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At least 16 students killed in fire at Kenya girls school dorm
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/28/at-least-16-students-killed-in-fire-at-kenya-girls-school-dorm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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At least 16 students killed in fire at Kenya girls school dorm

Education minister says 16 killed, 79 injured at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil, central Kenya.

Al Jazeera

Kate May 25

Zack Whittaker May 24

And my latest weekly cyber newsletter is now out, looking at: GitHub's hack, CISA exposed government cloud keys, EU authorities seized a VPN server, Google published exploit code for an unfixed Chromium bug, wrench attacks are on the rise, an SMS blaster at Eurovision(?!), and much more.

Thanks so much for reading; it really means the world to me.

Read online: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/this-week-in-security-may-24-2026-edition/

this week in security — may 24 2026 edition

GitHub hacked, CISA exposed cloud keys, Oura gets government demands for data, a few zero-days under attack, wrench attacks on the rise, authorities seize a VPN used by ransomware gangs, HIPAA set for a security overhaul, and more.

~this week in security~

Kate May 19

Tuta May 17

Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.

progress

Zack Whittaker May 15

Since age verification laws are very much front of mind right now — and remain one of the biggest threats to the internet in 2026 — I also have a long-read explaining why these laws are so dangerous, flawed, and put everyone's data (and privacy) at risk. Plus: what you can do about it.

https://this.weekinsecurity.com/papers-please-age-verification-laws-threaten-everyones-online-security-and-privacy/

Papers, please: Age verification laws threaten everyone's online security and privacy

Laws that require adults to upload their driver's licenses or passports to access apps, websites, and VPNs will make the entire web less safe.

~this week in security~

Kate May 16

Martin Seeger May 15

Oh no....

https://www.fastcompany.com/91542655/bitwarden-scrubs-always-free-and-inclusion-values-from-its-website-as-longtime-execs-step-down

Kate May 16

Reed Mideke May 16

SWP comment on UAE's toxic and implausibly denied involvement in various African conflicts

https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/the-destabilising-role-of-the-united-arab-emirates-in-african-conflicts

The Destabilising Role of the United Arab Emirates in African Conflicts

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become one of the most aggressive external actors in African conflicts, from Ethiopia, Libya and Somalia to...

Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)

Kate May 14

Street Art Utopia May 14

One of the most terrifying images in history: Gaza transformed from life into death.

Gaza in 2023 and 2026 💔

Kate May 14

sjvn May 14

The third major Linux kernel flaw in two weeks has been found - thanks to AI https://zdnet.com/article/third-major-linux-kernel-flaw-in-two-weeks-found-by-ai/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn

#AI is exposing #Linux security holes almost faster than developers can patch them.

The third major Linux kernel flaw in two weeks has been found - thanks to AI

AI is exposing Linux security holes faster than developers can patch them. Fragnesia is the latest. Here's what we know about it.

ZDNET

Kate May 11

Dave Rahardja May 10

Useful #AI acronyms:

#aiCRAP - Computer-Rendered Artificial Pictures
#aiPISS - Plagiarized Information Synthesis System
#aiARSE - Auto-Regurgitated Syntactic Extrusion