General Cyber News via Ars Technica Risk Assessment

Why a recent supply-chain attack singled out security firms Checkmarx and Bitwarden

Security firms find themselves especially exposed.
Publish Date: 4/29/2026
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Open source package with 1 million monthly downloads stole user credentials

If you're one of millions using element-data, it's time to check for compromise.
Publish Date: 4/27/2026
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Why are top university websites serving porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping.

Hundreds of subdomains from dozens of universities have been hijacked by scammers.
Publish Date: 4/24/2026
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In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe

Technically speaking, there's no practical benefit to use PQC. So why is it being used?
Publish Date: 4/23/2026
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Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat

When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong.
Publish Date: 4/22/2026
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Contrary to popular superstition, AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world

A stubborn misconception is hampering the already hard work of quantum readiness.
Publish Date: 4/21/2026
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US-sanctioned currency exchange says $15 million heist done by "unfriendly states"

Grinex says needed hacking resources "available exclusively to... unfriendly states."
Publish Date: 4/17/2026
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Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone

Here's which players are winning the race to transition to post-quantum crypto.
Publish Date: 4/17/2026
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“Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival says

Western Union exec says there were "challenges" working with Broadcom.
Publish Date: 4/9/2026
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Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites

As the US and Israel's war has ramped up, so too have hacks on US industrial sites.
Publish Date: 4/8/2026
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Thousands of consumer routers hacked by Russia's military

End-of-life routers in homes and small offices hacked in 120 countries.
Publish Date: 4/8/2026
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OpenClaw gives users yet another reason to be freaked out about security

The viral AI agentic tool let attackers silently gain admin unauthenticated access.
Publish Date: 4/3/2026
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New Rowhammer attacks give complete control of machines running Nvidia GPUs

GDDRHammer, GeForge and GPUBreach hammer GPU memory in ways that hijack the CPU.
Publish Date: 4/2/2026
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Quantum computers need vastly fewer resources than thought to break vital encryption

No, the sky isn't falling, but Q Day is coming, and it won't be as expensive as thought.
Publish Date: 3/31/2026
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Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought

Company warns entire industry to move off RSA and EC more quickly.
Publish Date: 3/25/2026
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Self-propagating malware poisons open source software and wipes Iran-based machines

Development houses: It's time to check your networks for infections.
Publish Date: 3/24/2026
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Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack

Admins: Sorry to say, but it's likely a rotate-your-secrets kind of weekend.
Publish Date: 3/20/2026
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Cloud service providers ask EU regulator to reinstate VMware partner program

Broadcom says the group is misrepresenting market "realities."
Publish Date: 3/19/2026
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Federal cyber experts called Microsoft's cloud a "pile of shit," approved it anyway

One Microsoft product was approved despite years of concerns about its security.
Publish Date: 3/18/2026
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Researchers disclose vulnerabilities in IP KVMs from four manufacturers

Internet-exposed devices that give BIOS-level access? What could possibly go wrong?
Publish Date: 3/17/2026
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