The IMF is warning that advanced AI-powered cyberattacks pose a serious threat to global financial stability. "IMF analysis suggests that extreme cyber-incident losses could trigger funding strains, raise solvency concerns, and disrupt broader markets," the lender warned in a new report. The report urged greater international cooperation and emphasized resilience, since breaches are "inevitable" -- particularly for emerging economies with weaker defenses. Agence France-Presse reports: The study's authors highlighted the risks posed by the highly interconnected nature of the global financial system, with advanced AI models able to "dramatically reduce" the time and cost of exploiting vulnerabilities. [...] The IMF warned that emerging and developing countries, "which often have more severe resource constraints, may be disproportionately exposed to attackers targeting regions with weaker defenses."

The risks, the authors said, were systemic, cut across sectors and came with the threat of contagion, with the reliance on a small number of platforms and cloud providers likely to increase "the impact of any single exploited weakness." "Defenses will inevitably be breached, so resilience must also be a priority, specifically to limit how far incidents spread and ensure rapid recovery," the report said.

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned last month that the global financial system was not ready for the cybersecurity threats posed by AI. "We are very keen to see more attention to the guardrails that are necessary to protect financial stability in a world of AI," she told CBS News, seeking global collaboration on the issue.

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In honor of World Password Day, Kaspersky researchers revisited their study on the crackability of real-world passwords and found that 60% of MD5-hashed passwords could be cracked in under an hour with a single Nvidia RTX 5090, and 48% could be cracked in under a minute. "The bottom line is that passwords protected only by fast hashing algorithms such as MD5 are no longer safe if attackers obtain them in a data breach," reports The Register. From the report: Much of the reason password hashes have become so easy to crack is password predictability. Per Kaspersky, its analysis of more than 200 million exposed passwords revealed common patterns that attackers can use to optimize cracking algorithms, significantly reducing the time needed to guess the character combinations that grant access to target accounts.

In case you're wondering whether there's a trend to compare this to, Kaspersky ran a prior iteration of this study in 2024, and bad news: Passwords are actually a bit easier to crack in 2026 than they were a couple of years ago. Not by much, mind you -- only a few percent -- but it's still a move in the wrong direction. "Attackers owe this boost in speed to graphics processors, which grow more powerful every year," Kaspersky explained. "Unfortunately, passwords remain as weak as ever." "This World Password Day, the main message ought not to be to the users, who often have no choice but to use passwords anyway, but to the sites and providers that are requiring them to do so," said senior IEEE member and University of Nottingham cybersecurity professor Steven Furnell. His advice is that providers need to modernize their login systems and enforce stronger protections, because users are often stuck with whatever security options they're given.

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Companies including Philips and Pandora say they plan to seek tariff reimbursements after the Supreme Court ruled Trump's sweeping duties illegal, with the U.S. potentially facing up to $175 billion in refunds. Many firms say tariffs hurt earnings, but CFO survey results suggest companies applying for refunds are unlikely to pass savings back to consumers through lower prices. CNBC reports: Companies across Europe are flagging disruption from tariffs as a factor contributing to a skewed earnings picture. "We will ask for a rebate of tariffs in line with the government policies," Roy Jakobs, CEO of healthtech firm Philips, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Wednesday morning. "We have been saying that of course we prefer a world without tariffs, without trade barriers, because we want to serve patients." Philips included the cost of tariffs within its full-year guidance and did not assume the impact from any potential refunds. Danish jeweler Pandora also announced its intention to apply for a rebate on Wednesday, with CEO Berta de Pablos-Barbier telling CNBC that tariffs were a "headwind" to earnings in the first quarter. "We have no news yet, so we cannot count on any of that refund," she told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe." "Let's wait and see."

De Pablos-Barbier noted that the biggest factor impacting Pandora's profit this quarter is the cost of silver, which more than quadrupled in the last 18 months. She reiterated the firm's pivot from pure silver to platinum as a way of reducing costs. BMW, Daimler, Renishaw, Smith & Nephew and Continental all flagged tariffs as negatively impacting results in a slew of earnings updates on Wednesday, but the companies did not say whether they are applying for rebates. Businesses often bear some of the cost of tariffs, with some costs passing on to consumers through price hikes. Tariffs have had an overall inflationary impact on the economy, economists have told CNBC.

Despite the refund process potentially covering more than 330,000 importers on roughly 53 million entries, per court documents, consumers are unlikely to benefit, according to the results of the latest CNBC CFO Council quarterly survey. Twelve of the 25 chief financial officers interviewed said their company plans to apply for tariff refunds, however, none intend to lower prices in response.

