Daily Tech News 3 May 2026

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The CPanel exploit is being exploited as a ransomware attack that encrypts your entire website. (Bleeping Computer)

Well, I dodged that one, at least.
Numerous sources told BleepingComputer that hackers have been exploiting the cPanel flaw since Thursday to breach servers and deploy a Go-based Linux encryptor for the "Sorry" ransomware [VirusTotal].
Thanks, CPanel.
The problem with my server yesterday was hardware, not software - an SSD failure. It's not dead but ZFS automatically disabled it due to errors, which broke all the sites hosted there.

So I had backups from the previous day, and I now have backups from the moment it failed. If anyone lost anything important I can get it back.

Tech News

This dock turns your Mac Mini into a mini Mac. (Tom's Hardware)

It drops over and plugs into the Mac Mini, but looks like a miniature version of the original Macintosh from 1984, or at least the subsequent "platinum"-coloured model from 1986. It has a 5" 1280x720 colour screen, where the original had a 9" 512x342 monochrome screen.

It also has four USB-A ports, three USB-C ports (though that includes the one that connects to the Mac), HDMI, SD and microSD slots, and an M.2 2280 slot.

$170 for a USB-C model (presumably 10Gbit) and $340 for a Thunderbolt 5 model which is theoretically 80Gbit.
Are big tech companies laying off waves of workers and replacing them with AI? (Yahoo)

Because if so, why are staffing levels still at the highwater mark set in 2022 during the pandemic?
How to make an RTX 5090 76% faster with an RTX 5060. (Tom's Hardware)

Step One: Play Batman: Arkham Asylum, a game from 2009 using a 32-bit implementation of PhysX.

That's it, really.
NetHack 5.0 is out. (Nethack)

Haven't played that game in years.
QNAP's latest NAS pairs a Zen 2 Epyc from six years ago with Nvidia's latest 96GB RTX Pro 6000. (WCCFTech)

But why?

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: And I still am.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 04:30 AM (skLNB)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

3 Barely remember Diviyls

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:32 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 03, 2026 04:33 AM (ohOaC)

5 I contacted our hosting company and they swear on their CEO's mother-in-law's life that all's taken care of re cPanel.

In other tech news, another farewell to digital freedom in Europe:

https://tinyurl.com/ykzya375

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 04:33 AM (skLNB)

6 w00t

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 04:34 AM (8rTNG)

7 The ONT has been informed

Posted by: SciVo at May 03, 2026 04:35 AM (Sy6m/)

8 In other tech news, another farewell to digital freedom in Europe:

https://tinyurl.com/ykzya375

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 04:33 AM (skLNB)
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Not that I care anymore about Europe but our US tax dollars contributed to this communist censorship drive:

https://tinyurl.com/45rjb8fk

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 04:38 AM (skLNB)

9 It's still nice outside... came back indoors to find ONT is no more!

Hi, Pixy! Glad you take care of us the blog so well!

Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:40 AM (rdVOm)

10 Too bad I need sleep. Could accomplish so much more, if I could stay awake 24/7. Darn it!

Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:41 AM (rdVOm)

11 I need a new GPS for my vehicle. I could use phone but can't see it, just have to go by spoken directions

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:42 AM (Ia/+0)

12 Don't remember that song, but sure now thst I played it YouTube will suggest ones I might

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:46 AM (Ia/+0)

13 10 Too bad I need sleep. Could accomplish so much more, if I could stay awake 24/7. Darn it!
Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:41 AM (rdVOm)

Haha! We're not 21 anymore....

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 04:50 AM (8rTNG)

14 Haha! We're not 21 anymore....
Posted by: m
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Howdy, m!

Yeah, no sh!t... those were the days, right? LOL!

Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:57 AM (rdVOm)

15 https://youtu.be/GI46_zBGv1A

Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 04:59 AM (rdVOm)

16 G'night, horde. Happy Sunday!

Posted by: JQ at May 03, 2026 05:01 AM (rdVOm)

17 Cool today again, barely 60

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 05:04 AM (Ia/+0)

18
*flat, blaring nerd voive*

Hi, guys!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 03, 2026 05:06 AM (HdYcL)

19 I love the smell of fresh karma in the ~~morning~~ afternoon:

https://tinyurl.com/r3uabeyk

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:07 AM (skLNB)

20 You won't have Spirit Airlines to be kicked around in anymore.

I hope you're all satisfied!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:11 AM (skLNB)

21 The official White House X account posted this. It's over an hour long but you can get the gist of it after 2 seconds:

https://tinyurl.com/548a2ewr

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:21 AM (skLNB)

22
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 03, 2026 05:22 AM (8iYDv)

23 Police officer spends an hour talking a man off bridge with prayer. From " NY Post":

https://tinyurl.com/2tfrjsmr

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:23 AM (2sfNr)

24 25 year old Dilbert tech support cartoon:

https://tinyurl.com/y2ccmdxw

Who here has actually done this?

/raises hand

/multiple times

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:26 AM (skLNB)

25 Police officer spends an hour talking a man off bridge with prayer. From " NY Post":

https://tinyurl.com/2tfrjsmr

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:23 AM (2sfNr)
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Nice. Death toll reduced.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 05:28 AM (skLNB)

26 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 03, 2026 05:35 AM (cOQG+)

27
The Waffle House of the Skies is no more.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 03, 2026 05:40 AM (HdYcL)

28 Man from Australia sings powerful version of Christian singer Lauren Daigle's song, "You say"..

https://tinyurl.com/2fkvjv56

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:42 AM (Yl2Ob)

29 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 03, 2026 05:40 AM (HdYcL)

I e never been on Spirit Airlines, but it was a cheaper alternative for people flying and I don't think the Congress should be forbidding megers. of Hundreds of thousands of people were put out of work

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:46 AM (2sfNr)

30 David Suchet does a beautiful reading of a psalm- Psalm 98:

https://tinyurl.com/mtt3j3rs

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:50 AM (2sfNr)

31 @24/Biden's Dog: "Who here has actually done this?"

I have, but only when I come to the conclusion that I'm dealing with a script reading monkey who is only ticking boxes before he'll hand me off to someone that can actually start diagnosing the problem from their end.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)

32 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: I yam what I yam.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 03, 2026 06:07 AM (xvhJH)

33 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 06:14 AM (Ia/+0)

34 Watching some of the replay of the Falcon 9 launch from 03:00 EST thanks to Joyenz. (See comment # 18 in the ONT)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 06:14 AM (O7YUW)

35 Evening and morning, Sunday toilers and early risers! It's the first Sunday of May, and we have an unheard-of 60 F. w/ 66% humidity and almost no wind. This is more like February in Da Swamp. Amazin'.

Also, last night I found out what has been fascinating Stirling recently. He's been hanging around my bedroom, near the nightstand, and I figured there's a gecko or a roach or something that's gotten in. Well. I moved the litter box in the process of scooping it out . . . and there was a dark gray mouse! It got past Stirling -- I don't think Dagny has noticed it -- and under my bathroom door. So now it's loose in the apartment (which it probably has been all along).

I hope Stirling catches it soon, and does NOT leave the corpse in one of my slippers.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:16 AM (wzUl9)

36 @33/Skip: Okay, why do you call Spider Solitaire "evil", Skip?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW)

37 You never have “a mouse”. You have mice.

Posted by: Accomack at May 03, 2026 06:21 AM (8jVAy)

38 You never have “a mouse”. You have mice.
Posted by: Accomack at May 03, 2026

***
True. Earlier this year I discovered a dead one in the compartment behind the A/C filter. That makes two.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:23 AM (wzUl9)

39 Its time consuming, thought had a easy game, all but 1 card uncovered, 3 deals left and still took over 500 moves

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 06:26 AM (Ia/+0)

40 Okay. Like the mouse, my workout motivation is hiding. But I think I can entice it out. Besides, this weather is too darn good to waste!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9)

41 Haha! We're not 21 anymore....
Posted by: m

I truly believe I'd be in a coma or deceased within a week if I tried to live like I did when I was 21.

Posted by: Biergood at May 03, 2026 06:37 AM (PwgSL)

42 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)
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Of course.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 06:44 AM (skLNB)

43 >>>Haha! We're not 21 anymore....
Posted by: m

I truly believe I'd be in a coma or deceased within a week if I tried to live like I did when I was 21.

