9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years.

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: 5.5), is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several major

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GitHub Internal Repositories Breached via Malicious Nx Console VS Code Extension

GitHub on Wednesday officially confirmed that the breach of its internal repositories was the result of a compromise of an employee device involving a poisoned version of the Nx Console Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension. 

The development comes as the Nx team revealed that the extension, nrwl.angular-console, was breached after one of its developers’ systems was hacked in the

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Highly Critical Drupal Core Flaw Exposes PostgreSQL Sites to RCE Attacks

Drupal has released security updates for a “highly critical” security vulnerability in Drupal Core that could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.
The vulnerability, now tracked as CVE-2026-9082, carries a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10.0, per CVE.org. Drupal said the vulnerability resides in a database abstraction API that is

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The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

France is already moving on from Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of homegrown alternatives. Other countries are quickly following suit.

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I replaced my Remarkable with this cheaper E Ink Android tablet – and it wasn’t so bad

Boox’s Gen-2 Go 10.3 tablet is made for power users seeking a customizable Android tablet with a backlight.

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Cyber Pros Can’t Decide If AI Is a Good or a Bad Thing

There is nothing cybersecurity professionals are more excited about, and nothing they fear more, than AI.

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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.

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GitHub Confirms Breach, 4K Internal Repos Stolen

Open source software giant GitHub confirmed a data breach this week involving the theft of thousands of repos. One threat actor — TeamPCP — took credit.

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Linus Torvalds admits he has a ‘love-hate relationship with AI’

Linux’s creator sees AI as a double-edged sword for programmers.

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These 8 Kindle models just lost support, but that doesn’t make them obsolete

Amazon just ended support for these Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets, making them unable to access the Kindle Store.

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