Germany Doxes "UNKN," Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab/
Krebs on Security
Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab
An elusive hacker who went by the handle "UNKN" and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin headed both cybercrime gangs and…
When Virality Is the Message: The New Age of AI Propaganda
https://time.com/article/2026/04/02/when-virality-is-the-message-the-new-age-of-ai-propaganda/
https://time.com/article/2026/04/02/when-virality-is-the-message-the-new-age-of-ai-propaganda/
AI Singer Now Occupies Eleven Spots on iTunes Singles Chart
https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/04/05/itunes-takeover-by-fake-ai-singer-eddie-dalton-now-occupies-eleven-spots-on-chart-despite-not-being-human-or-real-exclusive
https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/04/05/itunes-takeover-by-fake-ai-singer-eddie-dalton-now-occupies-eleven-spots-on-chart-despite-not-being-human-or-real-exclusive
Showbiz411
iTunes Takeover by Fake AI Singer "Eddie Dalton" - Now Occupies ELEVEN Spots on Singles Chart, Number 3 on Albums Chart (Exclusive)…
iTunes was really bamboozled on April Fools Day. Dallas Little, content creator, unleashed four more songs by his AI creation, Eddie Dalton. Now Little has ELEVEN spots on the iTunes top 100. He also has the number three album on iTunes! All by a singer named…
Why do Macs ask you to press random keys when connecting a new keyboard?
https://unsung.aresluna.org/why-do-macs-ask-you-to-press-random-keys-when-connecting-a-new-keyboard/
https://unsung.aresluna.org/why-do-macs-ask-you-to-press-random-keys-when-connecting-a-new-keyboard/
unsung.aresluna.org
Why do Macs ask you to press random keys when connecting a new keyboard? – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality
Adobe modifies hosts file to detect whether Creative Cloud is installed
https://www.osnews.com/story/144737/adobe-secretly-modifies-your-hosts-file-for-the-stupidest-reason/
https://www.osnews.com/story/144737/adobe-secretly-modifies-your-hosts-file-for-the-stupidest-reason/
OSnews
Adobe secretly modifies your hosts file for the stupidest reason
If you’re using Windows or macOS and have Adobe Creative Cloud installed, you may want to take a peek at your hosts file. It turns out Adobe adds a bunch of entries into the hosts file, for a very stupid reason.
Zooming UIs in 2026: Prezi, impress.js, and why I built something different
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47665194
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47665194
Show HN: Ghost Pepper – 100% local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS
https://github.com/matthartman/ghost-pepper
https://github.com/matthartman/ghost-pepper
GitHub
GitHub - matthartman/ghost-pepper: Hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS. 100% local, powered by WhisperKit and local LLM cleanup.…
Hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS. 100% local, powered by WhisperKit and local LLM cleanup. Hold Control to record, release to transcribe and paste. - matthartman/ghost-pepper
Root Persistence via macOS Recovery Mode Safari
https://yaseenghanem.com/recovery-unrestricted-write-access/
https://yaseenghanem.com/recovery-unrestricted-write-access/
Yaseen's Blog
macOS Recovery Mode Safari allowed unrestricted writes to system partitions (and root persistence)
I accidentally discovered 2 vulnerabilities in macOS Recovery Mode's Safari: one allowing arbitrary writes to system partitions and root persistence (CVSS 8.5), the other allowing unrestricted file reads (CVSS 4.6).
NYC Families Need over $125,000 in Income to Live in Any Borough
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/nyc-families-need-over-125-000-in-income-to-live-in-any-borough
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/nyc-families-need-over-125-000-in-income-to-live-in-any-borough
Bloomberg.com
NYC Families Need Over $125,000 in Income to Live in Any Borough
New York families need six-figure incomes to live without government assistance in all five boroughs of New York City, according to two new reports.
Anthropic expands partnership w Google and Broadcom for multiple GW of compute
https://www.anthropic.com/news/google-broadcom-partnership-compute
https://www.anthropic.com/news/google-broadcom-partnership-compute
Anthropic
Anthropic expands partnership with Google and Broadcom for multiple gigawatts of next-generation compute
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
After 20 years I turned off Google Adsense for my websites
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/06/after-20-years-i-turned-off-google-adsense-for-my-websites.htm
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/06/after-20-years-i-turned-off-google-adsense-for-my-websites.htm
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
After 20 Years, I Turned Off Google AdSense for My Websites - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
Soon after I launched this blog in February 2005, I signed up for Google AdSense. My goal was to make a little money and learn about the industry from the inside. In particular, if I was going to cover the...