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May the fourth be with you as you check out today's Metacurity for the most crucial cybersecurity developments you might have missed over the weekend, including
--Five Eyes warn that agentic AI is already in critical systems—and security isn’t keeping up,
--Trellix hit by significant breach, 15-year-old was busted for French gov't hack,
--CISA warns of Copy Fail exploits in the wild,
--Defender flags some legit DigiCert root certs as malware,
--Sri Lanka …

Five Eyes warn that agentic AI is already in critical systems—and security isn’t keeping up
Trellix hit by significant breach, 15-year-old was busted for French gov't hack, CISA warns of Copy Fail exploits in the wild, Defender flags some legit DigiCert root certs as malware, Sri Lanka arrests 37 Chinese cyberscam operators, US health insurance exchanges share data with big tech, much more

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
The Earlies:
🎵 One of Us Is Dead
#TheEarlies
https://open.spotify.com/track/28uIqj8KQ5VI8YXj0vjVfG

Research across 1,372 participants and 9K trials details "cognitive surrender", where most subjects had minimal AI skepticism and accepted faulty AI reasoning (Kyle Orland/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/res

"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting "faulty" AI answers.

I love a good Star Trek trial episode. Maybe there could be a series that is just trials... "Star Trek Law" or something.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Brigitte Calls Me Baby:
🎵 The Future is Our Way Out
#NowPlaying #BrigitteCallsMeBaby
https://brigittecallsmebaby.bandcamp.com/track/impressively-average-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/5trl9gPUhMMRNB2BRzf9cG

This both thrills and terrifies me. The Stranger is the book that defined my existentialist phase more than any other. https://youtu.be/K5-x2Fx-JJ8?si=itGIaAb2ZX5J9oK3

Sigh, I was acquainted with Rod Diridon through my work with the California Railroad and Trolley Corporation. ( https://ctrc.org/ )
I am remembering the evening of the election in which the California High Speed Rail squeaked by and how Rod (and the rest of us) were very happily surprised.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
The Orielles:
🎵 Shadow of You Appears
#TheOrielles
https://theorielles.bandcamp.com/track/shadow-of-you-appears
https://open.spotify.com/track/5aUvWJtLqoiNgeehoImmh0

The jury verdicts against Meta and YouTube recognized some platform design features as defective, distinct from what Section 230 was created to protect (Casey Newton/Platformer)
https://www.platformer.news/social-media-trials-230-content-design/

Can you have child safety and Section 230, too?
The verdicts in last week’s social media trials have alarmed open-internet advocates. But it’s possible to regulate platform design while also protecting speech

Don't leave for the weekend before you check out today's Metacurity for the most crucial developments shaping the cyber landscape, including
--GPT-5.5 aces UK cyber trials, tops rivals in AISI tests,
--NSA is testing Mythos,
--Anthropic publishes Claude Security for Claude Enterprise,
--Flock spied on a kid's gym room,
--DPRK hackers have stolen $577m in crypto year-to-date,
--Rhysida demands ransom from Stelia Aerospace NA,
--Two ransomwa…

GPT-5.5 aces UK cyber trials, tops rivals in AISI tests
NSA is testing Mythos, Anthropic publishes Claude Security for Claude Enterprise, Flock spied on a kid's gym room, DPRK hackers have stolen $577m in crypto year-to-date, Rhysida demands ransom from Stelia Aerospace NA, Two ransomware negotiators sentenced to prison, much more