Your Expired Visa Card Could Be ‘Zombified’ to Make Contactless Payments
As the controversial vehicle surveillance giant Flock Safety continues to expand, WIRED got the code for the company’s new AI...
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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
Malware Hijacks Android Car Head Units
Malware Hijacks Android Car Head Units Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2026 Malware is abusing car infotainment updates to install proxy...
Critical Flaw in NASA/JPL Open-Source Spacecraft Command Software Allowed Unauthenticated Command Execution
Critical Flaw in NASA/JPL Open-Source Spacecraft Command Software Allowed Unauthenticated Command Execution Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2026 A critical flaw...
U.S. CISA adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2026 U.S....
Researchers chain Tesla charger bug into a four-vendor EV worm
Two German security researchers managed to create an autonomous exploit chain that starts with a single plug-in at a Tesla...
ASPI at 25 – After 25 years, ASPI’s role is more important than ever
It was 25 years ago that the Australian Strategic Policy Institute opened its doors, an event that both of us...
Your Shredded Visa Card May Still Work at the Checkout
Your Shredded Visa Card May Still Work at the Checkout Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026 UMass Amherst researchers showed expired...
Friday Squid Blogging: Neon Flying Squid
Friday Squid Blogging: Neon Flying Squid The neon flying squid can fly in formation. The shoal of about 100 squid...
14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are...
Cybercriminals Turn to Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks
Proofpoint researchers found that cybercriminals are developing and selling tools designed to hide malicious instructions inside emails, documents, calendar invites,...
NIS2 Enforcement Has Started: A CISO Compliance Roadmap
Last Updated: 6 August 2026 NIS2 Enforcement Has Started: A CISO Compliance Roadmap Short answer: NIS2 has moved out of...
Six Maximum-Severity Flaws Found in Cisco Products
Six Maximum-Severity Flaws Found in Cisco Products Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026 Cisco patched nine critical flaws, including six rated...
AI Is Learning to Write Genetic Code
AI Is Learning to Write Genetic Code This sort of research is both exciting and terrifying: The two models in...
ChatGPT wants Full Disk Access to your Mac and Messages
So, if you’ve ever wanted an AI system to go through all your messages to pluck out insights, you’re in...
Microsoft Defender’s Own Driver Can Be Weaponized to Delete Security Software at Boot
Check Point Research has disclosed a technique that uses Microsoft Defender's own legitimately signed boot-time remediation driver to perform arbitrary...