Ransomware hackers claim breach at Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer for Apple, Google, and Nvidia

Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, which makes devices and components for Apple, Google, Nvidia, and Sony, among other tech giants, confirmed on Monday that it was hit by a cyberattack that may have affected some of its factories. In a statement Read More …

Gigabyte warns users Control Center flaw could let hackers hijack your files

GIGABYTE Control Center, a Windows utility which comes preloaded with certain computers, carried a critical-severity vulnerability that allowed malicious actors to access files, run code, and trigger denial-of-service conditions on affected devices. The bug has now been addressed and users Read More …

Three Supermicro employees charged with conspiracy to smuggle restricted Nvidia chips to China

A federal investigation has been launched after the US Department of Justice charged three individuals for allegedly smuggling restricted Nvidia AI chips to China. The three men were not named in court documents, however a statement released by Super Micro Read More …

Newely discovered AMD CPU flaw highlights the risk of running multiple VMs

A newly discovered vulnerability in AMD chips allows malicious actors to perform remote code execution (RCE) and privilege escalation in virtual machines. Cybersecurity researchers from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany detailed a vulnerability they named StackWarp, Read More …

WhisperPair exposes Bluetooth earbuds and headphones to tracking and eavesdropping

WhisperPair is a set of attacks that lets an attacker hijack many popular Bluetooth audio accessories that use Google Fast Pair and, in some cases, even track their location via Google’s Find Hub network—all without requiring any user interaction. Researchers Read More …

The AI Chip Arms Race: How China Built Its Own “Manhattan Project”

In a high-security laboratory in Shenzhen, China, scientists have developed a prototype machine capable of producing advanced semiconductor chips crucial for technologies such as artificial intelligence and military applications, a goal that the U.S. has long sought to prevent. This Read More …

God Mode On: How Kaspersky attacked a vehicle’s head unit modem

Kaspersky researchers conducted a security assessment of a modern System-on-Chip (SoC), Unisoc UIS7862A, which features an integrated 2G/3G/4G modem. This SoC can be found in various mobile devices by multiple vendors or, more interestingly, in the head units of modern Read More …

Poland detains three Ukrainians over possession of hacking equipment

A Polish court has ordered three Ukrainian nationals held on charges of computer fraud and possessing hardware and software designed to commit crimes, including a suspected attempt to damage IT data deemed crucial to national defence. The three men, aged Read More …

Dutch government seizes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

The Dutch government has granted itself the power to intervene in company decisions at Dutch-based Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia. The highly unusual step, announced late Sunday, grants the country the power to “halt and reverse” company decisions — meaning Nexperia cannot Read More …

TOTOLINK X6000R: Three New Vulnerabilities Uncovered

Palo Alto security researchers have uncovered three vulnerabilities in the firmware of the TOTOLINK X6000R router, version V9.4.0cu.1360_B20241207, released on March 28, 2025: TOTOLINK is a manufacturer of networking products, including routers and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices used Read More …