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Researchers Demonstrate OpenBSD Root Exploit Chaining 37-Year-Old Shared-Memory Bug

A local privilege escalation exploit published today gains root on OpenBSD 7.9 by chaining a roughly 37-year-old integer overflow with a separate kernel flaw, bypassing OpenBSD's KARL kernel-address randomization and its SMAP and SMEP hardware protections. Security firm Calif, which found and reported the flaws, published a detailed writeup and full proof-of-concept code after OpenBSD shipped

The Hacker News · October 16, 2026

Testing Best Practices Skill in Laravel Boost v2.6.0

Laravel Boost v2.6.0 introduces a consolidated testing best practices skill for AI agents, database-enforced read-only transactions, and skill management improvements.

Learning Aug 26, 2026

Laravel AI: Load Tools On Demand With ToolSearch

Laravel AI 0.11 adds a ToolSearch wrapper that defers tool definitions so OpenAI and Anthropic load them on demand instead of on every request.

Marketing & SEO Aug 26, 2026

What Is WebMCP? How to Prepare Your Website to Serve AI Agents

Get ahead of the agentic AI shift. Learn what WebMCP is, how it differs from traditional MCP, and how to implement simple HTML or JavaScript tools to prepare your website for the agentic search.

Security Aug 25, 2026

U.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Hackers Behind Critical Infrastructure Breaches

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced fresh sanctions on Iranian cyber actors as part of what it called an "unprecedented, whole-of-government, economic campaign" against the nation and its enablers. "We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran's financial connections around the globe. Our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime

Tech Aug 25, 2026

You can officially buy the Pixel 11 phones and Pixel Watch 5.

Our new Pixel 11 phones and Pixel Watch 5 are now on shelves at the Google Store and through our retail partners.

Security Aug 25, 2026

A Malicious Webpage Could Poison Your Local AI Model Behind NVIDIA NemoClaw

Oasis Security has disclosed a weakness in NVIDIA NemoClaw that could let an attacker-controlled webpage take unauthenticated control of the local Ollama instance serving an AI agent and plant hidden instructions inside the model itself. The findings were shared with The Hacker News ahead of publication, and the report says Oasis Security reported them to NVIDIA's Product Security Incident

Security Aug 25, 2026

WhatsApp Adds Multiple Passkeys for Phishing-Resistant Sign-Ins Across iOS and Android

Meta on Tuesday announced a set of WhatsApp account security features, including support for multiple passkeys to a single account to help users with both iOS and Android devices sign into their accounts using the phishing-resistant method. The tech giant said more than 1 billion people use a passkey to log into WhatsApp. Support for passkeys was first introduced in Android in October 2023,

Marketing & SEO Aug 25, 2026

Google tests channel prioritization controls for Performance Max

Google is testing new Performance Max controls that let advertisers influence which channels the algorithm prioritizes.

Marketing & SEO Aug 25, 2026

AI visibility has two jobs: Execute SEO and mobilize the organization

Getting cited by AI isn't enough. Discover why winning recommendations requires cross-functional action beyond SEO and website optimization.

Learning Aug 25, 2026

How to Fix a Leaked API Key: A Developer’s Guide to Git Security

Imagine this: you're working late, your code finally works, and you're ready to push it to GitHub. You run: git add . git commit -m "Fix API integration" git push A few minutes later, you notice some

Security Aug 25, 2026

Marimo Notebook Flaw Could Run MCP Commands Before Cells Execute in Edit Mode

Marimo has addressed a high-severity security flaw in its notebook software that allowed an attacker to execute an attacker-supplied Model Context Protocol (MCP) command in a specially crafted notebook, according to VulnCheck's CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) record. The CNA record says the command can run as a local subprocess when the notebook is opened in edit mode. The vulnerability, tracked

Security Aug 25, 2026

Mirage2FA Surge Hits 4,500 US and EU Companies, Abusing Microsoft 365 Login Flows

Thousands of companies have been affected by the Mirage2FA campaign from 2024 to 2026. The commercial phishing-as-a-service toolkit targets Microsoft 365 accounts by abusing legitimate login flows and bypassing two-factor authentication. According to ANY.RUN research, 48% of targeted email addresses were potentially compromised. Most of the affected companies are US-based. Mirage2FA Campaign

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