This critical Linux vulnerability is putting millions of systems at risk - how to protect yours

This flaw makes gaining root access easy for attackers. Copy Fail affects millions of Linux systems. CVE-2026-31431, also known as Copy Fail, is a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that's been ...

Hackers are mass-exploiting the cPanel bug to gain control of thousands of websites

Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers keep targeting ...
Hackaday

This Week In Security: State Malware, State Hardware Bans, And Stuxnet Before Stuxnet Was Cool

Making headlines everywhere is the CopyFail Linux kernel vulnerability, which allows local privilege escalation (LPE) from any user to root privileges on most kernels and distributions. Local ...
PCMag UK

Don't Toss Your Old PC: 21 Ways to Give Your Device New Life

Got an ancient laptop or desktop lying around? Here's how to transform an old PC into an NAS, experiment with a new OS, build ...
Straight Arrow News

Sandy Hook Promise and others use anonymous tips to prevent school shootings. Hackers exposed their data

Software used for submitting anonymous tips in schools was hacked, exposing sensitive records on issues such as potential ...
MUO on MSN

These 4 Linux myths kept me from trying it for years

Turns out, you don't have to hack the mainframe to change your wallpaper after all.
VentureBeat

Microsoft patched a Copilot Studio prompt injection. The data exfiltrated anyway.

Microsoft assigned CVE-2026-21520, a CVSS 7.5 indirect prompt injection vulnerability, to Copilot Studio. Capsule Security discovered the flaw, coordinated disclosure with Microsoft, and the patch was ...
9to5Mac

iCloud backups targeted in hack-for-hire operation using fake Apple pages

A new investigation shows that hackers are still relying on old tricks to break into iPhones and Android devices. Here are the details. As spotted by TechCrunch, three cybersecurity research companies ...
Forbes

Using One Simple Prompt Can Stop AI Sycophancy And Keep Your Mind From Being Bent Out Of Shape By AI

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
HR Dive

Workers don’t know how to use AI — and companies are to blame, research finds

Workers don’t know how to use artificial intelligence tools regardless of how much money organizations have invested on pilots, deployments and licenses, according to new research from Forrester.
AppleInsider

How to use Playlist Playground to build Apple Music playlists in seconds

Apple Music's new Playlist Playground feature is a prompt-driven playlist builder that's fast and surprisingly useful, even if it won't replace a carefully curated mix. Here's how to start playing, ...
Krebs on Security

Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker

A hacktivist group with links to Iran’s intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports ...