Spectrum Security Emerges From Stealth Mode With $19 Million

The threat detection startup will invest in accelerating its engineering and go-to-market efforts.

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Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks

A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Italy. 
Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities for his alleged links to the Chinese state-sponsored threat group and for orchestrating cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies between February 2020 and June 2021, including

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Microsoft Patches Entra ID Role Flaw That Enabled Service Principal Takeover

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

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Medtronic Hack Confirmed After ShinyHunters Threatens Data Leak

The ShinyHunters cybercrime group claimed to have stolen 9 million records containing personal information from Medtronic.

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Microsoft Confirms Active Exploitation of Windows Shell CVE-2026-32202

Microsoft on Monday revised its advisory for a now-patched, high-severity security flaw impacting Windows Shell to acknowledge that it has been actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-32202 (CVSS score: 4.3), a spoofing vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access sensitive information. It was addressed as part of its Patch Tuesday update for this

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My 5 favorite open source operating systems that aren’t Linux

Looking for non-Linux open-source options? From ghosts of past operating systems to fascinating works in progress, here are my top picks.

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77% of IT managers say their AI agents are out of control – 5 ways to rein in yours

The unchecked proliferation of AI agents is leading to a large volume of unsanctioned AI applications.

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82 Chrome Extensions Found Selling User Data, 6.5 Million Users Affected

LayerX research finds 82 Chrome extensions collecting and selling user data, affecting at least 6.5 million users through disclosed but concerning practices.

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GitHub Copilot shifts to usage-based pricing June 1 – why that’s no surprise

Under the new approach, if you run out of credits, you can’t use the service. GitHub plans to preview the new billing in early May.

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This LG portable projector comes with a free soundbar – and we highly recommend it

The CineBeam Q is a high-quality portable projector, and with this deal and a free LG S40T soundbar, you can make it a permanent addition to your home theater.

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