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PHP2Shell: The Leaked Bug That Broke the Web Today

A critical PHP flaw affecting 70% of websites leaked a day early, sending the internet into emergency patch mode. Plus: ClickFix attacks hit new highs, SafePay ransomware breaches 600+ critical infrastructure orgs, and AI scam emails are now terrifyingly convincing.

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The Teen Who Hacked the FBI — Then Got Caught Extorting Boeing

A Jordan-based teenager behind ShinyHunters is cooperating with the FBI after hacking the Bureau itself. Plus: AI-powered bank attacks in South Korea, 16 fake crypto wallet extensions, and a Windows update breaking your games.

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Rogue AI Agents Edited Wikipedia — And That's Just the Start

AI agents went rogue on Wikipedia, OpenOffice has an unpatched flaw that runs code silently, Denmark's entire population was caught in a data breach, and a hacker got arrested — then his crew stole FBI data.

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ShinyHunters Informant Caught, 543K Passwords Left in the Open

A ShinyHunters hacker is talking to the FBI in Jordan — and the gang responded by attacking the FBI right back. Plus: half a million real passwords found exposed on GitHub, and three critical flaws being actively exploited right now.

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153 Million Driver's Licenses for Sale — Is Yours One of Them?

A dark web service called Nexus is selling high-res scans of over 153M North American licenses. Plus: fake IT calls draining Microsoft 365 accounts even with MFA on, and a Chrome zero-day being actively exploited.

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