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Hungary’s incoming leader aims to tackle corruption, the previous administration’s influence, and dependence on Russia. Source: Foreign Policy
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Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a SharePoint Server zero-day and a publicly disclosed weakness in Windows Defender dubbed "BlueHammer." Separately, Google Chrome fixed its fourth zero-day of 2026, and an emergency update for Adobe Reader nixes an actively exploited flaw that can lead to remote code execution. Source: Krebs on Security
Maxine Waters, the scourge of crypto, could become Financial Services Committee chair if Democrats win the House in midterm elections. The post Crypto Critic Maxine Waters’s New Primary Foe Got Over Two-Thirds of Money From Crypto appeared first on The Intercept . Source: The Intercept
Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js, a widely used JavaScript implementation of Google's Protocol Buffers. [...] Source: BleepingComputer
Vincent Bollore has vowed to find new authors for publisher Grasset after 170 left, alleging political interference. French President Macron has weighed in on the affair, which has shaken France's cultural scene. Source: World | Deutsche Welle
Iran says will not accept negotiations 'under the shadow of threats', as Trump promises to continue blockade in Hormuz. Source: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
By suing The Atlantic for defamation, the FBI director is leveraging one of Trump’s legal tactics to tamp down free speech. The post Kash Patel Is Using MAGA’s Favorite Tool to Muzzle the Free Press appeared first on The Intercept . Source: The Intercept
Three proof-of-concept exploits are being used in active attacks against Microsoft's built-in security platform; two are unpatched. Source: darkreading
The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building. Source: BBC News
Russian strikes killed at least 17 across Ukraine over the weekend as Kyiv struck a Russian oil refinery, while Zelenskyy and IAEA warned of renewed nuclear risks at Chernobyl. Source: News | Euronews RSS
An administrative role meant for artificial intelligence (AI) agents within Microsoft Entra ID could enable privilege escalation and identity takeover attacks, according to new findings from Silverfort. Agent ID Administrator is a privileged built-in role introduced by Microsoft as part of its agent identity platform to handle all aspects of an AI agent's identity lifecycle operations in a Source: The Hacker News
Threat actors are now publishing structured OPSEC playbooks to stay undetected. Flare reveals how these guides outline layered infrastructure, identity separation, and long-term evasion strategies. [...] Source: BleepingComputer
Fraudsters aren't hacking credit unions, they are exploiting normal business processes. Flare reveals how structured loan fraud methods use stolen identities to pass verification and secure funds. [...] Source: BleepingComputer
The so-called Tower fiasco took place in a very different Washington to today. Source: Foreign Policy
The World Health Organization said one case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation. Source: BBC News
Recorded Future shares exciting developments since being named a leader. Source: Recorded Future
The campaign quietly compromises aerospace and drone operators to exfiltrate GIS files, terrain models, and GPS data and gain a clear picture of adversaries' world view. Source: darkreading
Amid the US-Israel war with Iran, as the world breathlessly watches the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran is quietly increasing pressure on political prisoners. Advocates are sounding the alarm, warning of mass executions. Source: World | Deutsche Welle
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with his Cabinet amid continued pressure after election losses. A set piece speech yesterday failed to calm the waters, and four junior ministers resigned on Tuesday. Source: World | Deutsche Welle
Signal has introduced new in-app confirmations and warning messages as additional safeguards against phishing and social engineering attempts that could lead to various forms of fraud. [...] Source: BleepingComputer
Since the war in Ukraine erupted in 2022, 2,318 Ukrainian children remain missing, while 20,570 have been deported or forcibly displaced and 704 killed, according to a Ukrainian government portal. Source: News | Euronews RSS
In northwestern Australia lies a remote and wildly diverse region called the Kimberley. There, the iron-red soils of the Pindan Country connect forests and the Great Sandy Desert, all bracketed by a vast stretch of Indian Ocean coastline. Its springs and wetlands host migratory birds. Offshore, sawfish, as visually striking as they are rare, ply […] Source: Conservation news
On the first day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, security researchers collected $523,000 in cash awards after exploiting 24 unique zero-days. [...] Source: BleepingComputer
The Asiatic cheetah, the world’s most endangered big cat, faces an increasingly precarious future as ongoing conflict in Iran disrupts critical conservation efforts, reports Mongabay contributor Kayleigh Long. Once ranging from the Arabian Peninsula to India, the cheetah subspecies (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is now confined to just 16% of its former territory, with fewer than […] Source: Conservation news
“[The]cruel irony here [is] that the world cannot get its act together to address these threats … people are dying, animals are suffering, we’re losing rainforest … these are all interconnected threats,” Neil Vora tells me on this week’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, just a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) reported more […] Source: Conservation news
The campaign to unseat Thomas Massie exposed a growing Republican backlash against pro-Israel political influence. Source: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
The student-led movement, which began after the Novi Sad disaster in November 2024, is pushing for early elections. Source: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
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