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A Hacker's Matryoshka Doll: Windows inside a PC, Linux inside Windows, a Virus inside Linux — The Antivirus Gave Up The Curly COMrades group has been attacking the infrastructure of Georgia and Moldova since the end of 2023. Malicious actors from the Curly COMrades group have found a way to...

Breaking AI Without a Jailbreak? Just Ask It to "Role-Play". (Spoiler: It's a Very Bad Role) The built-in restrictions of ChatGPT and Gemini can be bypassed even without technical knowledge—ordinary questions can trigger bias. Specialists from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered...

reCAPTCHA 2.0: Google Finally Solves the Problem of Annoying Puzzles Smart algorithms know if you're a bot or a human even before you click. Google has introduced an updated version of its reCAPTCHA system, which has become significantly more flexible and intelligent in protecting websites...

A 1968 Robot Accidentally Invented the "Brain" for All AI — The A* Algorithm Powers Everything from Navigators to ChatGPT via Pathfinding Any task is a route from one point to another. And this is the foundation of every intelligent machine. Almost everything artificial intelligence does today...

$120 Million Evaporated by Morning: How Hackers Bypassed 10 Audits and What North Korea's Missile Program Has to Do With It The Balancer hack put DeFi projects at risk. Hackers compromised the DeFi protocol Balancer and stole cryptocurrency worth over $120 million. According to analyst...

Hackers Turned ChatGPT into a Command Center: Microsoft Exposes SesameOp—Malware that Hid in Legitimate OpenAI Traffic for Months The backdoor operated in plain sight, but it was not easy to uncover. Microsoft has discovered a new piece of malware, named SesameOp, and has published details of...

Bitcoin Killer? Google Proposes Creating Money Protected by the Laws of Physics The quantum token authenticates itself—without mining or blockchains. For over a decade, the world of digital money has relied on a single core idea: the blockchain. It's a complex system of distributed ledgers...

Former Rootkit and Botnet Creator is Now an Official Microsoft Developer. His New Product: A Kernel Debugger. The shadow of ZeroAccess has returned—but now with a Microsoft digital signature. The story of one of the most famous cyber threats of the past decade has taken an unexpected turn. The...

Linux Kernel Run Directly in a Browser for the First Time — Without Installation or Virtual Machines The project demonstrated the significant potential of WebAssembly for running complex system components. Developer Joel Savolainen presented an experimental build of the Linux kernel, ported to...

Two Vulnerabilities, Dozens of Countries, Total Control: Storm-1849 Turned Cisco ASA into a Global Spying Tool CISA's emergency directive failed to stop the attacks—hackers maintain access even after patching. The Chinese hacking group tracked as Storm-1849 continues to actively attack Cisco...

Claude is Leaking Your Data Right into the Hands of Cybercriminals. How to Protect Yourself? Anthropic admitted to a procedural error only after a public scandal with a security report. A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Claude chat bot, allowing attackers to force the...

"Bitcoin-style" Encryption and Zero Ads. Elon Musk Announces X Chat — a "WhatsApp Killer" with End-to-End Protection X Chat promises a level of privacy never seen before from its competitors. During a recent interview on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Elon Musk introduced a new project—a...

Is the C++ Era Under Threat? Rust 1.91 Makes Systems Development on Windows ARM Easier and Safer The latest release allows the language to be used on all modern architectures. Rust has received a major update—version 1.91 has officially brought support for Windows on 64-bit ARM systems to the...

**Linux, a Camera, and Remote Access: Programmer Dissects His Robot Vacuum, Discovers a Full-Fledged Surveillance System** When the owner blocked telemetry data transmission, Chinese engineers retaliated in the most unexpected way. Programmer Harishankar Narayanan had been using his iLife A11...

36,000 Downloads and Dozens of Stolen Keys: Eclipse Foundation Cleans Up Open VSX After VS Code Attack Extensions installed on developers' work machines worldwide were at risk. The Eclipse Foundation has revoked several compromised access tokens associated with publishing extensions to the...

Google Names the Most Dangerous Day of the Week for Your Smartphone The company's statistics show billions of attempted scams monthly. Google has shared fresh data on the performance of its built-in Android protection features designed to combat fraud in messages and calls. According to the...

Three Warnings from Microsoft in Three Months — Windows 11 23H2 is Still on Millions of PCs. Deadline: November 12 Don't leave your computer alone with hackers and viruses — update your system. Microsoft has reminded users that support for the Home and Pro editions of Windows 11, version 23H2...

Is Internet Explorer Alive? A 0Day in It Certainly Is. Microsoft Emergency-Locks Down the Obsolete Mode The old Internet Explorer Mode bypassed all the protections of the modern Edge and allowed hackers to seize control. The Microsoft Edge security team has made radical changes to how Internet...

An Ordinary PNG, but Inside — a Trojan. Now Even a Picture Can Steal Your Money The Astaroth banking Trojan is using GitHub to bypass blocks and download its configuration. McAfee specialists have reported new activity from the Astaroth banking Trojan, which has started using GitHub as a...