PC building is more fun when you have no idea what you’re doing
I don’t know about you, but the whole reason I got into upgrading and building PCs is because I wanted to play Doom II. My age hadn’t hit double digits by the time the game…
August 2026
August 2026
18-Year-Old Linux SCTP Flaw Could Let Local Users Gain Root and Escape Containers
Swati KhandelwalAug 07, 2026Linux / Vulnerability A use-after-free bug in Linux’s SCTP networking code can be turned into full root on a host, and Tencent researchers say they used it to escape a container and…
Microsoft 365 AitM Phishing Hijacks Accounts to Collect Payroll and Finance Emails
Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to an active “widespread email-driven phishing campaign” that employs adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) techniques to take control of Microsoft 365 accounts with an aim to identify key personnel involved in financial workflows…
I trained Siri AI to answer my messages. It actually worked
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that iOS 27 introduces a powerful Siri AI capable of automatically generating and sending iMessage replies, requiring an iPhone 15 Pro or newer to run.…
Search Google like a pro with these simple shortcuts
Most of the time, Google’s smart enough to understand the jumble of random terms you typed in. But if it can’t make sense of your word salad and the results miss the mark, a few…
AI-Assisted HTTP Terminator Finds Novel HTTP Desync Techniques and Apache Zero-Day
Swati KhandelwalAug 07, 2026Web Security / Vulnerability PortSwigger says HTTP Terminator, an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted research system built by James Kettle, generated and proved new HTTP desynchronization techniques after exploring 30,000 candidate desync vectors. PortSwigger…
New NatJack Attacks Hijack TCP Sessions and Spoof DNS by Manipulating NAT Tables
Swati KhandelwalAug 07, 2026Network Security / Vulnerability Security researcher Malcolm Stagg has disclosed a new attack class called NatJack that manipulates network address translation (NAT) connection state to hijack active TCP sessions, spoof DNS responses, expose mapped…
You never have to pay full price for AirPods, but AirPods Pro 3 are usually not just $189
Decent discounts on most Apple gear is rare. Not AirPods. Apple never drops the price but third-party retailers almost always have them at a discount. For the latest model, that discount is usually in the…
Malware Can Abuse Windows Hello for Business Keys for Persistent Entra ID Access
Swati KhandelwalAug 07, 2026Endpoint Security / Vulnerability Entra ID researcher Dirk-jan Mollema demonstrated that malware already running in a signed-in Windows session can silently use the victim’s Windows Hello for Business key to authenticate to…
TerraMaster F4-425 Pro NAS review: Very fast, with backup, surveillance, and media streaming galore
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Affordable for four bays Dual 5Gbe connections Tons of apps and capabilities Excellent performance Unlimited IP cams in surveillance app Cons Drive trays don’t lock Requires mail address during…