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Forces Penpals, a social network for US and UK military personnel, exposed the sensitive data of 1.1M users,…

Ubuntu Security Notice 7123-1 - It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain SMB messages, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly expose sensitive information. Supraja Sridhara, Benedict Schlüter, Mark Kuhne, Andrin Bertschi, and Shweta Shinde discovered that the Confidential Computing framework in the Linux kernel for x86 platforms did not properly handle 32-bit emulation on TDX and SEV. An attacker with access to the VMM could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 7119-1 - Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

An Artificial Intelligence model called Daisy has been deployed to waste phone scammers' time so they can't defraud real people.

Recent backdoor implants and cyber-espionage attacks on their supply chains have African organizations looking to diversify beyond Chinese, American tech vendors.

Freshly released court documents reveal new details on controversial Israeli spyware firm's operations.

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we tell three stories about air fryers, smart rings, and vacuums that want your data.

Google appears to be readying a new feature called Shielded Email that allows users to create email aliases when signing up for online services and better combat spam. The feature was first reported by Android Authority last week following a teardown of the latest version of Google Play Services for Android. The idea is to create unique, single-use email addresses that forward the messages to

A QR code in a physical letter is a method of spreading malware that may find its way to your mailbox too.

Ubuntu Security Notice 7088-5 - Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.