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New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions (No image available)

New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions

Bleeping Computer May 30, 2026

A newly discovered local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed 'CIFSwitch' in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to forge CIFS authentication key descriptions, abuse the kernel's key request mechanism, and gain root privileges. [...]
Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell’s MyPillow (No image available)

Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell’s MyPillow

Wired News May 30, 2026

Plus: A ransomware group is now stealing data in person, BusPatrol wants to hand its license plate surveillance data to the cops, and more.
Do You Actually Need to Pay for Transcription Software? (No image available)

Do You Actually Need to Pay for Transcription Software?

Wired AI News May 30, 2026

I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with free services.
PAN-OS GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-0257) Under Active Exploitation

PAN-OS GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-0257) Under Active Exploitation

The Hacker News May 30, 2026

Palo Alto Networks has warned that a recently disclosed medium-severity security flaw impacting PAN-OS and Prisma Access has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0257 (CVSS score: 7.8), refers to a case of authentication bypass that could be exploited by bad actors to set up VPN connections. "Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the
Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated ‘Good Advice Cupcake’ TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious (No image available)

Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated ‘Good Advice Cupcake’ TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious

Wired AI News May 29, 2026

Loryn Brantz created The Good Advice Cupcake for BuzzFeed years ago. The company licensed the character for a new Amazon series—made with AI—without her consent.
The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens (No image available)

The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens

Wired News May 29, 2026

The website, which compares human beings to extraterrestrials, touts arrest numbers from the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown. But some of its details are really out there.
Hands-On With Gemini Spark: I Gave It Access to My Life and It Friend-Zoned My Boyfriend (No image available)

Hands-On With Gemini Spark: I Gave It Access to My Life and It Friend-Zoned My Boyfriend

Wired AI News May 29, 2026

Google’s new AI agent combed through my emails, documents, and calendar to plan a birthday party and still didn’t clock the person most important to me.
ChatGPT share links abused to host fake outage pages to deliver malware (No image available)

ChatGPT share links abused to host fake outage pages to deliver malware

Bleeping Computer May 29, 2026

Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT's content-sharing feature to display fake OpenAI outage pages that direct users to download malware disguised as the ChatGPT desktop application. [...]
California AG sues 23andMe over 2023 breach exposing health data (No image available)

California AG sues 23andMe over 2023 breach exposing health data

Bleeping Computer May 29, 2026

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against 23andMe, now Chrome Holding Co., over the company's failure to protect sensitive customer genetic and personal information. [...]
ChatGPhish Vulnerability Turns ChatGPT Web Summaries Into a Phishing Surface

ChatGPhish Vulnerability Turns ChatGPT Web Summaries Into a Phishing Surface

The Hacker News May 29, 2026

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in OpenAI ChatGPT that leverages the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant's implicit trust in Markdown links and images to trigger prompt injections and open the door to phishing attacks. The technique has been codenamed ChatGPhish by Permiso Security. "The chatgpt.com response renderer trusts Markdown links and Markdown
We Asked the ‘Future of Truth’ Author to Explain How He Used AI. It Didn’t Go Well (No image available)

We Asked the ‘Future of Truth’ Author to Explain How He Used AI. It Didn’t Go Well

Wired AI News May 29, 2026

A book about how AI shapes perceptions of reality came under fire for using AI-generated quotes. Its problems go beyond that.
The Vatican’s Man Inside Anthropic (No image available)

The Vatican’s Man Inside Anthropic

Wired AI News May 29, 2026

Pope Leo XIV may not be able to disarm AI, but he’s got the attention of the industry.
Attackers Use LLM Agent for Post-Exploitation After Marimo CVE-2026-39987 Exploit

Attackers Use LLM Agent for Post-Exploitation After Marimo CVE-2026-39987 Exploit

The Hacker News May 29, 2026

An unknown threat actor has been observed using a large language model (LLM) agent to conduct post-compromise actions after obtaining initial access following the exploitation of a publicly-accessible Marimo network using a recently disclosed vulnerability. "The attacker compromised an internet-reachable Marimo notebook via CVE-2026-39987, extracted two cloud credentials from the compromised
From $5 Attacks to Botnet-Powered Platforms: Inside the DDoS-as-a- Service Market (No image available)

From $5 Attacks to Botnet-Powered Platforms: Inside the DDoS-as-a- Service Market

Bleeping Computer May 29, 2026

DDoS attacks are increasingly being sold like subscription services, complete with pricing tiers, support, and reseller programs. Flare explores how the DDoS-as-a-Service market has evolved from scattered tools into polished attack platforms. [...]
Dutch govt disrupts malware botnet with 17 million infected devices (No image available)

Dutch govt disrupts malware botnet with 17 million infected devices

Bleeping Computer May 29, 2026

Dutch authorities have taken offline a massive botnet of 17 million devices and seized more than 200 servers at a local provider that supported the operation. [...]