Nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017 is currently vulnerable to a security bug called “Copy Fail” that allows any user to give themselves administrator privileges. The exploit, publicly disclosed as CVE-2026-31431 on Wednesday, uses a Python script that works across all of the vulnerable Linux distributions, requiring “no per-distro offsets, no version checks, no […]
Microsoft has seen attackers changing tactics to get around security tools, and they keep adapting even when disrupted.
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Cybercriminals are infiltrating digital shipping supply chains to reroute cargo and use it to fund other crimes.
A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected several Ubuntu and Canonical websites, and prevented users from updating the Linux-based operating system.
A Trump administration directory designed to help seniors find healthcare inadvertently exposed Social Security numbers.
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Linux users should update their servers now, or face possible attack.
UK organisations still run decade-old vulnerable systems as attackers exploit them relentlessly, driving millions of attacks and increasing successful breaches nationwide.
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Attackers exploit trusted email platforms, user fatigue, and legitimate infrastructure to bypass defenses, making phishing attacks more effective and harder to detect.
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Web hosts are scrambling to fix the bug under active attack by hackers. One company said hackers have been abusing the bug for months.