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New, by me: Adobe has fixed a bug in its flagship PDF readers that hackers have been abusing for at least four months to break into people's Windows and macOS computers and steal data.

A security researcher who discovered the hacks said it works by tricking victims into opening a malicious PDF.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/adobe-fixes-pdf-zero-day-security-bug-that-hackers-have-exploited-for-months/

Adobe fixes PDF zero-day security bug that hackers have exploited for months | TechCrunch

It's not clear how many people were compromised by this hacking campaign, but a security researcher said the hackers were targeting victims since at least November 2025.

TechCrunch

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daniel:// stenberg://1d ago

Oh, and... AI slop rate in submissions has gone back to 2024 levels

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foolish olivia

3d ago

we need to let the current society die and rebuild a new one based on loving boobs and playing video games

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Frédéric Jacobs 4d ago

"It’s worth sitting with this for a moment, I think; the fact that Alex Jones has expressed more moral concern over a US president’s calls to kill an entire civilization than any major [Silicon Valley] tech executive. […] Currently, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, xAI, Oracle and even Meta have large contracts with the US military.”
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-firms-and-their-us-military-ties

AI firms and their US military ties, "a whole civilization will die tonight" edition

Plus, Anthropic's new AI model that's 'too dangerous to release,' thoughts on the New Yorker's Sam Altman investigation, and more.

Blood in the Machine

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Jan Wildeboer 😷

4d ago

Alright! Victor Orbán has called it and admitted defeat. Hungarian people voted him out. This is wonderful news! For Hungary and Europe.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/12/hungary-election-latest-results-viktor-orban-peter-magyar-fidesz-tisza-russia-europe-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dbf1ff8f08ff62487f805e#block-69dbf1ff8f08ff62487f805e

Hungary election live: ‘We have done it,’ Magyar tells jubilant Budapest as Orbán’s 16-year rule ends

Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

the Guardian

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Mike Sheward 4d ago

Hungary was hungry for change

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Andrew 6d ago

The seven-year-old did not enjoy my artwork of medieval videogame characters

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Kevin Beaumont 5d ago

I’ve had a bunch of people ask my thoughts on Anthropic’s Mythos. I’ve read the research paper they released and the numbers, and basically I agree with @malwaretech’s take. It’s marketing. The cybersecurity industry is historically very good at marketing cyber pearl harbour and the need to buy magic boxes.

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Every Pokémon Card 6d ago

Psyduck

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Will Dormann 6d ago

@caspicat @evaristegal0is
Right. Thus my skepticism.

Since the attackers bothered AES-encrypting the 2nd stage, that would sort of imply that the 2nd stage had more value than just the thing to do fingerprinting before the 2nd stage is deployed.

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