The Hacker News
A preview version of Anthropic’s new Claude Mythos model will be used to find and address security vulnerabilities within a small set of organizations, under Anthropic’s Project Glasswing initiative. The company said the initiative was launched after Mythos demonstrated a "level of coding capability where they can surpass all but the most skilled humans at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities," which is why Anthropic will not make the model generally available. Anthropic claimed Mythos already has discovered thousands of high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities.
From "Anthropic's Claude Mythos Finds Thousands of Zero-Day Flaws"
The Hacker News (04/08/26) Ravie Lakshmanan
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Politico
Iranian hackers are exploiting cyber vulnerabilities in key software systems at U.S. water and energy providers, according to an advisory produced by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other U.S. agencies. The guidance warns that the hackers are targeting Internet-connected programmable logic controllers (PLCs), which are used to control and run critical infrastructure networks across the nation. PLCs developed by software manufacturer Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley are actively being exploited, and others are potentially being targeted as well, according to the advisory.
From "Iranian Hackers Targeting U.S. Energy, Water Sectors"
Politico (04/07/26) Dana Nickel; Maggie Miller
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Nikkei Asia
An analysis by foreign exchange and international payments provider RationalFX found 78,557 technology industry workers were laid off globally during the first quarter of 2026, including more than 59,000 layoffs in the U.S. The analysis, based on layoff announcements, labor department data, and sites tracking the tech workforce, also revealed AI and workflow automation were directly or indirectly responsible for almost 50% (37,638) of the global tech layoffs.
From "Nearly 80,000 Tech Jobs Cut in Q1"
Nikkei Asia (04/08/26) Yifan Yu
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Reuters
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (pictured) said the country will ban children under 15 from using social media platforms beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Once the ban is in effect, platforms will be required to have a mechanism in place for restricting under-age users or be subject to fines under the EU Digital Services Act. Mitsotakis also sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposing an EU-wide "digital age of majority" of 15.
From "Greece to Ban Social Media for Under-15s from 2027"
Reuters (04/08/26) Antonis Pothitos; Renee Maltezou
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Higher Ed Dive
Colleges are expanding programs that train students in AI ethics, offering courses and certificates that combine technical knowledge with philosophy, law, and business. More than 100,000 jobs for professionals with expertise in AI ethics are posted annually, according to a study published last year in IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society. “AI concerns everybody,” said University of Florida's Sonja Schmer-Galunder. “We need to provide a more holistic education that is focusing on how we can do this safely and ethically.”
From "Colleges Ramp Up AI Ethics Offerings"
Higher Ed Dive (04/07/26) Kate Rix
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The Guardian (U.K.)
Russian hackers are exploiting Internet routers to harvest information for espionage purposes, according to the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center. The campaign could allow attackers to obtain users’ credentials, redirect them to fake sites, and potentially access other devices on their home network. The Center said that the operations were “believed to be opportunistic in nature, with the actor targeting a wide pool of victims and then likely filtering down for users of potential intelligence value at each stage of the exploitation chain."
From "Russian Hackers Targeting Internet Routers for Espionage"
The Guardian (U.K.) (04/08/26) Aisha Down
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