Real Hacking

For the past week, the massive “Internet of Things” (IoT) botnet known as <strong> Kimwolf</strong> has been disrupting <strong> The Invisible Internet Project</strong> (I2P), a decentra

<strong> Microsoft</strong> today released updates to fix more than 50 security holes in its <strong> Windows</strong> operating systems and other software, including patches for a whopp

A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself <strong> Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters</strong> (SLSH) has a distinctive playbook when it seeks to extort payment from vic

The cybercriminals in control of <strong> Kimwolf</strong> — a disruptive botnet that has infected more than 2 million devices — recently shared a screenshot indicating

Our first story of 2026 revealed how a destructive new botnet called <strong> Kimwolf</strong> has infected more than two million devices by mass-compromising a vast nu

The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been

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