Monthly Archive: August 2025

appshark: scan vulnerabilities in an Android app

AppShark Appshark is a static analysis tool for Android apps. Its goal is to analyze very large apps (Douyin currently has 1.5 million methods). Appshark supports the following features: JSON-based customized scanning rules to...

Linux 6.17 Kernel Gets a Performance Boost for Gaming Laptops

The new Linux 6.17 kernel introduces a unified standard for the so-called “performance button” increasingly found on gaming laptops. This key now has an assigned unique code—KEY_PERFORMANCE—allowing Linux systems to properly recognize it and...

Akira Ransomware Uses Intel Driver to Bypass Windows Defender

Akira ransomware attacks are growing ever more sophisticated: threat actors have begun exploiting a legitimate Intel CPU tuning driver to disable Windows’ built-in protections. The driver in question—rwdrv.sys, part of the ThrottleStop utility—is registered...