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Iran Strikes Bahrain’s Batelco, Damaging Amazon Web Services Infrastructure

On April 1, Iranian forces launched missiles and drones that struck the Batelco headquarters in Hamala, Bahrain — a site that hosts cloud infrastructure tied to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The attack, one of the most direct hits on a US-linked technology asset in the region, elevated already high tensions and prompted warnings for businesses operating in nearby facilities. What happened Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had recently singled out several US-linked…

Saugata DattaApr 2, 20263 min read398

Artificial intelligence

Anthropic’s Claude Leak: 8,000 Takedown Requests After an Accidental Source-Code Exposure

Anthropic has scrambled to contain the fallout after an accidental exposure of the complete source code for its Claude family of AI tools. The company issued roughly 8,000 copyright takedown requests to remove copies and adaptations circulating on code-hosting sites and mirrors, responding to a wave of reposts and forks that appeared within hours of the initial disclosure. Although Anthropic says no customer data or model weights were exposed, the…

Saugata DattaApr 2, 20264 min read484

Cybersecurity

PNG parsing flaws in libpng let attackers crash processes, leak data, and risk code execution

Two high-severity vulnerabilities discovered in libpng—the widely used reference library for reading and writing PNG images—create a sweeping risk for any software that parses images. The flaws can trigger process crashes, leak sensitive heap contents, and, on some platforms, enable arbitrary code execution. Because image handling is baked into web applications, server-side processing pipelines, mobile and embedded systems, and desktop apps, the impact surface is broad and urgent. What was…

Saugata DattaApr 1, 20265 min read302

Web Development

Supply-chain alert: axios NPM package poisoned to deliver WAVESHAPER.V2 backdoor

A high-risk software supply chain attack has poisoned widely used axios npm releases, turning routine installs into a cross-platform compromise. Developers, CI/CD systems, and production pipelines that pulled the tainted axios versions (1.14.1 and 0.30.4) risked silently receiving a multi-stage backdoor that targeted Windows, macOS, and Linux hosts. Because axios sits deep in many dependency trees, a single malicious release can reach far beyond direct consumers — affecting developer laptops,…

Saugata DattaApr 1, 20264 min read296

Hacking and Exploits

Google Drive turns on AI ransomware detection by default for paying users

Google has moved its AI-powered ransomware detection for Drive out of beta and enabled it by default for paid customers, shifting cloud storage from a passive backup to an active containment point. First trialed in late 2025, the feature now scans files as they sync from desktop endpoints and pauses syncing when ransomware-like encryption is detected, alerting both users and admins and giving organizations a faster path to recovery. Why…

Saugata DattaApr 1, 20263 min read437

Azure

Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 update KB5086672 to fix broken March preview (KB5079391)

Microsoft has released an out-of-band (OOB) emergency update—KB5086672—to address installation problems introduced by the March 2026 non-security preview update (KB5079391). The optional cumulative preview, which shipped for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, was pulled after users began reporting installation failures with the error code 0x80073712. KB5086672 was published on March 31, 2026 as a replacement that both restores the functionality of the preview and includes the fixes and protections…

Saugata DattaApr 1, 20263 min read329

Cybersecurity

Hackers Weaponize Legitimate Windows Tools to Kill Antivirus — What Defenders Must Do Now

Ransomware gangs have evolved from noisy mass campaigns into precise, surgical operators. A growing and dangerous trend is the abuse of legitimate Windows utilities — tools built to help administrators troubleshoot and repair systems — as the first step in modern ransomware operations. By repurposing utilities such as Process Hacker, IOBit Unlocker, PowerRun, AuKill and TDSSKiller, attackers can silently neutralize antivirus (AV) and EDR protections, creating a short but effective…

Saugata DattaApr 1, 20265 min read413

Cloud Computing

Google Lets You Change Your @gmail.com Address — Here’s How to Do It Safely

For more than twenty years, the email address you chose when creating a Google Account was effectively permanent. That meant awkward childhood handles, name changes after marriage, or simply wanting a cleaner, more professional address often required creating a brand-new Google Account and manually migrating data. Google has quietly changed that rule: users with @gmail.com addresses can now replace their existing username with a new @gmail.com handle while keeping the…

Saugata DattaApr 1, 20264 min read422

AI Agents and Frameworks

Inside the Claude Code Leak: What Anthropic’s Accidental Release Reveals

Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude family of agents, suffered an unexpected exposure that rippled across the developer community and the wider AI market. Earlier today, a sizable JavaScript source map file—bundled with a public npm release—made internal implementation details of Claude Code visible to anyone who downloaded it. What began as a packaging mistake quickly became a public forensic exercise: researchers mirrored a half-million-line TypeScript codebase, poring over…

Saugata DattaApr 1, 20265 min read312

Cybersecurity

Notepad++ v8.9.3 Released — cURL Fixes, Crash Repairs, and Enterprise Controls

Notepad++ has shipped version 8.9.3, a maintenance-focused release that closes a notable security gap in its updater, resolves several long-standing stability regressions, and finishes a multi-release migration to a faster XML parser. For administrators and power users who depend on the editor for daily development work, this update is worth prompt attention: it contains both a security remediation and a set of usability and reliability improvements that reduce operational risk.What…

Saugata DattaMar 31, 20264 min read316

Compliance and Privacy

Prevent Accidental Exposure of Non-Production Power Pages Sites — New Admin Governance Controls (Microsoft Power Platform)

When teams build or test Power Pages sites in trial or developer environments, there’s a risk those unfinished or sensitive sites could be made public by mistake. Microsoft has added a simple governance control in the Power Platform admin center (PPAC) that helps tenant admins prevent non-production sites from being switched to public—giving organizations an easy guardrail while leaving production sites unaffected.What’s changingTenant admins can now set a policy in…

Saugata DattaMar 31, 20262 min read313

Artificial intelligence

Health AI Boom: More Tools Than Ever — Do They Deliver?

AI-powered chatbots and assistants for health are proliferating. In recent months major technology companies have launched or expanded consumer-facing tools that let people ask medical questions, connect health records, or receive triage-style guidance. These products promise greater access to health information, but independent researchers and clinicians warn that rigorous, third‑party evaluation of their safety and effectiveness remains limited. The landscape right now New and expanded offerings include consumer features from…

Saugata DattaMar 31, 20264 min read429

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