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joshuark shares a report from Linux Magazine: Microsoft has issued a warning that a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 has been found in the Linux kernel. The vulnerability in question is tagged CVE-2026-31431 and, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), "This Linux Kernel Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres Vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise."

The distributions affected are Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux, and Amazon Linux. This could also affect any distribution based on those in the list, which means pretty much every Linux distro that isn't independent. The flaw is found in the Linux kernel cryptographic subsystem's algif_aead module of AF_ALG. The problem is that a particular optimization has led to the kernel reusing the source memory as the destination during cryptographic operations. What this means is that attackers can take advantage of interactions between the AF_ALG socket interface and a splice() system call. Until patches are released, Microsoft is advising that the affected crypto feature should be disabled, or AF_ALG socket creation should be blocked. The vulnerability is also known as "Copy Fail," which has been shared on Slashdot and detailed in a technical report. The vulnerability affects almost every version of the Linux OS and is now being exploited in the wild. U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA has ordered all civilian federal agencies to patch any affected systems by May 15.

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Weer voor Rotterdam 🌕 - 08-05-2026 01:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 13.1°C · Licht bewolkt 🌕 | Min 8.6°C / Max 17.5°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 8.6°C, Max 17.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.8 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 4°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 12.6°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 55°
• 03:00: 11.5°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ← 95°
• 04:00: 10.8°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ← 104°
• 05:00: 10.3°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ← 103°
• 06:00: 10.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ← 104°
• 07:00: 10.2°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ← 101°
• 08:00: 11.1°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1017.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ← 99°
• 09:00: 12.6°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1018.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ← 93°
• 10:00: 14.2°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1018.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ← 92°
• 11:00: 15.8°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1018.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ← 91°
• 12:00: 17.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ← 79°
• 13:00: 18.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ← 75°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• zaterdag 09 mei: Min 10.1°C, Max 19.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↙ 67°
• zondag 10 mei: Min 11.1°C, Max 22.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.6 hPa ↘️ -3.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↙ 53°
• maandag 11 mei: Min 8.2°C, Max 18.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 6%, 🧭 1012.7 hPa ↘️ -1.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.2 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 35°
• dinsdag 12 mei: Min 6.5°C, Max 13.1°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 9%, 🧭 1016.1 hPa ↗️ +3.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.7 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ↓ 354°
• woensdag 13 mei: Min 7.7°C, Max 14.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1005.5 hPa ↘️ -10.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.5 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: → 267°
• donderdag 14 mei: Min 9.2°C, Max 14.8°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 5.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 38%, 🧭 1001.7 hPa ↘️ -3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.8 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ↗ 246°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 13.1°C (Licht bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 10.2°C (-2.9°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 45°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 18.0 km/h (5.0 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 62%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1017.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 24.2 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:01 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:15

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 37 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 9.7 μg/m³
• PM10: 15.4 μg/m³

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The sunrise that burned into my tired eyes after pulling an all-nighter. The whole office was glowing red.

A game to suit departing Stones, West Ham’s Pablo under scrutiny against Arsenal and Maddison can rouse Spurs

Liverpool have eased one self-inflicted headache by listening to their fans and scrapping plans to raise some ticket prices for the next three seasons. Anfield’s attention can now focus squarely on eradicating another as Arne Slot’s side seek to salvage a desperately poor season with Champions League qualification. Liverpool will secure a top-five finish should they beat Chelsea and Bournemouth fail to win at Fulham. Slot could not have hand-picked a better opponent to potentially complete the job than the shambles that is this Chelsea team, even taking into account his frontline injury-list. The visitors are a collection of individual egos who turn up when they feel like it, which is Wembley and the FA Cup on current evidence. Chelsea have lost seven successive league games only once in their history – from November to December 1952 – but could equal that unwanted record with defeat at Anfield. They have lost their last two away matches by a three-goal margin, conceded at least three times in four of their last five league games, and it would surprise no one if they decide to save themselves for the FA Cup final. Andy Hunter

Liverpool v Chelsea, Saturday 12.30pm (all times BST)

Brighton v Wolves, Saturday 3pm

Fulham v Bournemouth, Saturday 3pm

Sunderland v Manchester United, Saturday 3pm

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Criminals are manipulating pictures found on school websites and social media to create sexually explicit images

UK schools should remove pictures of pupils’ faces from their websites and social media accounts because blackmailers are using them to create sexually explicit images, experts have said.

Child safety experts and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) warn that criminals are using AI to manipulate photos of children and then demand cash not to publish them.

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