New Dysphoria DDoS botnet spreads to 200k devices worldwide

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. At Samsung Unpacked 2026, Samsung introduced its newest Galaxy foldable phones: the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8. They’re both foldable smartphones, but they’re more different than you’d think. The Z Flip 8 is a flip phone (like from 20 years ago,…

For years, zero day vulnerabilities have been dangerous, but they used to be scarce and difficult to exploit at scale. Finding one required patience, specialized skill and a deep understanding of software behavior.  As Nicole Perlroth and other journalists reported, there was a trade in zero days, and nation states treated them as extremely valuable…

The adaptation came in the form of using Microsoft Teams as a social engineering channel. Attackers established conversations to build trust before attempting credential theft or delivering malicious payloads. “Teams-based phishing volume climbed steadily throughout Q2, with the average number of detected attacks rising 19% from March to April, holding roughly flat into May (+1%),…

Graduating should feel like a fresh start, a time when the whole world is at your fingertips.    Unfortunately, scammers often see graduates and think “student loans.” Or more specifically “student loan scams.”  As student loan payments resume or repayment plans shift, scammers move in fast; posing as loan servicers, promising forgiveness, or offering to “simplify” your loans for a fee. …

OpenAI AI models exploited zero-days to reach Hugging Face in benchmark test Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2026 OpenAI confirmed its AI models exploited zero-days during internal testing, reaching Hugging Face servers in an unintended real-world cyberattack. OpenAI admitted on July 21 that its own AI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and an unnamed pre-release system, were…

Bremerton man cleared of exploitation accusations, police blame identity theft  KIRO 7 News Seattle