Benchmarks Find ‘DeepSeek-V3-0324 Is More Vulnerable Than Qwen2.5-Max’

While the latest iteration of Qwen2.5-Max outperforms DeepSeek-V3 on security, the AI model lags behind its competition in several other areas.

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Windows 11 Forces Microsoft Account Sign In & Removes Bypass Trick Option

Microsoft is killing the Windows 11 bypass trick — soon, all setups will require internet and a Microsoft Account, leaving privacy-conscious users with fewer options.

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Critical Ivanti Flaw Actively Exploited to Deploy TRAILBLAZE and BRUSHFIRE Malware

Ivanti has disclosed details of a now-patched critical security vulnerability impacting its Connect Secure that has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22457 (CVSS score: 9.0), concerns a case of a stack-based buffer overflow that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on affected systems.
“A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect

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Critical Flaw in Apache Parquet Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code

A maximum severity security vulnerability has been disclosed in Apache Parquet’s Java Library that, if successfully exploited, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances.
Apache Parquet is a free and open-source columnar data file format that’s designed for efficient data processing and retrieval, providing support for complex data, high-performance

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CERT-UA Reports Cyberattacks Targeting Ukrainian State Systems with WRECKSTEEL Malware

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that no less than three cyber attacks were recorded against state administration bodies and critical infrastructure facilities in the country with an aim to steal sensitive data.
The campaign, the agency said, involved the use of compromised email accounts to send phishing messages containing links pointing to legitimate

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OpenAI just made ChatGPT Plus free for millions of college students — and it’s a brilliant competitive move against Anthropic


OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Plus to college students just before finals week, escalating competition with Anthropic’s Claude as tech giants battle for dominance in the $80 billion education AI market.Read More

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Texas city warns thousands of utility payment site breach

At least 12,000 people in Texas had sensitive financial information stolen by hackers who secretly implanted malicious code into the utility payment website of the City of Lubbock.

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Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures is raising $100M for a new fund

Ted Schlein’s cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is raising $100 million for a new fund, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.

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OpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investment 

OpenAI just co-led a $43 million Series A into deepfake defense startup Adaptive Security.

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Look, no patches! Why Chainguard OS might be the most secure Linux ever

A secure container company listens to several top Linux maintainers on how to build the most secure Linux distro possible. The result: Chainguard OS.

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