PyPI package with 1.1M monthly downloads hacked to push infostealer

An attacker pushed a malicious version of the popular elementary-data package Python Package Index (PyPI) to steal sensitive ...
The Daily Hodl

Android Hackers Target 800 Banking, Crypto and Social Media Apps With ‘Near-Zero Detection Rates’: Zimperium

Android hackers are now targeting more than 800 applications across banking, cryptocurrency and social media sectors. The ...

This New Android Spyware Uses a WhatsApp Trick to Hand Over Your Account

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Hackaday

This Week In Security: State Malware, State Hardware Bans, And Stuxnet Before Stuxnet Was Cool

Making headlines everywhere is the CopyFail Linux kernel vulnerability, which allows local privilege escalation (LPE) from any user to root privileges on most kernels and distributions. Local ...

New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros

An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels ...