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LockBit's new variant is 'most dangerous yet,' hitting Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi

Operation Cronos didn’t kill LockBit – it just came back meaner Trend Micro has sounded the alarm over the new LockBit 5.0 ...
Network World

New Supermicro BMC vulnerabilities open servers to malicious attacks on firmware

According to firmware security firm Binarly, the first vulnerability, CVE-2025-7937, is a weakness affecting the firmware ...

New Supermicro BMC flaws can create persistent backdoors

Two vulnerabilities affecting the firmware of Supermicro hardware, including Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) allow attackers to update systems with maliciously crafted images.
USA Today

No more paper checks: Social Security moving to 100% electronic payments this fall

The Social Security Administration is transitioning away from paper checks. Later this year, only electronic payments will be used for benefit payments, the agency announced July 14 as part of an ...