Check Point Research has disclosed a technique that uses Microsoft Defender's own legitimately signed boot-time remediation driver to perform arbitrary kernel-level file and registry operations on Windows systems ranging from Windows 7 through Windows 11 25H2, with no software flaw exploited and no driver imported from outside the machine. The driver, BTR.sys (Boot Time Removal Tool), is a
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that's specifically designed to infect Android-based vehicle head unit firmware developed by DoFun. Kaspersky, which discovered the threat in June 2026, said the end goal of the malware is to serve a multi-stage downloader to enable ad fraud and creation of a proxy botnet. "The malware spread through the built-in updaters of
The US is drafting a letter to partner countries telling them to pick a side in the AI standoff between Washington and Beijing, according to Reuters. The article US wants to force partner countries to choose between Washington and Beijing in the AI race appeared first on The Decoder .
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Putin's forces continue to bring horror to Ukrainian civilians as Kyiv destroys key sections of Russian infrastructure.
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Threema DDoS attack, Evooo1Bot Linux botnet, Crypto4A secures top-tier NIST certification. The post In Other News: Zombie Card Attack, T-Mobile Cut Cable to Stop Hackers, GitHub Denies AI Caused Bug appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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After I released version 1.0, I figured I would have to do the rotations myself. So I sat down with ChatGPT and I didn’t get it to write the code, but I got it to educate me. With a patient, interactive tutor, I was able to finally do what I hadn’t by reading books and asking mathematician friends – I learnt how to use quaternions just enough to make the app work. So learning doesn’t stop just because I outsource a bunch of thinking to AI. It pushes me to learn more. I like that as an outcome. — Matt Webb , Galactic Compass 2: now with new augmented reality mode Tags: matt-webb , generative-ai , chatgpt , education , ai , llms
Negotiations to finalise a deal between the US and Canada are going down to the wire ahead of a Friday night deadline.
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Just weeks after Taylor Farms issued a recall of its iceberg lettuce amid a massive cyclospora outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration recalled more than one million eggs that may be contaminated with salmonella. The eggs, which come from Midwest Poultry Services, were distributed to Kroger and smaller grocery stores across the South and Southwest […]
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Enzo Maresca replaced Pep Guardiola between seasons but says Man City may need patience before more trophies arrive.
This week, all of Google’s Pixel 11 phones launched, including the $899 Pixel 11, the $1,099 Pixel 11 Pro (with the same processor and starting 12GB RAM as the standard model, but with better cameras), and the $1,899 Pixel 11 Pro Fold. They’re good phones, but if you don’t mind missing out on their new, […]
Researchers say the new ‘Cryptographic Context Injection’ technique conceals malicious instructions until they are decrypted inside a trusted execution environment. The post Encrypted Prompts Bypass AI Safety Guardrails in Grok and Gemini appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Police say one man has been arrested, while several other local schools were locked down.
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Researchers say iAuthFlow V2 can register an attacker-controlled passkey, enabling persistent access even after passwords are changed and active sessions revoked. The post New Phishing Toolkit Uses Passkeys to Maintain Access After Password Resets appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Russian attacks on ships and ports in the Black Sea are threatening Ukraine's agricultural sector. Grain exports are severely restricted, and Kyiv is seeking solutions.
On August 21, 1986, a silent cloud of carbon dioxide swept through villages around Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing nearly 2,000 people in their sleep. Four decades later, survivors are still living with the trauma.
Changes since langchain-perplexity==1.4.0 release(perplexity): 1.4.1 ( #39826 ) fix(perplexity): include type="message" on Responses input items ( #39774 ) fix(perplexity): preserve caller extra_body ( #39203 ) chore: bump pillow from 12.2.0 to 12.3.0 in /libs/partners/perplexity ( #38991 ) chore(deps): refresh lockfiles ( #38746 ) fix(perplexity): use supported Responses API model ( #38337 ) chore: bump vcrpy from 8.1.1 to 8.2.1 in /libs/partners/perplexity ( #38290 ) chore: bump langsmith from 0.8.5 to 0.8.18 in /libs/partners/perplexity ( #38289 ) docs: refresh README installation and resources ( #38119 ) release(core): 1.4.7 ( #38111 ) fix(core,partners): rename package version trace metadata ( #38110 ) style(core,langchain,langchain-classic,partners): replace double backticks in docstrings ( #38095 ) release(core): 1.4.6 ( #38061 ) feat(core,partners): add package version tracking to tracing metadata ( #35295 ) chore(infra): bump mypy to 2.1 and unify type-check config across the monorepo ( #36470 ) feat(standard-tests): validate tool call chunks during streaming ( #34707 ) chore(partners): bump locks ( #38052 )