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The Linux Kernel Had a Three-Year-Old Bug. It Just Started Handing Out Root Access.

Jul 6, 2026

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5 min read

The Linux Kernel Had a Three-Year-Old Bug. It Just Started Handing Out Root Access.

Also: a user swore a hacker named "General Failure" had invaded his PC, and an AI-built malware kit just learned to dodge nine different antivirus vendors.

ai security

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WHAT’S HAPPENED LATELY


Jul 3, 2026

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4 min read

The Department of Homeland Security Just Got Hacked. Again.

Also: hackers shoveled snow for network admin access, and the Supreme Court just said your location data needs a warrant.

ai security

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Jul 2, 2026

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5 min read

Scattered Spider Left the Casino. Your Insurance Company Is Next.

Also: BEC is a subscription business growing 1,380% per year, Cambodia's scam cloud got seized, and MSG's celebrity risk files changed hands

Jun 29, 2026

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6 min read

Russia kept using Cellebrite after the contract cancellation. Citizen Lab has the proof.

Also: a Huntress insider allegedly fed a ransomware gang live IR case details while the firm fought the breach, and KDDI's shared email system leaked 14 million accounts across six ISPs.

kddi

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PRIOR RELEASES


Five intelligence agencies just warned: AI cyberweapons are months away from public release

Five intelligence agencies just warned: AI cyberweapons are months away from public release

Also: The casino hacker who bragged to journalists mid-attack lasted one day at trial, and Apple's iPhone schematics are now leaking online.

Scattered Spider

+7

Your Fortinet credentials are already out there. Here's who has them.

Your Fortinet credentials are already out there. Here's who has them.

Also: free smart TV apps quietly rent your home internet to AI companies, and North Korea backdoored 144 AI developer packages in under 90 minutes.

north-korea

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Section 702 just expired. Congress votes again in 4 days.

Section 702 just expired. Congress votes again in 4 days.

Also: a ransomware gang stopped Australia's sugar harvest without leaving a ransom note, and ShinyHunters just hit Europe's human rights watchdog.

AI

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China hid inside US military and medical networks for 26 months before anyone noticed

China hid inside US military and medical networks for 26 months before anyone noticed

Also: a Roblox cheater accidentally committed the largest education breach in US history, and your AI coding agent will execute whatever attackers tell it to.

 ShinyHunters found an Oracle zero-day. Still no patch.

ShinyHunters found an Oracle zero-day. Still no patch.

Also: FBI + Google + Lumen dismantled a $1.9B Chinese phishing franchise, and a county commissioner told a roomful of residents they would not be speaking about Flock tonight.

Exzec Cyber | June 12, 2026

Exzec Cyber | June 12, 2026

Meta built an AI to help recover locked Instagram accounts. Attackers used it to hijack 20,000. Also: ServiceNow's unauthenticated API exposed customer records, and CISA is scrapping CVSS scores.

Exzec Cyber | June 10, 2026

Exzec Cyber | June 10, 2026

Chinese deepfake software lets scammers swap their face and voice on live video calls. Also: Microsoft breaks its own Patch Tuesday record, and a Cisco SD-WAN zero-day has no patch.

Exzec Cyber | June 8, 2026

Exzec Cyber | June 8, 2026

A ransomware gang fired its own affiliate and apologized for him. Also: an AI found 20 years of hidden FFmpeg bugs for $1,000, and attackers built their ransomware toolkit with Claude Opus.

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