UK to Ban Under-16s From TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Other Social Media Platforms
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that children under 16 will be banned from using a range of social media platforms, including Snapchat, TikTok, You
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US Government Suspends Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Over Security and Jailbreak Concerns
Anthropic has paused access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 for all users following a directive from the US government to restrict access for foreign nati
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Scammers Are Inserting Fake Retail Sites Into ChatGPT Shopping Results
Cloned retail websites are appearing in ChatGPT shopping results, according to the scam-checking service Ask Silver.
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Instagram Accounts Hijacked by Tricking Meta AI Support Into Verifying Attackers as Owners
Several Instagram users had their accounts hijacked after attackers tricked Meta's AI-powered support tools into believing they were the rightful owners.
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Attackers Abuse ChatGPT Share Links to Host Fake Outage Pages That Deliver Malware
Threat actors are exploiting ChatGPT's content-sharing feature to set up fake OpenAI outage pages.
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California Wants To Exclude Linux and Other Open Source Systems From New Age Checks
A proposed change to California's Digital Age Assurance Act aims to exempt open source operating systems from age verification rules set to take effect on Janua
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Anthropic Plans Public Release of Mythos-Class AI Bug Finder Once Safeguards Are Ready
Anthropic has announced its plan to release Mythos-class AI models to the general public once it develops adequate safeguards.
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Researcher Claims Trump Mobile Website Leaked Data on More Than 27,000 Customers Through Unprotected API
A self-taught tech enthusiast who goes by the name "Louis" claims he found a vulnerability in the Trump Mobile website that let him extract customer data using
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Microsoft Phasing Out SMS Authentication Codes for Personal Accounts in Favor of Passkeys
Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue SMS-based authentication and account recovery for personal Microsoft accounts.
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Discord Enables End-to-End Encryption by Default for All Voice and Video Calls
Discord has announced that all voice and video calls on the platform are now protected by default with end-to-end encryption.
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YouTube Expands AI Likeness Detection to All Creators Aged 18 and Over
YouTube is set to roll out its likeness detection feature to all eligible creators aged 18 and over in the coming weeks.
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Meta Launches Incognito Chat With Meta AI for Private Conversations on WhatsApp and Meta AI App
Meta has introduced Incognito Chat with Meta AI, a new mode for WhatsApp and the Meta AI app that offers private conversations, which the company claims cannot
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EU New Tech Package May Restrict Microsoft, Amazon, and Google From Handling Public Sector Sensitive Data
The European Commission is set to introduce a Tech Sovereignty Package later this month that could limit companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google from proce
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Hackers Abuse Google Ads and Claude.ai Shared Chats to Distribute macOS Malware
Attackers are currently running a malvertising campaign that uses Google Ads and legitimate shared chats on Claude.
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Chrome for Android Adds Approximate Location Sharing Option for Websites
Google is introducing a new approximate location sharing option in Chrome for Android, replacing the previous all-or-nothing location permission model.
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Instagram Removes End-to-End Encryption From Direct Messages, Giving Meta Access to Chat Content
Instagram has removed end-to-end encryption from its direct messages as of May 8, 2026.
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Google Chrome Is Silently Downloading a 4GB Gemini Nano AI Model to User Devices Without Consent
Google Chrome has been quietly downloading around 4GB of Gemini Nano AI model weights to user devices without their consent, and it automatically re-downloads t
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Meta Deploys AI to Scan Photos and Detect Underage Users on Facebook and Instagram
Meta has introduced an expanded AI system that scans photos and videos on Facebook and Instagram to estimate users' ages by analyzing physical features such as
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Apple Adds End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messaging Between iPhone and Android in iOS 26.5
Apple has announced that end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging between iPhone and Android devices will be included in iOS 26.
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NordVPN Adds On-Device AI Voice Detector to Chrome Extension to Identify Synthetic Audio
NordVPN has introduced an AI Voice Detector feature to its Chrome browser extension.
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Disneyland Deploys Facial Recognition at Select Entrance Lanes to Prevent Pass Fraud
Disneyland has introduced select entrance lanes at its California theme park that use facial recognition technology.
