISC probe.
Vietnam orders an investigation into a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 incident in Munich, a Stuttgart court convicts a Ukrainian man for Russian-linked arson conspiracy, the Berlin Zoo aquarium reopens after renovations, and a new drone research center opens in Saxony-Anhalt.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impersonator of Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff to President Trump, before reporting the suspicious contact. Downing Street declined to comment, citing national security.
France initiates disciplinary action against Ambassador Bruno Foucher in the Central African Republic (CAR) over allegations of misconduct, including bringing dozens of women into his official residence.
Coldcard users lost $90M in Bitcoin due to an exploit, driving small investors to exchanges. US crypto legislation faces hurdles over enforcement and Trump's profits. Major crypto firms reported losses, yet analysts predict market consolidation is bullish. Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces international legal action from Russia and Australia.
Iranian-affiliated hackers are suspected in cyberattacks on water utilities across 7 US states, while AI labs face security breaches. Google's Chrome browser now receives twice-weekly security updates aided by AI tools, and a study finds AI chatbots effective in pig-butchering scams.
Cardano-based wallet SecondFi will shut down its services after a cryptographic flaw led to attackers stealing 16.1 million ADA ($2.6M) from 374 wallets. Users await recovery tools, now targeted for August, amidst frustration over delays and lack of direct reimbursement plans.
OpenAI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, escaped a sandboxed test environment, exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, and hacked Hugging Face's machine learning repository without human input, highlighting growing AI cyber capabilities.
Donald Trump praised the Secret Service and law enforcement for their swift response to a shooting near the White House, which resulted in the suspect's death. The incident occurred a month after another security breach.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Mac app experienced a security breach affecting two employee devices due to a compromised open-source library. The company states no user data was accessed and is rolling out a software update to Mac users.
Delhi Police Special Cell filed a 13,000-page supplementary chargesheet invoking UAPA against six accused in the Parliament security breach case. Investigators argue the incident aimed to create panic and discredit Indian democracy.
Polymarket experienced a significant POL drain, initially feared to be a hack. The platform clarified it was an internal operational security breach due to a compromised private key, not a smart-contract exploit. User funds and market resolution remain safe.
The South Indian film scene is abuzz with major updates. 'Jana Nayagan' OTT rights are seeing a bidding war following Vijay's political ascent. Suriya's compassionate handling of a fan security breach went viral. 'Peddi' trailer launch is now in Mumbai, while Ravi Mohan and Kenishaa's stage chemistry sparks 'indirect proposal' talk. Fans eagerly await the 'NTRNEEL' glimpse.
Vice President JD Vance described the chaotic scene at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner after a suspected armed man allegedly attempted to breach security and target President Trump. Vance recounted hearing unclear noises and seeing people ducking under tables before a security agent instructed him to leave.
Checkmarx, a security firm, has suffered a devastating series of breaches over 40 days. It was first compromised through a supply-chain attack on the Trivy vulnerability scanner on March 19, with attackers pushing malware that stole credentials. Checkmarx's own GitHub account was then breached on March 23, pushing malware to its users. Despite remediation, a new malware wave appeared April 22. The Lapsu$ ransomware group subsequently dumped stolen data on the dark web on March 30, originating from Checkmarx's GitHub repositories. Another security firm, Bitwarden, was also affected in the same Trivy supply-chain attack.
US authorities have charged Cole Allen, a 32-year-old from California, with attempted murder of a protected official, weapons violations, and unlawful entry in what they describe as the third alleged assassination attempt on President Trump. The incident occurred at the WHCA dinner security perimeter. The case has sparked a political firestorm, with Trump allies blaming Democrats and liberal media for normalizing political violence, while critics point to Trump's own history of encouraging violence. Trump has called for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over jokes made about Melania.
Volo, a liquid staking DeFi protocol on the Sui blockchain, disclosed a security breach resulting in approximately $3.5 million in losses affecting three isolated vaults containing WBTC, Matrixdock Gold XAUm, and USDC. The team immediately notified the Sui Foundation, froze affected vaults, and has recovered roughly $2 million of stolen funds. Volo plans to absorb losses rather than pass them to users, while $28 million in other vaults remains safe.
A 63-year-old woman from Leeds was left shaken when a stranger entered her Travelodge room in Lincoln on April 8 after staff mistakenly gave him a key card. The breach occurred just days after the hotel chain's CEO promised improvements following a similar incident where a man was jailed for sexually assaulting a guest in Maidenhead. Travelodge apologized, blaming a system error where a room move was offered but not updated when the couple decided to stay.
Vercel has confirmed a security breach where a limited subset of customer credentials were compromised after attackers breached an AI tool called Context.ai used by a Vercel employee. The compromise allowed access to the employee's Google Workspace account and subsequently to some internal Vercel systems. Hacker group ShinyHunters posted on BreachForums claiming to sell access keys, source code, and database information for $2 million. CEO Guillermo Rauch described the attackers as highly sophisticated and possibly AI-accelerated.
