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Dieter
Critical issue in Exchange. DARPA selects winner in AI code review competition. Proton fixes issue in 2FA app.
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News
CISA orders fed agencies to patch new Exchange flaw by Mondaybleepingcomputer.com
CISA has issued an emergency directive ordering all Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to mitigate a critical Microsoft Exchange hybrid vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-53786 by Monday morning at 9:00 AM ET.
DARPA announces $4 million winner of AI code review competition at DEF CONtherecord.media
The winner announced on Friday at the DEF CON cybersecurity conference, known as Team Atlanta, is composed of tech experts from Georgia Tech, Samsung Research, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) and the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH).
Adult sites are stashing exploit code inside .svg filesarstechnica.com
Running JavaScript from inside an image? What could possibly go wrong? Turns out some pornsites are abusing this feature to trigger 'likes' when visitors also have a Facebook session active.
Microsoft tests cloud-based Windows 365 disaster recovery PCsbleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has announced the limited public preview of Windows 365 Reserve, a service that provides temporary desktop access to pre-configured cloud PCs for employees whose computers have become unavailable due to cyberattacks, hardware issues, or software problems.
Quick links
- Proton fixes Authenticator bug leaking TOTP secrets in logs: link.
- Google suffers data breach in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks: link.
- New Plague Linux malware stealthily maintains SSH access: link.
- Cisco discloses data breach impacting Cisco.com user accounts: link.
- Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked: link.
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