The Steam Workshop is being used to spread malware to thousands of users

Steam is one of the most popular storefronts in PC gaming, but it turns out that the Steam Workshop might presently be ...

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade ...

I've reviewed every PDF editor out there - then I had ChatGPT build me a better one

The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it interact with your files, but asking it to write software that handles them ...
The Hacker News

Critical Splunk Enterprise Flaw Lets Attackers Run Code Without Authentication

Splunk issued security updates for a critical CVSS 9.8 vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise that allows unauthenticated remote ...
PCMag

Apple's Siri AI Will Automatically Fix Your Weak Passwords. Can You Trust It?

The Passwords app will change weak or compromised passwords for your online accounts. We've had mixed results when asking AI ...
Cards Wire

Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...

GitHub disables Microsoft repos pushing password-stealing malware

Microsoft removed 73 repositories across its Azure, microsoft, Azure-Samples, and MicrosoftDocs organizations on GitHub, ...
The New York Times

Tired of Hacked Passwords? Help Is on the Way.

Apps from Apple, Google and others can assist in making your online accounts more secure, even as new ways of logging in continue to take off. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to ...
Mashable

Microsoft Edge is storing passwords as plain text? Here's what Microsoft says.

UPDATE: May. 6, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT This piece was updated to include a statement from Microsoft. Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and ...
Phys.org

New open-source Python-based software boosts space-weather modeling

University of Birmingham experts have created open-source computer software that helps scientists understand how fast-moving particles behave when they interact with electromagnetic waves in space.
CNET

I Get My Password Manager for Free. Here’s How You Can Get One That's Cheap or Free

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...
SiliconANGLE

OpenAI acquires open-source Python tooling startup Astral

OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Astral Software Inc., a startup with a set of widely used Python development tools. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astral’s development ...