This episode covers the fallout from Pwn2Own Berlin, where researchers exposed 24 zero-day exploits in one day, plus urgent warnings about a Cisco SD-WAN authentication bypass being actively exploited in the wild. We also dig into a new Linux privilege escalation flaw called Fragnesia and what it means when similar bugs start clustering together.
Stories covered:
- Windows 11 and Microsoft Edge hacked at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-11-and-microsoft-edge-hacked-on-first-day-of-pwn2own-berlin-2026/
- Cisco warns of new critical SD-WAN flaw exploited in zero-day attacks (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-new-critical-sd-wan-flaw-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/
- New Fragnesia Linux Kernel LPE Grants Root Access via Page Cache Corruption (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/new-fragnesia-linux-kernel-lpe-grants.html
- Training for Another Half Marathon? Avoid the Common Mistakes I Made So You Run a Faster Race. (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a71285796/second-half-marathon-training-tips/
- Not Just Cruise Ships: What to Know About Hantavirus in the Backcountry (ExplorersWeb) - https://explorersweb.com/not-just-cruise-ships-what-to-know-about-hantavirus-in-the-backcountry/
- An Engineer’s Post Protesting Laptop Surveillance Is Going Viral Inside Meta (Wired) - https://www.wired.com/story/meta-employee-protest-mouse-tracking-surveillance-ai-training/