GhostLock: 15-Year-Old Linux Kernel Bug Lets Any User Go Root
GhostLock is bad. Really bad. It’s a 15-year-old Linux kernel vulnerability that lets any logged-in user take full root control…
July 2026
CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Critical ColdFusion Flaw by Friday
CISA has had enough. The agency ordered all federal civilian agencies to patch a maximum-severity Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability by Friday….
Swyftx Plans Crypto Payment Push After Landing Australian License
Australian crypto exchange Swyftx just got its Australian Financial Services License (AFSL). Now it’s eyeing the payments space. “Swyftx won’t…
StarkWare CEO Wants 4% Annual Bitcoin Inflation — Bitcoiners Aren’t Happy
Eli Ben-Sasson, CEO of StarkWare, thinks Bitcoin’s 21 million cap should go. In his proposal: replace it with a 4%…
EU Set for Another Vote on ‘Chat Control’ Message Scanning Rules
EU lawmakers are voting again on Thursday over the so-called “chat control” rules. Critics hate them. Privacy advocates really hate…
SEC’s Crypto Safe Harbor Could Land This Month
The SEC says it will introduce its long-awaited crypto rulemaking as soon as this month. An updated regulatory agenda has…
DeepSeek Plans to Build Its Own AI Chips as US Export Controls Tighten
DeepSeek is getting into the silicon business. The Chinese AI startup — the one building large language models that compete…
Lola’s New Race Car Uses Plant Fibers, Volcanic Rock, and Seawater Magnesium
Lola Cars is back, and it’s building race cars out of unexpected stuff. The revived manufacturer is producing a new…
The Nintendo Switch Is 9 Years Old — How Much Longer Can It Last?
Nintendo announced this week that it will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next February. The reason? A European…
SSH Keys: The Silent Machine Identity Crisis Most Orgs Ignore
SSH keys are everywhere. They’re in CI/CD pipelines, server configs, developer laptops, and cloud instances. And almost nobody manages them…