A vulnerability was discovered in the online access system for auto dealers of one of the world’s largest car manufacturers—uncovered simply by examining the page’s code. Security researcher Eitan Zwer of Harness reported that...
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Researchers at Forcepoint X-Labs have identified a new malware campaign targeting macOS users. The attack employs an enhanced ClickFix technique—combining phishing with social engineering—to steal data from cryptocurrency wallets, browser accounts, and confidential files....
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At DEF CON 33, researchers from SafeBreach unveiled a new attack technique dubbed Win-DDoS, capable of transforming thousands of publicly accessible domain controllers (DCs) worldwide into a powerful botnet for large-scale DDoS attacks. The...
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Researchers at Eclypsium have uncovered critical vulnerabilities in the Lenovo 510 FHD and Lenovo Performance FHD webcams that allow them to be transformed into BadUSB-style attack devices. The issue, dubbed BadCam, was presented at...
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Linus Torvalds delivered a sharp rebuke to the initial batch of RISC-V patches proposed for inclusion in Linux 6.17, citing both their untimely submission and the presence of what he called “garbage” changes unrelated...
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After more than two years of development, the Debian Project has unveiled a new stable release of its operating system—Debian 13, codenamed trixie. It will receive updates and security fixes for five years, thanks...
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In 2024, Americans over the age of 60 lost an astronomical $700 million to online fraud—a record high in the entire history of monitoring by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The latest Consumer...
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After Grok-4 was compromised in just two days, GPT-5 fell within a mere 24 hours to the same group of researchers. Almost simultaneously, the SPLX testing team (formerly SplxAI) declared: “Out-of-the-box GPT-5 is practically...
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A recently patched vulnerability in WinRAR, identified as CVE-2025-8088, was exploited in targeted phishing attacks even before a fix became available. The flaw, classified as a Directory Traversal vulnerability and addressed only in WinRAR...
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