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I dodged a massive hack – Linux users just walked into a supply-chain nightmare

A major Linux package scare just exposed how dangerous trust-based software ecosystems can get when abandoned packages fall into the wrong hands. This video breaks down the AUR malware wave, how ...
MIT Technology Review

The Meta hack shows there’s more to AI security than Mythos

Some AI cybersecurity threats are incredibly simple. They’re still dangerous. On June 5, 404 Media reported that attackers had been using Meta’s AI customer support agent to steal Instagram accounts.
Android Authority

Flipper Zero's makers are cooking up a wildly customizable Linux computer

Flipper Zero’s creator is working on the next device, a full-blown Linux computer. Called Flipper One, the device will support long-range communication protocols, including 5G, Wi-Fi, and even NTN ...
Business Wire

Hack The Box Report Reveals AI-Driven Shift Reshaping Cybersecurity Skills and Talent Strategy

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hack The Box, the global leader in AI cybersecurity readiness, today released its Cybersecurity Workforce Intelligence Report, revealing how AI is influencing cybersecurity ...
CNN

Data stolen in Canvas hack that hit thousands of schools has been returned, company says

Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, ...
Wired

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Higher education has long been a target of ransomware gangs and data extortion attacks. But never before, perhaps, has a cyberattack against a single software platform so thoroughly disrupted the ...
Forbes

Update Linux Now As 9-Year-Old Root Hack Confirmed, CISA Warns Users

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Ars Technica

The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...
TechRepublic

New Hack Lets 30-Year-Old Windows PCs Run Modern Linux

WSL9x lets Windows 9x systems run a modern Linux 6.19 kernel without virtualization, showing how vintage PCs can still stretch beyond old limits. A 30-year-old Windows PC running a modern Linux kernel ...
CBS News

U.K. man pleads guilty to hacking scheme that stole $8 million in virtual currency from victims across U.S.

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...
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Anne Hathaway shares the instant facelift hack she used for the Oscars 2026 red carpet — no surgery required

Anne Hathaway is revealing the behind-the-scenes tricks from the Oscars 2026 red carpet. The actress, 43, took to Instagram after Sunday’s awards show to share a video breaking down exactly how she ...