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Why security matters

Using Open-Cloud LLMs securely: Opportunities, risks, and market overview 2026

18. April, 2026 - 10:11

The use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in the cloud is fundamentally changing how organizations process knowledge, analyze documents, and prepare decisions. What began as a technical experiment has become a strategic tool by 2026, in legal departments, customer service, and public administration alike.

Retail giants in the crosshairs

Data Breach hits Lacoste, Ralph Lauren and Canada Goose

17. April, 2026 - 13:13

Hackers claim access to internal databases of three global fashion brands in what experts believe was a coordinated supply chain attack.

Working title "Alfa"

Linux Mint 23 arrives at Christmas

17. April, 2026 - 10:03

The developers of Linux Mint announce a longer release cycle and significant technical changes. The next release is internally called “Alfa” for now and is based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Hackers unknown

Ransomware attack cripples Autovista’s vehicle data systems across Europe

16. April, 2026 - 16:36

Market data specialist Autovista is battling a major ransomware attack that has knocked out critical IT systems across Europe and Australia, causing widespread disruption to vehicle valuations and identification services.

Ai assistant

EU threatens Meta with interim measures over WhatsApp AI lock-In

15. April, 2026 - 16:44

The European Commission is continuing to put pressure on WhatsApp’s parent company Meta. The background is that Meta, according to the Brussels authority, gives only its own AI assistant access to the WhatsApp messaging service, which preliminary findings suggest violates competition law.

Tax returns and ID cards

Fiverr data leak: Private documents exposed on Google

15. April, 2026 - 11:15

A misconfigured Cloudinary instance is leaking private user documents from the freelance platform, which are being indexed by Google. The researcher who discovered the issue has been waiting for a response from the company for over 40 days.

Data breach

Basic-Fit hacked: Around one million members affected

15. April, 2026 - 09:44

Hackers gained unauthorized access to the systems of Europe’s largest gym chain Basic-Fit and made off with personal data including names, addresses, and bank details.

Security leadership crisis

One CISO for 10,000 companies: Cybersecurity on too few shoulders

14. April, 2026 - 16:50

Only 35,000 CISOs worldwide serve around 359 million businesses. A new report warns of a massive structural imbalance that leaves small and mid-sized companies dangerously unprotected.

Leadership by algorithm

Zuckerberg is training an AI clone of himself to attend meetings in his place

14. April, 2026 - 14:18

Meta is building an AI avatar of its CEO based on his voice, appearance and public statements. Whether it will actually work remains to be seen, as the technical and ethical hurdles are considerable.

All the updates

Kernel 7.0: Linux gets a new major version number

14. April, 2026 - 09:31

After 6.19 releases the version count had run its course. The new kernel brings more mature Rust integration, modern security signatures, and targeted improvements across filesystems, networking, and virtualization.