Posted by: Biergood

>Nah. It just takes a couple more hours in the morning to wake up.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 06:45 AM (Fbc0I)

44 Gotta text from my Mom yesterday. Apparently it snowed in Western PA, in May. It didn't stick and it wasn't much but still, snow, in May.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at May 03, 2026 06:49 AM (sAmhv)

45 23 Police officer spends an hour talking a man off bridge with prayer. From " NY Post":

https://tinyurl.com/2tfrjsmr

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 05:23 AM (2sfNr)

I remember last summer taking a bus across the tallest bridge in this city (the Aurora Bridge, 167 ft above the water), traffic was slow, and I saw a guy sitting on the fence with some emergency responders talking to him.

A while later I was taking the bus home, and was just in time to see him coming down and just sit on the ground with his back to the fence near one of the responders. To this day, I still remember the look on his face as he sat there - this odd combination of utterly deflated yet at peace. (I'm sure most of that was probably the adrenaline wearing off, but still...) I was so glad that I got to see that he'd chosen life.

Posted by: Bitblt at May 03, 2026 06:51 AM (11pZm)

46 60 today, 70s tomorrow, 80s Tuesday, back to high 5ps Thursday then 60s onward

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 06:53 AM (Ia/+0)

47 Tofu Dreg engineering?

The chief engineer behind the Three Gorges dam has been indicted by Chinese authorities.

In a remote part of China, a 50-year-old high pressure water steel pipe from a small dam failed catastrophically killing 4. This whole system had passed a safety inspection last year.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2026 06:53 AM (2GVsD)

48 31 @24/Biden's Dog: "Who here has actually done this?"

I have, but only when I come to the conclusion that I'm dealing with a script reading monkey who is only ticking boxes before he'll hand me off to someone that can actually start diagnosing the problem from their end.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)

You will no doubt be familiar with the humorous Bastard Operator From Hell!

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 06:53 AM (8rTNG)

49 In a remote part of China, a 50-year-old high pressure water steel pipe from a small dam failed catastrophically killing 4. This whole system had passed a safety inspection last year.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2026 06:53 AM (2GVsD)
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In this case I wonder if it was the fault of the engineer or the fault of the safety inspectors who gave the dam a passing grade.

Or some combination of both.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 03, 2026 06:55 AM (gnNyN)

50 Snow expected on the peaks of Israel's Mt. Hermon, at the upper end of the Golan Height. The last time they saw snow there in early May was 15 years ago.

Temps already started dropping here in Jerusalem, with accompanying strong winds. Expected unseasonal low of 60F on Tuesday.

All bow down to The Prophet Al Gore.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 06:58 AM (skLNB)

51 Or the problem is officials incompetent, don't want to rock the boat andxshow higher officials are as incompetent as they are.

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 07:00 AM (Ia/+0)

52 Age of the steel pipe, ham fisted corrosion removal, and failure of the inspectors is a safe bet.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2026 07:01 AM (2GVsD)

53 *points and laughs at Chinese officials*

"If the Three Gorges starts to fail it will be gradual starting with water leaks."

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 03, 2026 07:03 AM (2GVsD)

54 Graduate then catastrophic

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 07:04 AM (Ia/+0)

55 We interrupt the Tech Thread with an important safety tip from the Sunday Morning Book Thread.

Kids,

Don't play with germs.

This official AoSHQ PSA has been brought to you by "Mount Dragon" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

We now return you to your regular Tech Thread shenanigans.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 03, 2026 07:05 AM (gnNyN)

56 I got an email that has the subject line:

Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

and has, at the top of the email body:

Message blocked

and further down in the email body:

The response from the remote server was:
550 5.7.9 This mail has been blocked because the sender is unauthenticated.

I am not downloading the 804 bytes Mail Attachment.

I have hovered my cursor over the sole link in the email body and it looks ... o.k. but I really don't know.

Next step? Thanks in advance.

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:07 AM (8rTNG)

57 Good morning Horde thx Pixy.
@56 delete it. It's probably a trojan horse

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 03, 2026 07:09 AM (gu0hJ)

58 I'm finding some fixes online by searching for:

550 5.7.9 This mail has been blocked because the sender is unauthenticated.

but they are for techy people.

