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Forget Stuxnet - there was an even sneakier cyberweapon targeting Iran's nukes before itTech

Forget Stuxnet - there was an even sneakier cyberweapon targeting Iran's nukes before it

Researchers have finally decoded Fast16, a piece of sabotage malware from 2005 that silently corrupted nuclear simulation software - predating Stuxnet and suggesting the cyberwar timeline starts earlier than we thought.

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There's a hacker group poisoning open source code and honestly it's kind of impressive (in a terrifying way)Tech

There's a hacker group poisoning open source code and honestly it's kind of impressive (in a terrifying way)

A hacking group called TeamPCP has been poisoning open source software packages at an unprecedented scale, hitting hundreds of organizations - with GitHub as their latest target.

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Your devices are about to get aggressively patched, and no, you cannot ignore it this timeTech

Your devices are about to get aggressively patched, and no, you cannot ignore it this time

Anthropic's new AI model Mythos just found decades-old security vulnerabilities in every major OS and browser. A flood of patches is incoming, and ignoring them could leave you dangerously exposed.

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Every Linux distro since 2017 has a 'copy fail' bug that lets anyone become adminTech

Every Linux distro since 2017 has a 'copy fail' bug that lets anyone become admin

A newly disclosed Linux security bug called 'Copy Fail' lets any user grant themselves admin privileges across nearly every distro released since 2017, using a single portable Python script.

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OpenAI finally lets you lock down your ChatGPT account like it deservesTech

OpenAI finally lets you lock down your ChatGPT account like it deserves

OpenAI is rolling out new opt-in security features for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with hardware key maker Yubico - because your AI diary deserves better than a password.

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The VPN that promised hackers invisibility just got absolutely cooked by EuropolTech

The VPN that promised hackers invisibility just got absolutely cooked by Europol

Europol has shut down a VPN service used by roughly two dozen ransomware gangs - and then made sure to let every single user know they've been identified. The 'complete anonymity' pitch did not age well.

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Microsoft Edge might be storing your passwords as plain text, and yes, that's as bad as it soundsTech

Microsoft Edge might be storing your passwords as plain text, and yes, that's as bad as it sounds

A cybersecurity researcher claims Microsoft Edge's password manager may be storing login credentials in plain text - and Microsoft's response is raising some eyebrows.

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Meet the former teen hacker using AI to fight AI-powered phishing scamsTech

Meet the former teen hacker using AI to fight AI-powered phishing scams

Ocean, an AI-powered email security platform founded by a former teen hacker and Iron Dome researcher, just raised $28 million to tackle the growing threat of AI-generated phishing attacks.

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