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A 16-year-old bug could be putting millions of routers at risk — despite Broadcom saying it patched the issue years ago

By Rahim Amir Published

Broadcom says it fixed this 16-year-old Wi-Fi flaw in 2018, but the fix never reached the routers, and attackers in range need no password

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Rogue AI agent engages 'Skynet mode' to search the internet for exposed LLMs to hijack and run malware attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Malicious AI agent was found recruiting other agents for a cryptomining operation as well as data and credential theft.

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This abandoned torrent app could have exposed millions of devices to cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A malicious update could infect millions of devices without users ever knowing.

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AI agents tricked by a rogue downloads file into running dangerous malware

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

AI agents will read anything found in the AGENTS.md file, even if that file is downloaded from the internet.

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Experts reveal another major PHP2Shell bug — and it's not getting an emergency patch this time

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The bug can trigger remote code execution but only under certain, "unlikely" conditions.

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The UK government wants to invest £100 million in a ‘world first’ AI Biosecurity Lab — OpenAI and Anthropic to supply £200 million in credits to help safeguard national security

By Benedict Collins Published

AI is a tool for good, and for bad, as UK government looks to protect against new AI-enabled cyber and biological threats

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ChatGPT and Claude blocked by Swedish government over "problematic" security concerns

By Benedict Collins Published

ChatGPT and Anthropic join DeepSeek in Swedish government AI ban.

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Microsoft Teams will soon use AI to warn you of sneaky phishing scams

By Mike Moore Published

Microsoft Teams is adding AI-powered phishing detection to help keep you safe from threats.

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FBI tip line and veterans crisis site among 350 federal web addresses exposing visitors to network spies, senator warns

By Rahim Amir Published

350 federal web addresses, including the FBI tip line and a veterans crisis service, let network snoops see who visits.

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1Password will now let AI agents log in to accounts for you without ever needing to see your password

By Craig Hale Published

Fed up of typing your login details in when AI is meant to be doing the work for you? 1Password now shares passwords securely.

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