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Meltdown and Spectre
Notorious Spectre CPU vulnerability returns hitting JIT engines via side channel attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Branch Target Reuse is the latest application of the dreaded Spectre flaw.

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The best internet security suites

By Benedict Collins Last updated

Updated Get all-around protection for PCs, Macs and mobiles with one of today's best internet security suites.

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Sanctioned billion-dollar cybersecurity company from Russia finds 11 vulnerabilities in Google and Apple products — including a nasty one that compromised a device just through a malicious NFC tag

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

Nine Apple vulnerabilities affected access controls, privacy, macOS, and data protection, while two Android flaws enabled dangerous system changes.

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Sweden tells citizens to be ruder to phone scammers as criminals take advantage of good manners

By Christian Cawley Published

Phone scammers expect their targets to be polite, so Swedish authorities have suggested a different strategy when dealing with unsolicited calls: profanities.

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Apple patches CoreGraphics zero-day used in 'extremely sophisticated' targeted attacks on iOS devices

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

iOS, iPadOS, and other operating systems affected, so patch now.

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Italy's top bank hit by an AI messaging scam which cost it nearly €100 million

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Bank chairman believed he was talking to a lawyer and ended up ordering a multi-million-dollar wire transfer.

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World Password Day 2025
ShinyHunters hackers are going after Oracle systems once again - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Mitigations are no longer mitigating, and patching is now the only method of defense.

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Hackers build fake desktop apps to trick victims into handing over access

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Finance and HR departments are being offered tools that don't exist, tricking them into handing over valuable access.

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Citrix says two worrying NetScaler RCE zero-days exploited in attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The company released a fix and urged organizations to patch up immediately.

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Kiteworks tells users to shut down servers amid fears of 'imminent' cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The police notified Kiteworks of apparently imminent attack, leading to the company reacting fast.

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