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AWS says hackers tried to exploit PHP security issues days before fix — as Cloudflare CEO says it saw a huge rise in targeted attack attempts

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

There have been millions of attempts to target PHP flaws following disclosure of major vulnerabilities.

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Capcom data breach confirmed — around 11.7 million accounts thought to have been affected

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Threat actors broke into one of Capcom's services and even tried to change user passwords.

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Scientists say they’ve figured out the exact date when Van Gogh painted The Starry Night

By Alex Blake Published

Scientists have used AI and CAD tools to discover when Van Gogh painted The Starry Night.

Computing
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Windows 11 could get an alternative to Recall, but AI skeptics aren't fans

By Darren Allan Published

A classic case of 'solving a problem that doesn't exist': Windows 11 could get a reined-in alternative to Recall, but AI skeptics still aren't fans.

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PHP security crisis — what you need to know as issues affected websites across the world

By Mike Moore Last updated

PHP issues affected websites across the globe - we were there covering the latest updates.

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Microsoft helped shut down an “App Store” for criminals linked to over a billion malicious messages

By Christian Cawley Published

Microsoft’s joint op with the Japanese National Police Agency uncovered an illegal “app store” that provided fake websites, cybercrime tools, and even accounts to cybercriminals.

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Claude flags nearly 500 worrying open source security issues — C, Java, and Python code all at risk as one flaw wasn't spotted for 21 years

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Hunting for individual vulnerabilities will get us nowhere, Anthropic argues. Instead, businesses should reduce accessible code.

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Security breach at AI aggregator exposes over 18 million files, including some very embarrassing chat records

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

An AI aggregator kept an open database unprotected on the internet containing personally identifiable information and some embarassing chat logs.

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Which big websites have been hit by the PHP crisis? Here’s the list so far

By Alex Blake Published

Major websites are going offline as they attempt to patch a huge PHP vulnerability. Here’s what we know.

Cyber Security
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PHP releases emergency fixes as some of the world's biggest websites say they were targeted by hackers

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

PHP urges organizations to deploy the fixes immediately, as threat actors start abusing the php2shell bug

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