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DataGate Benchmark Shows Delimiter and Strict Prompts Secure LLMs at 100%

Wrap untrusted content in random delimiters and use a strict boundary template to achieve ~95% defense against prompt injection.

Dev.to (top) Reddit r/LocalLLaMA

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Persistent OAuth Tokens Without Expiration Pose Major Security Risk

Disable or rotate all long‑lived OAuth tokens and enforce expiration policies.

The Hacker News 5 May security 7/10

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MetInfo CMS Vulnerability CVE-2026-29014 Allows Arbitrary Code Execution

Patch MetInfo to the latest release (8.2+) immediately.

The Hacker News 5 May security

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CloudZ RAT exploits Microsoft Phone Link to steal SMS and OTPs

Disable Microsoft Phone Link on all Windows machines, enforce hardware‑based MFA, and block CloudZ RAT traffic.

Bleeping Computer 5 May security

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Vimeo Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 119,000 People

Patch: Disable all Anodot credentials and remove the Anodot integration from your Vimeo environment immediately.

Bleeping Computer 5 May security

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ScarCruft’s BirdCall Backdoor Targets Ethnic Koreans in China via Game Platform Supply‑Chain Attack

Block installation of apps from sqgame.net and enforce downloads only from official marketplaces.

Bleeping Computer 5 May security

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ScarCruft Compromises Video Game Platform with BirdCallto Backdoor

Patch any compromised components and monitor for BirdCallto activity to mitigate the active supply‑chain threat.

The Hacker News 5 May security

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Weaver E-cology 10.0 RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2026-22679) Actively Exploited

Patch Weaver E-cology to version 20260312 or later immediately to eliminate the unauthenticated RCE vulnerability (CVE-2026-22679).

The Hacker News 5 May security

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Critical Security Incident Misclassification Due to Scikit‑Learn 1.5 Update

Re‑train the incident classifier with balanced data and pin scikit‑learn 1.4 to avoid the KMeans n_init change.

Dev.to (top) 5 May security

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Chrome silently installs 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model without user consent

Disable the OnDeviceModelBackgroundDownload flag in Chrome to stop silent Gemini Nano downloads.

Hacker News (front page) 5 May security

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WannaCry Ransomware: EternalBlue Exploit and the Importance of Patching

Patch all Windows machines with MS17‑010, disable SMBv1, enable firewall, and monitor for the kill‑switch domain to block new infections.

Dev.to (top) 5 May security

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DarkSword iOS Malware Exploit Chain Targets Multiple Nations

Patch iOS devices to the latest version (18.8 or later) to mitigate DarkSword exploitation.

Schneier on Security 5 May security

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cPanel Patch Halts Mass Ransomware Attack on 44,000 Servers

Apply the WHM/cPanel emergency update immediately to fix CVE-2026-41940 and stop the Sorry ransomware spread.

Bleeping Computer 5 May security

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Microsoft Uncovers Large-Scale Credential Theft Campaign Using Legitimate Email Services

Enable MFA on all Microsoft accounts and block the attacker domains listed in the report immediately.

The Hacker News 5 May security

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Automated Exfiltration Bot: RCE via Persistent Jupyter Kernel and Prompt Injection

Replace persistent Jupyter kernels with one‑shot Kamikaze kernels using Docker + gVisor to prevent RCE.

Dev.to (top) 5 May security

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Invisible Newsletter Breach: Zero-Click Prompt Injection Exposes Email Assistant

Patch your email ingestion pipeline to sanitize incoming HTML and strip invisible text vectors before passing to the LLM.

Dev.to (top) 5 May security

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Weaver E-cology 10.0 Suffers Critical Remote Code Execution Bug

Patch Weaver E‑Cology 10.0 to build 20260312 immediately to eliminate the exposed debug endpoint and stop RCE.

Bleeping Computer 5 May security

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Instructure’s Canvas faces 275‑million‑record data breach and defacement by ShinyHunters

Investigate the Instructure incident, monitor Canvas Data 2 and Canvas Beta for API key issues, and keep clients informed of potential data exposure.

Bleeping Computer 4 May security

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VeriSigil AI: SSL‑Like Cryptographic Identity for Autonomous Agents

Call the issue‑test endpoint to obtain a test passport and verify your agent with the verify endpoint.

Dev.to (top) 5 May security

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FTC Bans Kochava From Selling Americans’ Location Data Without Consent

Patch your data handling to ensure no sensitive location data is sold without consent.

AdExchanger 5 May security

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Linux kernel “Copy Fail” and “Dirty Frag” flaws give attackers root access to major distributions

Patch Linux systems against CVE‑2026‑31431 immediately.

The Hacker News 4 May security

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cPanel Security Crisis: Multiple Exploits Prompt Emergency Patches and Ransomware Attack

Apply the latest cPanel and WHM security update immediately.

The Hacker News 4 May security

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Backdoored PyTorch Lightning package drops credential stealer

Rotate all secrets, avoid importing PyTorch Lightning 2.6.3, and use version 2.6.1 until the audit completes.

Bleeping Computer 4 May security

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Gravity SMTP Security Breach CVE‑2026‑4020 Exposes API Keys

Patch Gravity SMTP to version 2.1.5 or later immediately to fix CVE‑2026‑4020 and rotate any exposed API keys.

Reddit r/WordPress 4 May security

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Progress warns of critical MOVEit Automation auth bypass flaw

Patch all MOVEit Automation instances to the latest version before the outage window.

Bleeping Computer 4 May security

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Nix and Lix Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities Allow Local Code Execution as Root

Patch Nix and Lix to fix buffer overflows in daemons and prevent local code execution as root.

Lobste.rs 4 May security

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Comprehensive CVE Analysis of Package Managers Reveals Path Traversal, Injection, and Credential Leakage Vulnerabilities

Patch package managers to enforce path sanitisation, use '--' separator, and verify signatures.

Lobste.rs 4 May security

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Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha

Patch Microsoft Defender to Security Intelligence version 1.449.430.0 or later to restore removed DigiCert root certificates.

Bleeping Computer 4 May security

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Phishing Scam Targeting WordPress Agencies via Fake Google OAuth

Notify all agencies to avoid clicking the fake Google OAuth link and do not send credentials.

Reddit r/WordPress 4 May security

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Canonical Switch to uutils Coreutils and CVE Audit

Patch uutils coreutils to a fixed version or replace with GNU coreutils to avoid CVEs.

Lobste.rs 4 May security

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Accidental Exposure of Entire Website Source Code via Python HTTP Server

Patch: Immediately stop the accidental HTTP server, close port 80, apply firewall rules, verify no other services are exposed, and review server configuration.

Reddit r/webdev 4 May security

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