Qualcomm confirmed that fixes for the GBL exploit were provided to Android device makers earlier this month. The exploit, discovered by Xiaomi ShadowBlade Security Lab, was a key component in ...

The U.S. State Department has officially launched the Bureau of Emerging Threats, a new unit tasked with protecting U.S.

A vulnerability in Qualcomm’s Android Bootloader implementation allows unsigned code to run via the “efisp” partition on Android 16 devices. This is paired with a “fastboot” command oversight to ...

A new Qualcomm GBL exploit is reportedly affecting Qualcomm SoCs, mainly the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This enables bootloader unlocking on flagship phones that were previously difficult to ...

iPhone users should be on alert: DarkSword spyware has been posted in the wild. Credit: Cheng Xin/Getty Images DarkSword, the web-based hacker tool that can be used to steal data from millions of ...

The big picture: A cybercriminal is reportedly selling a Windows zero-day exploit on the dark web for $220,000. The vulnerability, which targets Windows Remote Desktop Services, could allow an ...

A hot potato: For more than a decade, the Xbox One stood as a remarkable exception in console security – a machine long considered impervious to hacking attempts. That reputation is now over. At the ...

Hackers are increasingly exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in third-party software to gain initial access to cloud environments, with the window for attacks shrinking from weeks to just days.

Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours Robert Booth UK technology editor Rogue artificial ...

Apple has released security updates to patch older iPhones and iPads against a set of vulnerabilities targeted in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks using the Coruna exploit kit. Some of these ...

AI Beats Hackers to a Zero-Day Cybersecurity Discovery, Twice Your email has been sent Google’s AI agent Big Sleep identified the critical vulnerability CVE-2025-6965 before cybercriminals could ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...