SecurityWeek

‘DirtyClone’ Linux Kernel Vulnerability Leads to Root Access

DirtyClone, tracked as CVE-2026-43503, is a Linux kernel vulnerability that allows any local user to gain root privileges.
Decrypt

Linux Foundation, Tech Giants Launch Akrites to Defend Open Source Against AI-Powered Attacks

Akrites is a coalition of 19 organizations, including every major AI lab and Wall Street banks, built to defend open-source ...
New York Post

UK spy powers draw US scrutiny over alleged Apple encryption backdoor demand

UK surveillance laws drew scrutiny from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio June 5 amid warnings they could expose communications of officials and American citizens, according to ...
Wired

Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance. So one group of ...
CNET

RCS Messages Between iPhone and Android Get End-to-End Encryption With iOS 26.5

Apple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users. Patrick Holland Managing Editor As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, ...
techtimes

GitHub Copilot Replaces GPT-4 With Project Polaris, Ships Multi-Agent VS Code at Build

An audience member seated near a Microsoft logo listens as Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build conference opening keynote in Seattle, ...
CNX Software

Privacy-focused, open-source Raspberry Pi Zero 2W DIY security camera offers end-to-end encryption, on-device AI

Secluso is a private, open-source, DIY home security camera system built around the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, featuring true end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and on-device AI for human, pet, and vehicle ...
Scientific American

A quantum computing system’s perfect randomness could keep your secrets safe

The orderly flow of information around the globe depends a lot on security, and at the heart of that security is randomness. Modern-day encryption relies on unpredictability to avoid being cracked, ...
9to5Mac

Apple shares iPhone and Mac post-quantum cryptography code on GitHub

Apple today published new corecrypto source code on GitHub, alongside a detailed technical post explaining the intricate work behind its post-quantum cryptography efforts across iPhone, Mac, and more.
The Next Web

Discord now encrypts every voice and video call by default, and not even it can listen in

Discord has enabled end-to-end encryption for all voice and video calls by default, using its open-source DAVE protocol. The move means not even Discord can access call content, making it a major ...
TechSpot

A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it

The Epitome of WTF: A researcher known as "Nightmare-Eclipse" recently released YellowKey, a security vulnerability that allegedly enables a full bypass of BitLocker's full-volume encryption. The ...