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World-first autonomous ‘end-to-end’ AI attack against Taiwan tied to Chinese hackers — and the scariest part is that it was fully open source

(Image credit: Shutterstock) China launched a fully autonomous vulnerability hunting attack against Taiwan The attack leveraged eight open-source AI models […]

Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals

The Trump administration is recruiting private security firms to conduct federal government-authorized operations, including cyberattacks, against overseas-based criminal organizations that […]

Microsoft’s nemesis returns: Nightmare Eclipse is back with a new zero day which could be bad news for Windows users

Är du ute efter bästa VPN för Windows 10 och Windwos 11? Här är våra favoriter just nu. (Image credit: […]

Android users targeted by new WindRelay malware which can clone contactless cards in just 13 minutes

(Image credit: Rapeepong Puttakumwong via Getty Images) WindRelay campaign used vishing plus custom malware to turn phones into POS skimmers […]

Trump signs memo calling for cyber privateers to conduct cyberattacks abroad against criminal groups targeting Americans — but they have to escrow $1 million to join

(Image credit: Shutterstock) US government to allow private firms to conduct legal cyberattacks on foreign organizations targeting Americans Firms will […]

Attackers Exploit SharePoint Authentication Bypass After Public PoC Release

Ravie LakshmananAug 13, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following […]