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GitHub ‘Verified’ Commits Can Be Rewritten Into New Hashes Without Breaking Signatures 2026-07-08 at 14:51 By New research shows that a signed Git commit’s hash is not the one-of-a-kind name that much of the software world assumes it to be. Given any signed commit, someone without the signing key can mint a second commit with […]

The Verification Step Is the New ATO Battleground in 2026 2026-07-08 at 14:30 By For years, account takeover (ATO) followed a predictable script. Attackers bought stolen credentials in bulk, ran them through automated tools, and waited for matches. Credential stuffing was cheap, scalable, and for defenders, relatively well understood. That era is ending. Not because […]

GitHub Copilot Refuses Harmful Requests in Chat, Then Writes Them in Code 2026-07-08 at 14:21 By An AI coding assistant that refuses to answer a dangerous request in its chat box can answer it anyway if the same request is broken into small, ordinary-looking steps inside a code editor. That is the finding of a new […]

Meet the pet owners spending thousands of dollars on doggy wellness — from $800 red light therapy to $750 PEMF beds 2026-07-08 at 13:35 By McKenzie Beard These pampered pups get fancy supplements, curated diets and high-tech devices. After all, one owner said, “Anything we can do to extend valuable time with them, even if […]

China-Linked UAT-7810 Expands ORB Network With New LONGLEASH Malware 2026-07-08 at 12:54 By A Chinese threat actor tracked as UAT-7810 is actively refining its bespoke malware to expand its Operational Relay Box (ORB) network by breaking into internet-facing networking devices. According to findings from Cisco Talos, UAT-7810 is an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor that’s […]