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CISA secrets left sitting on GitHub.

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The M5 just met its memory problem.

Researchers crack Apple’s M5 memory protections with a kernel exploit. An IBM Security executive emerges as a possible CISA pick. Researchers uncover four malicious npm packages. AI-generated “slop” floods bug bounty programs. Major healthcare breaches hit the HHS tracker, 7-Elev ...  Show more

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