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A cheap TV box brand is secretly running ad fraud through your internet connection. Plus: an 18-year-old Linux bug just got a name, and Microsoft 365 payroll accounts are under quiet siege.
GitHub's green Verified badge can be spoofed without breaking any signatures. Plus: two ancient Linux bugs go public with working exploits, and ransomware gangs just handed their attacks to an AI agent.
The FBI seized a proxy network that secretly turned millions of smart TVs into cybercrime relays — plus a Linux flaw that hands attackers root access, and North Korea's 108-package supply chain attack.
Cheap Android TV boxes are secretly renting your home internet to criminals. Plus: two Linux bugs with working exploits, a critical industrial software flaw under active attack, and Scattered Spider members plead guilty in London.
China-linked hackers replaced Linux login software with backdoored copies in 2016 — and nobody noticed until now. Plus: a Microsoft 365 AI flaw that stole emails via a real microsoft.com link, and a critical Splunk hole with no auth required.