Attackers exploited a flaw in Meta’s AI-powered High Touch Support tool to hijack over 20,000 Instagram accounts, bypassing two-factor authentication entirely. The campaign ran undetected from April 17 to May 31, 2026.
Trump’s AI ownership proposal could give Anthropic a structural advantage over OpenAI, especially as both firms approach massive IPOs.
MetaDAO pinned its comeback hopes on Ranger Protocol’s ICO, but the sale highlights deeper issues with DAO revenue models and whether token launches can still revive ailing protocols.
A French appeals court ordered Caisse d’Épargne to refund a spoofing scam victim, rejecting the bank’s negligence defense — a ruling that strengthens consumer fraud protections.
Cisco disclosed its seventh SD-WAN zero-day of 2026 — CVE-2026-20245 — a command injection flaw allowing root access on Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. No patch is available yet, and there’s no workaround.
Over 2.5 million student loan borrowers had their personal data — including Social Security numbers — exposed through a breach at Nelnet Servicing. The incident comes at the worst possible timing, coinciding with federal loan forgiveness announcements.
A French court has ruled in favor of a spoofing scam victim who was denied reimbursement by his bank, establishing that deceived customers aren’t negligent just because criminals exploited their bank’s own identity to trick them.
Hungary’s new tech minister Zoltán Tanács plans to scrap criminal penalties for unauthorized crypto services, reversing a July 2025 law that drove platforms like Revolut out of the country. The move could reshape Hungary’s position in Europe’s crypto landscape.
Nearly $26 billion in short liquidation leverage sits above Bitcoin’s $62,000 price level, with shorts already taking $218 million in liquidations in 24 hours. Cycle Bands flashed an oversold signal for the first time since 2023.
Stellar (XLM) is gaining institutional traction through cross-border payments, stablecoin activity, and real-world asset tokenization. Network upgrades and potential CBDC integrations could be long-term catalysts.
