Top universities among victims named in Canvas data breach - MIT, Oxford and more all hit

OpenAI releases its answer to Anthropic Mythos, and another Linux security flaw allows root access Created for znamenski.techradar@blogger.com | Web Version   May 13, 2026 CONNECT WITH TECHRADAR PRO  CONNECT WITH TECHRADAR PRO    Your round-up of the top security news of the week SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE Top stories Top universities among victims named in Canvas data breach - MIT, Oxford and more all hit ShinyHunters is increasing the heat on Instructure by listing all of the potential victims of the Canvas breach. Read more Experts warn nearly half of the world's passwords can easily be cracked in just a few minutes Kaspersky researchers conducted real world testing and found that almost half of passwords can be cracked in less than a minute. Read more Another major Linux security flaw revealed — 'Dirty Frag' allows root on all major distros, with no patch or fix available yet A researcher shared their findings with Linux distro maintainers, but leaked before a patch was built. Read more New report claims McAfee and Norton remain the most loved antivirus brands as users ditch lesser-known security products for free tools like Microsoft Defender or Apple Xprotect Smartphone usage dominates daily life, but most users avoid paying for security, relying instead on built-in protections and limited awareness Read more A fake OpenAI repository has taken top spot on Hugging Face — but all it does is push infostealer malware Its popularity may have been faked, though, as the "likes" all came from auto-generated accounts. Read more OpenAI reveals Daybreak, its attempt to topple Anthropic Mythos Daybreak looks to rival Anthropic's Mythos as a high-severity vulnerability detection tool, while also securing software from the start. Read more Follow TechRadar Pro Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions When you purchase through links in our content, we may earn an affiliate commission.   © Future Publishing Limited. Reg No. 2008885 England. Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA.