Cybersecurity

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The Star That Opened OpenSSH on musl

A * in /etc/shadow is supposed to mean no password can log in. On musl-based OpenSSH without PAM, it became the password. Here is what happened, who is affected, and how to close it.

November 5, 2026 7 min read
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Cloudflare’s Security Audit Skill, Explained

Cloudflare open-sourced the skill behind its vulnerability harness. It is a disciplined audit workflow, not a scanner, and its limits matter as much as its prompts.

November 5, 2026 7 min read
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WhatsApp Malware Hides in Work Files

Malaysia is a visible target in a global WhatsApp campaign that hides malware in invoices, statements, and salary files. Here is what the advisories show, and what to do.

November 5, 2026 7 min read
Linux Kernel Vulnerability Response Pipeline 2026

OpenAI Alleges 948 Linux Root Exploits in One Run

OpenAI says its pipeline found and patched hundreds of Linux privilege-escalation bugs. The 948 count, the novel techniques, and the cost are unverified, so treat them as alleged.

November 5, 2026 7 min read
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AI Security Review: Terra and Carbon

OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Terra is rated Critical for cybersecurity. Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon finds and patches bugs. Here’s what changes for developers.

November 5, 2026 7 min read
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French Blood Bank Freezers Hit by Cyberattack

Hackers raised temperature settings on plasma freezers at three French blood bank sites. No blood products were lost, but the attack exposes OT risk.

November 4, 2026 9 min read
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GitBook Breach Forces API Token Rotations

GitBook says AI agents helped attackers reach infrastructure credentials. It revoked customer API tokens and told users to rotate integration secrets.

November 4, 2026 9 min read
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Postman Silently Auto-Installs AI Plugins

Postman desktop silently auto-installs Codex and Claude plugins into user scope, approves its own startup hook, and publishes API activity by default.

November 3, 2026 12 min read
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Mobile Device Management for BYOD Audits

A practical guide to mobile device management for BYOD security audits, covering enrollment models, framework mapping, evidence sets, and platform trade-offs.

November 3, 2026 11 min read
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Lawyers Sanctioned for AI Prompt Injection

Brazilian courts fined lawyers for hiding AI prompt injection commands in court filings, and referred them to the OAB for disciplinary action.

November 1, 2026 8 min read
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JDK Certificate Flaw: Patch Java Now

Stop trusting compromised eMudhra roots in container images. Extract cacerts from your JDK base image, delete the aliases, rebuild, and verify.

November 1, 2026 9 min read