TLDR Two security testers spent nearly 20 hours in jail in 2019. They had proper penetration testing authorisation from the Iowa Judicial Branch. Dallas County arrested them anyway. The sheriff …
Rebecca Sutton
Rebecca Sutton
Rebecca is a dedicated cybersecurity writer who specialises in transforming complex technical concepts into clear, accessible content. With a strong background in IT and a passion for digital security, she produces insightful articles, guides, and thought-pieces that bridge the gap between technical experts and wider audiences.
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TLDR Microsoft confirmed it gave BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI as part of a fraud investigation in Guam. The company receives roughly 20 such requests yearly. By default, Windows …
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Update 24th December: Galen Hunt, Microsoft’s Distinguished Engineer, has backtracked on his original statement about eliminating C and C++. His LinkedIn post attracted more attention than he expected, prompting him …
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TLDR A critical n8n vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-68613 has been discovered in the popular workflow automation platform. The flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.9 and allows authenticated attackers to …
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TLDR Cloudflare experienced a major service disruption on 18 November 2025, affecting platforms including X, ChatGPT, Claude, and Spotify. The infrastructure provider identified the root cause as an oversized configuration …
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TLDR A former defense contractor manager admitted selling sensitive cyber exploits to Russia obtained through intelligence intermediaries. Peter Williams pleaded guilty to stealing proprietary hacking tools from his employer and …
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AWS Outage Causes Widespread Internet Disruption: Amazon, Snapchat, and More Affected
TLDR An AWS outage on 20 October 2025 disrupted major services worldwide. The failure affected Amazon, Snapchat, Fortnite, Roblox, and dozens more platforms. Problems started at 08:11 BST in AWS’s …
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A critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-57423) discovered in MyClub 0.5 allowed unauthenticated attackers to compromise entire databases through a simple GET request. Thanks to responsible disclosure by William Fieldhouse of …
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TLDR Kali Linux 2025.3 launches with 10 powerful new security tools including Caido web auditing toolkit, Detect It Easy file analysis, and Gemini CLI AI integration. The release brings back …
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TLDR: Cloudflare successfully defended against a record-breaking 11.5 terabits per second DDoS attack that lasted just 35 seconds. The massive UDP flood originated primarily from compromised resources on Google Cloud …