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Wi-Fi controlled hacking USB cable stealthily packs in a microcontroller, micro SD storage, and more " cable executes remote payload execution, keystroke injection, and more, but is 'built for makers, developers, enthusiasts, and cybersecurity learners"
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (185+ words) The $82 Hacknect "looks like a normal USB cable" and its makers are enjoying a very successful crowdfunding campaign. The ESP32-S3 is designed for AIo T applications and includes 2. 4 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 (LE). Additionally, it enables a rich set of I…...
Europol's Operation Saffron takes down First VPN service over ransomware attacks " 33 'bulletproof' servers spread across 27 countries seized
1+ week, 1+ day ago (383+ words) Tom's Hardware - Get deeper insights with deeper News Analysis posts You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Takedowns of "bulletproof" VPNs allegedly used for cybercrime activities have become fairly common, and they often raise some interesting legal questions....
Google finds first AI-developed zero-day that bypasses 2 FA " self-morphing malware and Gemini-powered backdoors signal a new era of cybercrime
2+ week, 4+ day ago (273+ words) Where is AI being used for expert-level shenanigans? Yes. The bots are also used to improve obfuscation in several layers, be it in adding filler code to their attack logic or adding multiple layers of indirection so that the code…...
College student hacks Taiwan high-speed rail line with software defined radios, stopping four trains " 19 years without crypto key rotation ends in predictable result as hacker sails through 7 layers of protection
3+ week, 2+ day ago (350+ words) Hacking an open barn door doesn't take effort, but it can be done responsibly. Techies and trains have always had a fairly close relationship, but some people seem to take that relationship to toxic levels. About a month ago, a…...
CISA flags actively exploited "Copy Fail" Linux kernel flaw enabling root takeover across major distros " unpatched systems may remain vulnerable to attack
3+ week, 5+ day ago (395+ words) Researchers released a working exploit before patches were ready. The U. S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a newly disclosed Linux vulnerability, dubbed "Copy Fail," to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 1st, warning that the flaw, tracked as CVE…...
Canonical under sustained DDo S attack as Ubuntu 26 releases " Iranian group 313 Team claims responsibility
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (238+ words) Tom's Hardware - Get deeper insights with deeper News Analysis posts You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful The meatspace war with Iran has been spilling into cyberspace as well, and the latest casualty is Canonical. The company behind…...
Linux exploit instantly grants administrator access on most distributions since 2017 " cryptography optimization snafu grants root privileges to local users
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (218+ words) Sysadmins, patch or tweak your servers immediately. It is quite an interesting patch week for Linux systems administrators out there. Researchers at Xint Code have discovered a nasty exploit that instantly grants root access to any local unprivileged user, a…...
Decades-old pre-Stuxnet cyber sabotage tool breaks cover, NSA listed it as 'nothing to see here' " fast16 targeted nuclear reactors, dam design, and other high-precision civil engineering software years before Stuxnet broke cover
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (400+ words) Fast16 appears to be at least half a decade older than Stuxnet. The security researchers, including Vitaly Kamluk & Juan Andr's Guerrero-Saade, found fast16 based on an architectural hunch. As a number of high-tier threats in this category were built on an embedded…...
Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds " backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (439+ words) Tom's Hardware Premium equips you with world-class coverage and detailed insights into the evolving hardware landscape. Pocket OS founder blames "Cursor running Anthropic's flagship Claude Opus 4. 6" plus Railway"s infrastructure for data disaster. Pocket OS is a Saa S platform…...
Chernobyl virus turned 27 today, and it could brick your PC in ways modern malware can't by overwriting BIOS firmware
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (210+ words) CIH was one of the first viruses capable of destroying hardware by overwriting BIOS firmware. 27 years ago today, on April 26, 1999, a 1 KB virus called CIH detonated its payload on hundreds of thousands of Windows 9x machines worldwide, zeroing out hard drives…...