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Fake Arch Linux packages posing as yay and paru in the AUR, running a root shell script in a yay paru malware campaign 0

Fake yay and paru Packages Hit Arch Linux AUR

Counterfeit AUR Helpers Run Code as Root Researchers found fake Arch Linux packages that pose as the popular tools yay and paru. During installation, they run malicious code with root privileges. The attackers kept...

Tiny11 Builder GUI interface for creating custom debloated Windows 11 ISO images 0

Tiny11 Builder GUI Simplifies Custom Windows Installations

Crafting a lightweight Windows 11 installation no longer requires complex PowerShell commands or tedious manual scripting. Instead, the developer unveiled the Tiny11 Builder WinUI release v0.1.1 as a dedicated desktop utility. This modern application...

Cryptographic AI backdoor hidden within neural network weights digital safe diagram 0

Researchers Build Cryptographic AI Backdoor in Neural Networks

Computer science researchers recently demonstrated a novel technique to conceal dormant functions within artificial neural networks. Even auditors with unrestricted access to model weights cannot trigger the hidden functionality through standard testing. Specifically, engineers...

curl 8.23.0 release addressing CVE-2026-92392 use-after-free and HTTP/2 remote code execution 0

curl 8.23.0 Fixes Critical CVE-2026-92392 RCE Exploit

The curl development team expedited the release of version 8.23.0 to neutralize a perilous vulnerability that permits arbitrary code execution on client systems. Initially surfaced by Anthropic’s artificial intelligence scanner, a security researcher transformed...

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2026-0322 zero-day vulnerability security advisory 0

PAN-OS CVE-2026-0322 Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks

Palo Alto Networks recently disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability actively exploited against enterprise firewalls. The security flaw allows authenticated adversaries to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Consequently, an attacker can seize total operational...

ShinyHunters hacker group cryptographic key compromise and impostor brand takeover 0

ShinyHunters Hacker Group Faces Impostor Takeover

The notorious ShinyHunters collective recently lost its original leadership. However, opportunists quickly stepped forward to seize the infamous moniker. Following several high-profile hacker arrests, a new contender for the criminal brand emerged online. Specifically,...

Thailand Anti-Scam Matrix operation seizing luxury assets from an international cybercrime syndicate 0

Thailand Anti-Scam Matrix Busts $500M Baht Fraud Ring

Law enforcement authorities in Thailand recently detained 39 suspected operatives belonging to an international online fraud syndicate. Furthermore, officers seized illicit assets valued at over 500 million baht. This sweeping operation, codenamed the Thailand...

XWorm malware plugins architecture and Windows ResetSurvival remote access trojan analysis 0

XWorm Malware Plugins Survive Windows Factory Resets

XWorm has crossed a critical threshold where a conventional Remote Access Trojan (RAT) begins operating like a comprehensive pocket surveillance suite. Recently, Netskope Threat Labs identified four distinct variants of the malware circulating actively...

Meta GitHub breach exposing source code and employee personal data 0

Meta GitHub Breach Exposes Code and 1,500 Personal Records

Threat actors recently exfiltrated proprietary Meta product source code alongside the personal records of approximately 1,500 individuals. Specifically, the attackers gained unauthorized access to several corporate GitHub repositories. To execute the intrusion, the adversaries...