Researchers Build Self-Replicating AI Worm That Operates Entirely on Local, Open-Weight Models
University of Toronto researchers have built and tested a proof-of-concept AI-driven computer worm that uses a locally hosted open-weight large...
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Police arrest man following hack of Ajax football club
Dutch police have arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of hacking into the computer systems of Amsterdam football giant Ajax, after...
CERT-In Recommends 12-Hour Patching for Internet-Facing Flaws Amid AI-Assisted Attacks
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued new guidelines requiring organizations to patch critical security vulnerabilities in internet-exposed...
UAC-0247 Targets Ukrainian Clinics and Government in Data-Theft Malware Campaign
Ravie LakshmananApr 16, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence The Computer Emergencies Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new campaign...
Simply opening a PDF could trigger this Adobe Reader zero-day
Opening the wrong PDF in Adobe Reader was enough to let criminals quietly spy on your computer and unleash more...
CERT-UA Impersonation Campaign Spread AGEWHEEZE Malware to 1 Million Emails
Ravie LakshmananApr 01, 2026Email Security / Artificial Intelligence The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of...
OpenClaw AI Agent Flaws Could Enable Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration
Ravie LakshmananMar 14, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Endpoint Security China's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) has issued a...
How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts
AI-based assistants or “agents” — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer, files, online services and can automate...
How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts
AI-based assistants or “agents” — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer, files, online services and can...
Windows Shutdown Bug Spreads to Windows 10, Microsoft Confirms
Image: Clint Patterson/Unsplash You’d think “turning it off and on again” would be the solution to a computer glitch. But...
Persistence in the Shadows: A Study of Zephyr Miner Exploiting System Services
Crypto Mining Crypto mining is the process by which individuals or organizations use computer power to solve complex mathematical problems,...
Persistence in the Shadows: A Study of Zephyr Miner Exploiting System Services
Crypto Mining Crypto mining is the process by which individuals or organizations use computer power to solve complex mathematical problems,...
CERT Polska Details Coordinated Cyber Attacks on 30+ Wind and Solar Farms
Ravie LakshmananJan 31, 2026Network Security / SCADA CERT Polska, the Polish computer emergency response team, revealed that coordinated cyber attacks...
