A computer exploit, or exploit, is a program or piece of code developed to take advantage of a vulnerability in a computer or network system. Threat actors commonly use exploits to gain access to ...

Technical details and a public exploit have been published for a critical vulnerability affecting Fortinet's Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution that could be leveraged by a ...

A new Linux zero-day exploit, named Dirty Frag, allows local attackers to gain root privileges on most major Linux distributions with a single command. Security researcher Hyunwoo Kim, who disclosed ...

Thousands of iPhones were compromised using the Coruna exploit kit, which chained 23 iOS vulnerabilities into advanced attacks used for espionage and cybercrime. An iOS exploit framework has revealed ...

Researchers at Paradigm Shift have published the technical details of usbliter8, a new unpatchable iPhone BootROM vulnerability that enables arbitrary code execution on devices powered by Apple’s A12 ...

Computer chipmakers have spent years strengthening processors against attacks that exploit the way modern CPUs predict what they will need to do next. But MIT researchers have discovered a new ...

The same connectivity that made Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) the fastest-adopted AI integration standard in 2025 has created enterprise cybersecurity's most dangerous blind spot. The ...

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Google said Monday that it had disrupted a criminal group's attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company's previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries ...

Security researchers found a way to bypass various Microsoft security features and build a proof-of-concept version of the EternalBlue exploit that could infect devices with earlier versions of ...

Security researchers at Searchlight Cyber have used OpenAI’s GPT5.6 Sol Ultra to successfully develop a full exploit chain for two critical WordPress Core vulnerabilities. The first vulnerability, ...