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CTM360 Warns of Fake Gift Card Scams Impersonating Trusted Brands
A recurring affiliate-fraud campaign has produced more than 1,000 incidents by luring users with fake gift card giveaways, endless verification loops, and…
Locking Down AI Agent Tool Permissions: A Least-Privilege Setup in an Afternoon
Limit what a tool-using AI agent can do if it is tricked by prompt injection or misused. You will build an allowlisted…
Fake Security Tools on GitHub Deliver Backdoors and Infostealers to Researchers
A campaign hosting trojanized security projects on GitHub has compromised more than 2,000 Windows systems, deploying the AsyncRAT backdoor, clipper malware, and…
Perry Johnson Companies Settles With Four States Over 2023 Patient Data Breach
A medical services subsidiary agreed to a $300,000 settlement and mandated security reforms after an attacker exploited a single employee credential to…
FBI and CISA warn of active attacks on industrial refrigeration and cold-chain systems
A joint advisory from the FBI, CISA, and three U.S. federal agencies warns that attackers are targeting internet-exposed refrigeration controllers, with European…
Build a Hardened Self-Hosted WireGuard VPN with Private DNS in an Afternoon
Set up WireGuard for remote access without exposing your services, add per-peer key rotation and firewall rules that limit reach to the…
Queens Public Library Hit by Ransomware, Disrupting Wi-Fi and On-Site Systems
A ransomware attack has encrypted systems at the Queens Public Library, taking down Wi-Fi, on-site computers, and its mobile app while branches…
Hackers Hide Linux Backdoor in Control Web Panel Server to Run Commands Without Logs
Researchers at QiAnXin's XLab found a backdoor concealed in the web server of Control Web Panel, a free Linux hosting management tool.…
Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Extends Video Clips to 15 Seconds and Cuts Prices 30%
Google DeepMind's Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash adds native 15-second video generation, stronger reference consistency, and multi-turn editing at a lower per-second cost.…
Hardening a Home Lab: Segment Your Network and Reach Services Only Over WireGuard
Split a flat home network into VLANs, put a default-deny firewall between the segments, and make WireGuard the only way in from…
Zyxel Switch Attacks Traced to Zero-Day, Not Previously Patched Flaw
Attacks initially attributed to a patched Zyxel switch vulnerability were later linked to an actively exploited zero-day tracked as CVE-2026-107441. The out-of-bounds…
SonicWall Will Not Patch End-of-Life GMS Flaws Exposing Files and Database Records
SonicWall says two vulnerabilities in end-of-life Global Management System 9.5.2 and earlier will receive no fix, leaving file disclosure and SQL injection…