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University of Phoenix says ‘numerous individuals’ impacted by Oracle EBS breach
/in General NewsThe private, for-profit University of Phoenix is the latest school to disclose that it suffered a data breach due to a vulnerability in Oracle’s E-Business Suite.
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This unassuming Asus laptop is the ThinkPad alternative I didn’t see coming
/in General NewsAsus’ ExpertBook P3 powers through demanding workloads thanks to its AMD processor, ample RAM, and efficient thermal cooling.
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WordPress King Addons Flaw Under Active Attack Lets Hackers Make Admin Accounts
/in General NewsA critical security flaw impacting a WordPress plugin known as King Addons for Elementor has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The vulnerability, CVE-2025-8489 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a case of privilege escalation that allows unauthenticated attackers to grant themselves administrative privileges by simply specifying the administrator user role during registration.
It affects versions
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Microsoft Silently Patches Windows LNK Flaw After Years of Active Exploitation
/in General NewsMicrosoft has silently plugged a security flaw that has been exploited by several threat actors since 2017 as part of the company’s November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, according to ACROS Security’s 0patch.
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-9491 (CVSS score: 7.8/7.0), which has been described as a Windows Shortcut (LNK) file UI misinterpretation vulnerability that could lead to remote
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Fake ChatGPT Atlas Browser Used in ClickFix Attack to Steal Passwords
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a critical ChatGPT Atlas browser attack, confirming the danger of the ongoing surge in the ClickFix threat.
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These Cyber Monday smart glasses deals are still live: Shop big sales like Meta Ray-Bans for 20% off
/in General NewsSee what the smart glasses craze is all about for yourself, and score a great discount from brands like Meta, RayNeo, Xreal, and Amazon before they’re gone.
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This is the amp I recommend to beginner audiophiles – with one consideration
/in General NewsThe Rotel DX-5 integrated amp has a sleek, minimal build and a no-fuss setup, with an important caveat.
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Japan’s Askul resumes limited online sales 6 weeks after ransomware attack
/in General NewsAskul said Wednesday that corporate customers can now purchase a limited range of products on its platform and the company plans to gradually add more items as it restores its systems.
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elementary OS vs. Ubuntu Budgie: Two beautiful Linux distros, but which is right for you?
/in General NewsThese Linux distros are as elegant as they are user-friendly. Here’s how to decide between them.
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Critical King Addons Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Sites
/in General NewsA critical-severity vulnerability in the King Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress has been exploited to take over websites.
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