Android Car Head Units Hit by Supply-Chain Proxy Botnet Attack
A supply-chain attack on Android car head units uses a legitimate update app to spread malware that builds a proxy botnet or commits ad fraud.
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ToxicPanda 2.0 and GoldDigger Expand Android Banking Malware Campaigns
ToxicPanda 2.0 adds 167 remote commands and targets 349 financial institutions. GoldDigger expands to South Africa and the U.K. via fake airline and retail apps
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Comcast Xfinity Shield Uses WiFi Signals as Home Motion Detectors
Comcast's new Xfinity Shield platform uses existing WiFi signals to detect motion inside homes. Privacy questions remain over data retention and third-party dis
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LLMs and Contextual Integrity: Two Research Papers
Two new papers examine how LLMs fail to control sensitive information flow based on context, and how reasoning and reinforcement learning may help.
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Ransom Busters Affiliate Charges Victims to Delete Stolen Ransomware Data
A ransomware affiliate called Ransom Busters is charging victims $20,000–$60,000 to delete their stolen data, while posing as a helpful third party.
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AmnesiaStealer macOS Malware Hijacks Browser Sessions via Remote Control
AmnesiaStealer is a new macOS infostealer distributed via ClickFix attacks. It clones browser profiles and gives attackers live, interactive control of authenti
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Bruce Schneier Upcoming Speaking Engagements: Fall 2026
Bruce Schneier has several public speaking engagements scheduled for fall 2026, spanning security conferences, festivals, and civic events across North America.
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DecryptAds Reveals Who Is Tracking You Across Websites and Apps
A free service called DecryptAds scrapes public adtech files to show which companies track users across websites and apps, flagging high-risk ad partners.
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Searching for the Colossal Squid with Red Light Technology
A compelling video explores deep-sea search techniques, showing how red light and bait reveal more about giant and colossal squid than traditional methods.
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Delta Investigates Wi-Fi Deauth Attack on DEF CON Flight
Delta Air Lines is investigating an unauthorized Wi-Fi network and deauthentication attack on a Las Vegas-to-Atlanta flight carrying DEF CON attendees.
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Zoom Annotation Flaws Enabled Zero-Click RCE for All Meeting Participants
Three vulnerabilities in Zoom's annotation tool allowed remote code execution with no user interaction. Patches shipped in June and July 2026.
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Are AI Tutors Safe for Kids? What Parents Should Know
AI tutoring tools are growing fast, but quality and safeguards vary widely. Parents should understand the privacy, security, and developmental risks involved.
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BdThemes Supply-Chain Hack Creates Rogue WordPress Admin Accounts
A threat actor compromised BdThemes' upstream infrastructure to inject malicious JavaScript that creates rogue WordPress admin accounts on affected sites.
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N-able Releases Second N-Central Hotfix as Attacks Escalate
N-able issued a mandatory second hotfix for CVE-2026-18577 after threat actors evolved attack techniques to reach managed endpoints via Cloudflare Tunnels.
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OVSwrap Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Privilege Escalation to Root
CVE-2026-64531 (OVSwrap) lets unprivileged local users reach root via a memory corruption bug in the Linux kernel's Open vSwitch datapath.