Ars Technica

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds.
CoinTelegraph

THORChain pauses trading after suspected $10M exploit

THORChain paused trading after ZachXBT flagged a suspected $10 million exploit spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain and Base. Decentralized liquidity protocol THORChain halted trading after ...
CoinDesk

Kelp claims that LayerZero approved the setup it blamed for $292 million bridge hack

Kelp DAO claims that LayerZero personnel approved the 1-of-1 verifier setup, a decision LayerZero has since cited as the reason a North Korea-linked attacker drained roughly $292 million from Kelp's ...
CoinDesk

LayerZero says it ‘made a mistake’ in $292 Million Kelp exploit

LayerZero said late Friday U.S. time that it “made a mistake” allowing its own verification infrastructure to secure high-value crypto assets in a vulnerable configuration, marking a notable shift in ...
Crowdfund Insider

LayerZero Apologizes for Kelp DAO Exploit Response, Admits Fault in Single-Verifier Setup

LayerZero, a cross-chain messaging protocol, has publicly apologized for its handling of communications following a major security incident involving Kelp DAO. In a detailed update released on its ...
Bleeping Computer

New Linux 'Dirty Frag' zero-day gives root on all major distros

A new Linux zero-day exploit, named Dirty Frag, allows local attackers to gain root privileges on most major Linux distributions with a single command. Security researcher Hyunwoo Kim, who disclosed ...
Military Times

Coast Guard to stand up special forces command

"Coasties" conduct jet ski training offshore San Diego, Jan. 14, 2026. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey/U.S Coast Guard ) The U.S. Coast Guard is standing up a new Special Missions Command to ...
TechRepublic

Google Says Hackers Used AI to Build Zero-Day Exploit

Google says hackers used AI to help build a zero-day exploit targeting 2FA, raising concerns about AI-assisted hacking. Google says hackers used AI to help build a zero-day exploit, then stopped it ...
CoinTelegraph

Arbitrum vote to release $71M in frozen Kelp exploit ETH set to pass

The Snapshot vote would move the recovery effort toward a binding onchain Arbitrum governance proposal. A joint proposal to release the roughly $71 million in Ether frozen after the Kelp DAO exploit ...
TechSpot

A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it

The Epitome of WTF: A researcher known as "Nightmare-Eclipse" recently released YellowKey, a security vulnerability that allegedly enables a full bypass of BitLocker's full-volume encryption. The ...
Road & Track

Here's Why Mercedes-Benz's Armored S-Class Guard Still Has a V-12

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is still a standard-bearer for full-sized luxury, but the V-12 that once sat at the top of the range is no longer available under the hood of either conventional or ...
CNBC

Google says it likely thwarted effort by hacker group to use AI for 'mass exploitation event'

Google's Threat Intelligence Group said hackers are using AI models such as OpenClaw to uncover and exploit zero-day software vulnerabilities. The group said in a report that it had uncovered and ...