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Tag: Security
GPT-5.5 matches heavily hyped Mythos Preview in new cybersecurity tests
Is it just “fear-based marketing”? The new results for GPT-5.5 suggest that, when it comes to cybersecurity risk, Mythos Preview […]
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 […]
Why a recent supply-chain attack singled out security firms Checkmarx and Bitwarden
“Current evidence indicates that this data originated from Checkmarx’s GitHub repositories, and that access to those repositories was facilitated through […]
Open source package with 1 million monthly downloads stole user credentials
The developers are urging all developers who installed version 0.23.3 to take the following steps immediately: 1. Check your installed […]
Why are top university websites serving porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping.
With that, they have now hijacked that university’s subdomain. Given the reputations universities have, search queries then flow to the […]
In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe
There is no practical benefit for Kyber developers to have chosen a PQC key-exchange algorithm. The Kyber ransom note gives […]
Crypto scam lures ships into Strait of Hormuz, falsely promising safe passage
Crypto scammers are targeting the thousands of ships stranded near the Strait of Hormuz—and at least one ship that faced […]
Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat
Microsoft released an emergency patch for its ASP.NET Core to fix a high-severity vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain […]
Mozilla: Anthropic’s Mythos found 271 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 150
By identifying bugs so efficiently, Holley writes that AI tools like Mythos tilt the cybersecurity balance toward defenders, who benefit […]