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GitGuardian Closes 2025 with Strong Enterprise Momentum, Protecting Millions of Developers Worldwide
/in General NewsNew York, NY, 14th January 2026, CyberNewsWire
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Robo-Advisor Betterment Discloses Data Breach
/in General NewsA threat actor breached Betterment’s systems, accessed customer information, and sent scam crypto-related messages.
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New Research: 64% of 3rd-Party Applications Access Sensitive Data Without Justification
/in General NewsResearch analyzing 4,700 leading websites reveals that 64% of third-party applications now access sensitive data without business justification, up from 51% in 2024.
Government sector malicious activity spiked from 2% to 12.9%, while 1 in 7 Education sites show active compromise.
Specific offenders: Google Tag Manager (8% of violations), Shopify (5%), Facebook Pixel (4%).
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I’m a creator and my new favorite Linux distro is multimedia perfection – here’s why
/in General NewsSeveral Linux distributions are specifically geared towards multimedia creators, but Modicia OS stands out to me for several reasons.
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How Cybercrime Markets Launder Breach Proceeds and What Security Teams Miss
/in General NewsExplore how cybercrime markets turn stolen data into laundered funds using dollar‑pegged assets, mixers and exchanges-and why tracking BTC USDT price and stablecoin flows now matters for security, fraud and AML teams.
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Critical Node.js Vulnerability Can Cause Server Crashes via async_hooks Stack Overflow
/in General NewsNode.js has released updates to fix what it described as a critical security issue impacting “virtually every production Node.js app” that, if successfully exploited, could trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
“Node.js/V8 makes a best-effort attempt to recover from stack space exhaustion with a catchable error, which frameworks have come to rely on for service availability,” Node.js’s
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PLUGGYAPE Malware Uses Signal and WhatsApp to Target Ukrainian Defense Forces
/in General NewsThe Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of new cyber attacks targeting its defense forces with malware known as PLUGGYAPE between October and December 2025.
The activity has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian hacking group tracked as Void Blizzard (aka Laundry Bear or UAC-0190). The threat actor is believed to be active since at least
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I finally found a pair of smart glasses that last all day, but there’s a trade-off
/in General NewsThe Solos AirGo A5 AI smart glasses drop camera support for more battery life than the competitors.
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I watched a live NBA game on Apple Vision Pro for 3 hours – it let me down in the best way
/in General NewsAll the basketball action, none of the sweat, spilled beers, and gruesome ad breaks.
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This popular streaming service will be the first to get Dolby Vision 2 support – and it’s a big deal
/in General NewsYou’ll soon be able to enjoy your favorite NBC shows and sports streams with Dolby’s full suite of picture and sound tech.
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