After the CopyFail vulnerability gave root access from any user on almost all distributions last week, this week we’ve got DirtyFrag. This chains the vulnerability in CopyFail (xfrm-ESP) and ...

PCPJack makes innovative use of parquet files for stealthy, pre-validated target discovery as it canvasses multiple cloud ...

Just in time for World Password Day, Kaspersky is reminding everyone that outdated hashing algorithms such as MD5 remain among the worst choices for storing passwords.

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Claude AI guided a threat actor toward OT ICS SCADA systems in an attack on a water and drainage utility in Mexico.

PamDOORa Linux backdoor abuses PAM modules for SSH persistence and credential theft, increasing Linux server compromise risks ...

Side view at unrecognizable cyber security hacker wearing hood while working on programming in dark room. ShinyHunters-linked attackers defaced Canvas portals, disrupting finals week access and ...

Cybersecurity firm Trellix disclosed a data breach after attackers gained access to "a portion" of its source code repository ...

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