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Ukrainian Police Arrest Three Hackers Who Compromised 610,000 Roblox Accounts and Sold Them for $225,000
Ukrainian police in Lviv have arrested three people aged 19, 21, and 22 for hacking more than 610,000 Roblox accounts between October 2025 and January 2026.
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EU Pressures Google to Grant Rival AI Assistants Same Android Access as Gemini Under DMA
The European Union has renewed its pressure on Google to open Android's ecosystem to competing AI assistants on equal terms with Gemini, citing requirements und
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Claude Desktop Silently Installs Browser Extension Files for Browsers Not Installed
Claude Desktop for macOS installs a Native Messaging manifest file that pre-authorizes Anthropic's browser extensions across Chromium-based browsers without inf
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Zoom Integrates World ID Deep Face to Verify That Meeting Participants Are Human in Real Time
Zoom has announced a partnership with Tools for Humanity to bring World ID Deep Face into Zoom Meetings.
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Atlassian Will Collect Jira and Confluence Data by Default to Train AI Models
Starting August 17, 2026, Atlassian will begin collecting metadata and in-app data from Jira, Confluence, and other cloud products to train its AI models.
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Over 100 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Google Tokens, Hijack Telegram Sessions, and Inject Ads
Security researchers at Socket have identified over 100 malicious extensions in the Chrome Web Store that are part of a coordinated campaign.
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CPUID Website Hacked to Serve Malware Through CPU-Z and HWMonitor Download Links
Hackers accessed a secondary API on the CPUID website between April 9 at 15:00 UTC and April 10 at around 10:00 UTC.
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Microsoft Suspends VeraCrypt, WireGuard and Windscribe Accounts, Blocking Windows Driver Updates
Microsoft has suspended developer accounts linked to VeraCrypt, WireGuard, and Windscribe, which has cut off their access to driver signing and other Windows Ha
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Gmail Adds End-to-End Encryption for Android and iPhone Users in Google Workspace
Google has expanded end-to-end encryption for Gmail to Android and iPhone devices through the official Gmail app.
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Traffic Violation Scam Texts Now Use QR Codes to Bypass Security Filters and Steal Payment Data
A phishing campaign is targeting residents across multiple US states with fake traffic violation notices delivered by text message, using embedded QR codes to d
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LinkedIn Uses Hidden JavaScript to Scan for Over 6,000 Chrome Extensions on Visitors' Browsers
LinkedIn is running a JavaScript fingerprinting script on its website that checks visitors' browsers for more than 6,236 installed Chrome extensions and collect
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Apple Releases iOS 18.7.7 Update to Extend DarkSword Exploit Protection to More iPhones and iPads
Apple has expanded the availability of iOS 18.
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Apple Adds Terminal Paste Warning in macOS Tahoe 26.4 to Block ClickFix Attacks
Apple has introduced a new security feature in macOS Tahoe 26.
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Amnezia Releases AmneziaWG 2.0 To Bypass Advanced Internet Censorship Systems
Amnezia has introduced AmneziaWG 2.
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Chrome Extension "Save Image as Type" Was Hijacked, Putting Over 1 Million Users at Risk
Google has taken down the Chrome extension "Save Image as Type" after security researchers uncovered it had been hijacked and altered to redirect user traffic f
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Google Fixes Two Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Flaws
Google has released an out-of-band Chrome update to fix two high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities being actively exploited in the wild.
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Instagram Will Remove End-to-End Encryption for Messages in May 2026
Instagram has confirmed it will remove end-to-end encryption from direct messages on May 8, 2026.
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Apple Releases Security Update for Older iPhones and iPads After Coruna Exploit
Apple has released security updates for older iPhones and iPads to address vulnerabilities targeted by the Coruna exploit kit, which has been used in cyberespio
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Google: Cloud Attacks Now Exploit Software Flaws More Often Than Credentials
Google says hackers are increasingly breaking into cloud environments by exploiting newly disclosed software vulnerabilities, rather than relying on weak creden