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Sun 2026-05-03 · 20 stories · 09:00 EST

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1. Cybercrime Groups Using Vishing and SSO Abuse in Rapid SaaS Extortion Attacks thehackernews.com Two gangs use vishing + malicious SSO pages to steal auth tokens and extort SaaS tenants.

2. China-Linked Hackers Target Asian Governments, NATO State, Journalists thehackernews.com Espionage campaign exploits Exchange/IIS N-days to deploy ShadowPad across South/Southeast Asia and a NATO country.

3. Two Cybersecurity Professionals Get 4-Year Sentences in BlackCat Ransomware thehackernews.com Two security insiders sentenced to 4 years each for deploying BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware; paid operators 20% of ransoms.

4. PyTorch Lightning Hit in Supply Chain Attack to Steal Credentials thehackernews.com Malicious versions 2.6.2/2.6.3 of PyTorch Lightning on PyPI hide credential-stealing payload.

5. New Python Backdoor DEEP#DOOR Steals Browser & Cloud Credentials thehackernews.com Python backdoor via batch script disables Defender, uses scheduled tasks and tunneling to exfiltrate.

1. Hackers Claim Leak of Asian Football Confederation Player Data tornews.com Dark web actor linked to ShinyHunters claims AFC player database leak on underground forums.

2. France Investigates Teen Over 11 Million ID Data Breach tornews.com Paris charges 15-year-old for hacking National ID system, potentially 11M records exposed.

3. Dark Web Vendor Sells Gambling User Databases Across Countries tornews.com Underground vendor advertises gambling DBs from multiple countries, risking account takeover and fraud.

4. Alleged Breach at Hostoo Brazil Exposes Multiple Sectors tornews.com Threat actor claims full control of Hostoo Brazil with potential impact across multiple sectors.

5. Polymarket Denies Hacker Claims of 300K User Data Breach tornews.com Polymarket rejects hacker xorcat's breach claims; circulated data doesn't match their systems.

1. Alibaba's Metis Agent Cuts Redundant AI Tool Calls From 98% to 2% venturebeat.com Metis agent framework eliminates nearly all redundant tool calls while improving accuracy, a big step for agent efficiency.

2. RunPod Flash: Open-Source Python Tool Eliminates Containers for Faster AI Dev venturebeat.com A new open-source tool simplifies AI development by removing container overhead for faster iteration.

3. Why OpenAI's "Goblin Problem" Matters venturebeat.com A deep dive into AI alignment challenges and how users can experiment with agent behaviors independently.

4. Writer Launches AI Agents That Can Act Without Prompts venturebeat.com Writer enters the enterprise agent race with autonomous AI agents, competing against Amazon, Microsoft, and Salesforce.

5. Netomi Raises $110M as Accenture and Adobe Bet on AI for Customer Service venturebeat.com Major funding round signals enterprise demand for AI customer service that works in real production environments.