Notepad++, one of the most widely used open-source text editors for Windows, has released an urgent security update addressing three vulnerabilities, including two arbitrary code execution flaws that could allow attackers to silently run malicious programs on a victim’s machine. The Notepad++ development team released version v8.9.6.1 on May 26, 2026, patching all three vulnerabilities....Read More
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GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. — A sheriff known for targeting human traffickers is advising people to leave child predator stings to the professionals. Across Michigan, “predator hunters” are growing online, confronting their targets with cameras rolling and generating a lot of online views. But Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson says that approach can hurt cases involving...Read More
COMMENTARY: There’s a war of attrition happening across corporate networks right now, and defenders are losing it the same way armies lose wars of attrition: by spending more per engagement than their opponents. The cost of mounting a cyberattack has plummeted, and most security budgets are not attuned to that reality.To understand the problem, conisder...Read More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday warned that hackers targeted software development pipelines in recent weeks and urged security teams to check for potential compromise of their environments. CISA referenced two recent campaigns, including the “Megalodon” supply chain attack and a GitHub compromise through a malicious Nx Console Visual Studio Code extension. The Megalodon...Read More
The UN human rights office called for action against ‘addictive design’ features, such as infinite scroll, autoplay and persistent notifications. PETALING JAYA: Bans or age restrictions on social media use are not enough on their own to protect minors from the harmful effects of the platforms, UN experts said in Geneva on Friday, arguing that...Read More
Key Points To Catch a Predator star Chris Hansen has responded to Robert Pattinson playing him in a new movie. Hansen offered a cryptic reaction to the Primetime movie trailer, which dropped earlier this week. “What will they think of next?” Hansen replied to a NewsNation reporter’s question. To Catch a Predator star Chris Hansen...Read More
Summary On May 29, 2026, the ransomware group Everest publicly claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against ЕРМ, a Colombian organization. The group posted an extortion notice indicating that sensitive data would be leaked unless negotiations were initiated. Incident Report Field Details Target ЕРМ Domain Unavailable Country Colombia Attacking Group Everest Date Reported May 29, 2026...Read More
Recent months have seen a surge in police action against Vietnamese nationals involved in transnational online fraud rings across Southeast Asia. In late March 2026, the Vietnamese authorities announced the arrest of 343 suspects on internet fraud charges after Cambodia repatriated them to Việt Nam. The suspects had been part of a sophisticated scam operation...Read More
The Dutch National Police and the country’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) have taken offline 200 servers controlling a botnet of 17 million devices, the law enforcement agency announced on Thursday. The investigation was launched after the NCSC received a report by a security researcher, and showed that the botnet consisted of at least 17...Read More
