The website for the popular JDownloader download manager was compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious Windows ...
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 ...
Claude AI guided a threat actor toward OT ICS SCADA systems in an attack on a water and drainage utility in Mexico.
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai -derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets ...
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Critical cPanel flaw under attack, Copy Fail Linux privilege escalation, TeamPCP supply chain campaign, GitHub RCE & major ...
Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of ...
Cybersecurity writer Brian Krebs says smart TVs and even wifi routers can be conduits for malicious software that infect home devices. Routers, computers, web cameras — they all connect to the ...
The second half of 2025 marked a pivotal shift in the world of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Organizations across the globe faced a perfect storm: Artificial intelligence (AI) matured ...
There’s malware lurking in shady smartphone apps and cheap off-brand household electronics. It has allowed operators of massive so-called botnet networks to use people’s home and wireless network ...