Security and Privacy

7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (280+ words) ThreatLabz discovered a malicious Terraform provider in July 2026 that delivers credential stealers and backdoors to developer systems. The activity overlaps with campaigns associated with TraderTraitor, a North Korean threat group known for targeting cryptocurrency businesses. However, ThreatLabz said it lacked…...

6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (503+ words) What we know about exploitation so far. SonicWall says there is "currently no evidence any of the vulnerabilities addressed in this release are being exploited in the wild." CVE-2026-102255 is not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.10.08, checked 2026-10-09 10:15 IDT). No public proof-of-concept…...

34+ min ago   (278+ words) The Manila Times CamScanner Extends Professional Scanning Beyond Capture to Meet Increasingly Diverse User Needs NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For users who need more than basic capture, demand remains for dedicated professional scanning apps that combine high-quality scanning with document…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (303+ words) In today’s Cloud Wars AI Minute, I examine why Google reportedly shut down its open-source bug bounty program and what the growing problem of AI slop means for enterprise security. 00:54 — What’s really interesting about this specific thing is why did…...

19+ hour, 53+ min ago   (54+ words) Research and development in the following areas: Security and privacy mechanisms – research, development and open-source implementation - Privacy semantics, including automated GDPR compliance and data policy management - Alternatives to passwords (e.g. RFC7486) and new approaches to naming (e.g. RFC6920) - Privacy-enhanced recommender systems and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (797+ words) Windows users are reporting a frustrating issue in which their PCs completely freeze shortly after connecting to the internet. While the exact cause remains unconfirmed, a built-in Windows task responsible for updating Secure Boot certificates has emerged as a possible…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (511+ words) VirusTotal has added daily scanning of the public IPv4 space, giving security teams a new way to find command-and-control (C2) servers and track malware infrastructure. Announced on October 8, 2026, the update records exposed services, port activity, banners, and server fingerprints alongside existing threat…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (279+ words) Disabling Pickle Does Not Remove Pickle In SGLang, the SGLANG_USE_PICKLE_IPC flag fails to secure the framework because the underlying msgpack path continues to process PickleWrapper types. Research by m00dy.sh confirms that this oversight allows for unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). The…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (93+ words) Analysis | We don’t have to live with the nightmare of passwords. There is a better way. The Washington Post Passkeys really do work. They’re silent and swift, and they eliminate the need for remembering and typing passwords. One of the…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago   (671+ words) Apple handles these requests through two channels. The in-app Report an Issue tool works on iPhone, Mac, or maps.apple.com (GeoSpys), and there's a direct email option at [email protected] that's been documented since at least 2022 (OS X Daily; Tom's…...