A brute force attack automates password guessing until one works. Here's why it still succeeds, real incidents it's caused, ...

Kali Linux 2026.2, the second release of the year, is now available for download, featuring 9 new tools and numerous Kali ...

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Phone hacking isn't always obvious. Discover the common signs of a compromised device and the steps experts recommend taking.

After a long day of sightseeing, everyone looks forward to settling into their hotel room, taking a break, and charging up their devices for the next day of the trip. Unfortunately, if you forgot the ...

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A major Linux package scare just exposed how dangerous trust-based software ecosystems can get when abandoned packages fall into the wrong hands. This video breaks down the AUR malware wave, how ...

'The Times of India' brings you 'Hack of the Day' — a new weekday-series of quick, practical solutions to everyday hassles. Each hack is designed to save you time, money or stress, using tools and ...

A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...

Polymarket has built an entire business on predicting the future. So how did it manage to spectacularly fail to predict its own hack? Plus, the Google engineer with a million-dollar ...

Researchers have analyzed a high-severity vulnerability in Linux that’s able to escalate untrusted users to root by exploiting a bug you don’t often see: a single errant character inside the kernel.

Linux kernel privilege escalation exploit DirtyClone (CVE-2026-43503) is publicly documented: JFrog published a working attack walkthrough Thursday showing how any local user can gain root on ...