Tag: Computing Security
Over 9 million facial recognition images leaked in major breach at reverse image search and identity verification service
Researcher inds ClarityCheck’s exposed 450GB database with 9M+ user images Leak included faces, profiles, and photos, risking identity theft and phishing abuse Company secured access quickly; no evidence of dark web distribution or misuse so far An online reverse-lookup platform has inadvertently leaked millions of faces on the internet, putting…
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Experts manage to hack Microsoft Copilot by continually asking it questions about itself
Varonis uncovers CoSnitch, a chain of flaws letting Copilot leak sensitive data Exploit used malicious URLs and persistent memory poisoning to bypass guardrails Microsoft patched CVE‑2026‑24301 server‑side; technique may affect other AI models Microsoft’s Copilot AI just told a group of researchers how to abuse it for data exfiltration, and…
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MacOS users warned to beware screen-sharing bug which can turn Macs into cryptomining slaves
CVE‑2026‑65400 macOS Screen Sharing flaw exploited for cryptojacking within days of disclosure Attackers gained root via exposed port 5900 and deployed Monero miners using XMRig Apple patched in Sequoia 15.7.9, Sonoma 14.8.9, Tahoe 26.6.1; users urged to update immediately Less than a week after being publicly disclosed, a macOS vulnerability…
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Is the new Water Cyber Shield Act too little, too late, and can a cyber group do it better? The experts weigh in
Two US senators have proposed a new Water Cyber Shield Act to provide the EPA with additional funding and tools to conduct cybersecurity assessments on critical water infrastructure. The act would provide $300 million annually to allow for upgrades to water utility infrastructure. Numerous coordinated attacks have been launched against…
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Why was there an ‘evil’ Delta airlines Wi-Fi network? The experts weigh in
As many attendees of this year’s DEF CON hacker conference departed Las Vegas recently, many unsuspecting passengers on Delta Flight 591 attempted to access an onboard Wi-Fi network. What they didn’t know was that ‘Delta WiFi Fast’ was actually a fake network, allegedly set up by a fellow passenger intended…
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‘This one just needs a script’: Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction
Researchers uncovered “Download more RAM” flaw in consumer DDR4/DDR5 memory Attack bypassed Windows VBS and HVCI, disabling antivirus and protections Microsoft patched CVE‑2026‑23670; tools now help enable memory write protection Microsoft has recently fixed a vulnerability that allowed threat actors to bypass advanced security measures, disable antivirus software, and expose…
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