A race condition in PackageKit allows unprivileged users to escalate privileges when installing packages.
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US Launches Sweeping Crackdown on Southeast Asia Cyberscams and Sanctions Cambodian Senator
U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a “new theater of war” launched by the Trump administration against Chinese transnational organized crime. The crackdown, led by a U.S. government Scam Center Strike Force, includes the Treasury Department’s sanctioning of […]
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Firefox Vulnerability Allows Tor User Fingerprinting
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-6770 and it has been patched with the release of Firefox 150 and Tor 15.0.10.
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China-Linked APT GopherWhisper Abuses Legitimate Services in Government Attacks
Dubbed GopherWhisper, the group relies on multiple Go-based backdoors alongside custom loaders and injectors.
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Pre-Stuxnet Sabotage Malware ‘Fast16’ Linked to US-Iran Cyber Tensions
It targeted high-precision calculation software to tamper with results and packed a self-propagation mechanism.
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In Other News: Unauthorized Mythos Access, Plankey CISA Nomination Ends, New Display Security Device
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Supreme Court hacker sentenced, Lovable exposed user data, Google expands enterprise security.
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Why Cybersecurity Must Rethink Defense in the Age of Autonomous Agents
From autonomous code generation to decision-making systems that initiate actions without human intervention, the industry is entering a new phase.
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Locked Shields 2026: 41 Nations Strengthen Cyber Resilience in World’s Biggest Exercise
Locked Shields has grown significantly over the past 16 years, with only four nations participating in the first edition.
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US Federal Agency’s Cisco Firewall Infected With ‘Firestarter’ Backdoor
The malware provides remote access and control of infected devices and maintains post-patching persistence.
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Trump Administration Vows Crackdown on Chinese Companies ‘Exploiting’ AI Models Made in US
The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models.
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