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:10 AM (8rTNG)

59 There is so much spam flying around the internet. My guess is over 90% of email. Instead of filtering out the bad stuff you have to filter in the good stuff.

mornin yall.

Posted by: fd at May 03, 2026 07:11 AM (vFG9F)

60 >>>"If the Three Gorges starts to fail it will be gradual starting with water leaks."

Posted by: Anna Puma

>A couple of dambuster bouncing bombs might aid in this situation. Let's see if the UK steps up their game.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 07:14 AM (Fbc0I)

61 I'm finding some fixes online by searching for:

550 5.7.9 This mail has been blocked because the sender is unauthenticated.

but they are for techy people.
Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:10 AM (8rTNG)
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Delete it. If possible, report it to your local IT security folks if it's in your work-related inbox.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 03, 2026 07:14 AM (gnNyN)

62 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 03, 2026 07:16 AM (2Ez/1)

63 Dog kisses fireman who saved him from roof: Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/5x2jtanv

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 07:16 AM (1Vo6X)

64 Thank you, everybody.

61 Delete it. If possible, report it to your local IT security folks if it's in your work-related inbox.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 03, 2026 07:14 AM (gnNyN)

I found it in my Junk box.

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:17 AM (8rTNG)

65 The construction company use Chinesium metal instead of pricey high-grade steel.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 03, 2026 07:18 AM (qFwJc)

66 Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:07 AM (8rTNG

Delete it. If it's something actually important from someone you're actually connected with - they'll eventually call. Trash it immediately.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 03, 2026 07:18 AM (BI5O2)

67 Next step? Thanks in advance.

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:07 AM (8rTNG)
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There might be someone using your email address to spoof others and the rejected emails are returning to your inbox.

No matter what, just delete.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 07:19 AM (skLNB)

68 I found it in my Junk box.

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:17 AM (8rTNG)
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That alone doesn't prove anything in some cases.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 07:20 AM (skLNB)

69 "Next step? Thanks in advance."

Do a search on the website it wants to send you to. Check and see if it's a known malware/attack site.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 03, 2026 07:21 AM (zBgIx)

70 Chrissy Amphlett, lead singer for Divinyls, was killed by breast cancer, an outcome which thankfully happens far less frequently than it did a generation ago. The same disease killed my mother in law, her sister and her own mother, so my wife gets a little nervous, but she has been spared, and we are grateful.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 03, 2026 07:22 AM (2V+bm)

71 66 Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:07 AM (8rTNG

Delete it. If it's something actually important from someone you're actually connected with - they'll eventually call. Trash it immediately.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 03, 2026 07:18 AM (BI5O2)

I was not clear: I sent an email to someone; then I received the email that I described at comment #56.

I have since resent my original email, but from another email account of mine, and told that person why I was resending. I should hear back, from that person, about whether my original email was received.

Again, thanks!

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:23 AM (8rTNG)

72 Good morning everyone. Temps are more seasonally appropriate in the Foothills of NC but still no rain. Have a peaceful Sunday.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 03, 2026 07:28 AM (YQPxy)

73 Good morning,
Speaking of China: I automatically throw away the Shein clothing that comes our way at the thrift store. Doesn't "go to Dallas"- our excess bulk buyers- but into the trash.

Posted by: sal at May 03, 2026 07:31 AM (f+FmA)

74 Grok, explain:550 5.7.9 This mail has been blocked because the sender is unauthenticated.

https://tinyurl.com/2mp35nhc

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 07:36 AM (skLNB)

75 74 Grok, explain:550 5.7.9 This mail has been blocked because the sender is unauthenticated.

https://tinyurl.com/2mp35nhc

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 07:36 AM (skLNB)

Huh! Thanks!

Posted by: m at May 03, 2026 07:39 AM (8rTNG)

76 Use Grok and put an overseas tech ignoramus out of business.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 07:42 AM (skLNB)

77 Use Grok and put an overseas tech ignoramus out of business.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 03, 2026 07:42 AM (skLNB)
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Someone still has to ask the right question!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 03, 2026 07:43 AM (gnNyN)

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