Jeff Hall - PCIGuru 

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Been in information security, privacy, computers, etc. since, well, since almost they have been around (i.e., a very, very long time). Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota or there about. Oh, and I write the PCI Guru blog - pciguru.blog
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NZXT acknowledged a manufacturing defect, but its settlement offer falls far short of current replacement cost. https://www.techspot.com/news/112134-nzxt-customer-sue-after-aio-leak-damages-asus.html
NZXT customer to sue after AIO leak damages Asus RTX 5090, payout won't cover replacement costs (Updated)

Update: NZXT has reached out via email regarding the story. It says there are several important omissions from the customer's account of what happened. According to the...

TechSpot
America's lead cyber-defense agency has warned that three Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager bugs are under attack, and given federal agencies just four days to patch the security holes. https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/cisco_sdwan_bugs_kev/
More Cisco SD-WAN bugs battered in attacks

: CISA gives federal agencies 4 days to patch

The Register
The exploitation of the command injection vulnerability started one year after public disclosure and PoC exploit code publication. https://www.securityweek.com/mirai-botnet-targets-flaw-in-discontinued-d-link-routers/
Mirai Botnet Targets Flaw in Discontinued D-Link Routers

A Mirai botnet has started exploiting CVE-2025-29635, a year-old command injection vulnerability in discontinued D-Link routers.

SecurityWeek
With Wiz and new AI agents, Google is gearing up for a cyberwar where machines fight at speeds humans can't match. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-deploys-ai-agent-cyber-force-as-security-arms-race-escalates/
Google bets $32B on AI agent cyber force as security arms race escalates

With Wiz and AI agents, Google is gearing up for a cyberwar where machines fight at speeds humans can't match.

ZDNET
Former OpenAI executive Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, has signed a new multi-billion-dollar agreement to expand its use of Google Cloud’s AI infrastructure. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/exclusive-google-deepens-thinking-machines-lab-ties-with-new-multi-billion-dollar-deal/
Exclusive: Google deepens Thinking Machines Lab ties with new multibillion-dollar deal | TechCrunch

Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Google Cloud for AI infrastructure powered by Nvidia's latest GB300 chips, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.

TechCrunch
Dubbed Lotus Wiper, the novel file wiper has been used in a destructive campaign targeting the energy and utilities sector in Venezuela, per findings from Kaspersky. https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/lotus-wiper-malware-targets-venezuelan.html
Lotus Wiper Malware Targets Venezuelan Energy Systems in Destructive Attack

Lotus Wiper hit Venezuela’s energy sector in late 2025, exploiting pre-Windows 10 1803 systems, wiping drives and crippling operations.

The Hacker News
A new class of AI startups say they are taking money that would normally be used to hire people and are spending it on AI compute instead. https://www.404media.co/startups-brag-they-spend-more-money-on-ai-than-human-employees/
Startups Brag They Spend More Money on AI Than Human Employees

A new class of AI startups say they are taking money that would normally be used to hire people and are spending it on AI compute instead.

404 Media
Microsoft says that an ongoing Universal Print sharing issue that prevents users from creating some printer shares is due to a Microsoft Graph API code change. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-graph-api-code-change-causes-universal-print-share-issues/
Microsoft traces Universal Print issues to Graph API code change

Microsoft says that an ongoing Universal Print sharing issue that prevents users from creating some printer shares is due to a Microsoft Graph API code change.

BleepingComputer
As the company explained in a Tuesday message center update (MC1287373), this new performance-optimized experience will be enabled by default on eligible devices and will also improve meeting quality by adjusting resource usage based on device capabilities. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-gets-efficiency-mode-for-hardware-constrained-devices/
Microsoft Teams to get efficiency mode on PCs with limited resources

Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new Efficiency Mode for Microsoft Teams for systems with limited CPU and memory resources to improve app responsiveness.

BleepingComputer
All the flaws could have also been found by an elite human researcher, according to Mozilla. https://www.securityweek.com/claude-mythos-finds-271-firefox-vulnerabilities/
Claude Mythos Finds 271 Firefox Vulnerabilities

Mozilla says Anthropic’s new cybersecurity-focused Claude Mythos AI model has discovered 271 vulnerabilities in Firefox.

SecurityWeek