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Apple Fixes Hide My Email Bug Exposing Real Addresses
Apple patched a flaw that let users’ real addresses appear in Mail app logs after a year‑long discovery by Tyler Murphy.
Read storyAndroid AI agents let invisible screen text run code on host PCs
Open‑source Android AI agents can covertly transmit commands via hidden overlays, letting attackers run code on connected PCs.
Read storyFakeGit Uses 7,600 GitHub Repos to Spread SmartLoader Malware
A new campaign named FakeGit hijacked thousands of GitHub repos to deliver SmartLoader malware via fake AI servers.
Read storyHackers Leak Children’s School Data on Dark Web
School files with children’s personal data sold on the dark web.
Read storyExposed Elasticsearch Database Holds 24 Billion Credential Pairs
A newly uncovered Elasticsearch database contains more than 24 billion stolen username/password combinations, exposing a massive trove of compromised credentials that could be leveraged by attackers worldwide.
Read storySony Reveals Parental Controls for PlayStation Kids
Sony announced new parental‑control tools aimed at giving parents visibility over their children’s PlayStation activity.
Read storySony Password Storage Breach Exposes User Credentials
Sony stored user passwords without proper encryption, exposing them on December 9, 2018.
Read storyWordPress Core Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Code Execution
An unauthenticated attacker can run arbitrary code on any vulnerable WordPress core installation via crafted HTTP requests.
Read storyNTIA Recommends New Online Safeguards for Children
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a July 22 report outlining measures to shield kids from digital harm, including stricter age verification and anti‑dark‑pattern design rules.
Read storyEU Orders Google to Open Android Mic, Camera & Screen APIs
The European Commission ordered Google to give rival AI assistants access to Android’s mic, camera, screen, wake‑word detection while the display is off, and background app control by August 1 2027.
Read storyAutomated Reconnaissance Surge Hits 36,000 Scans/Second
Attackers now conduct about 36 000 malicious scans per second—a 16.7 % increase from last year—raising concerns about rapid vulnerability discovery.
Read storyTuxBot v3 Evolution Shows LLM-Assisted IoT Botnet
Researchers uncovered an IoT botnet framework that used a large language model to generate code, highlighting how AI lowers barriers to creating sophisticated malware.
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