Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet operation called SSHStalker that relies on the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) purposes. ...

Cybersecurity researchers from Flare have exposed a novel botnet operation, dubbed SSHStalker, which leverages the archaic Internet Relay Chat (IRC) protocol for command-and-control. This campaign ...

Abstract: Transforming Linux kernel exploit primitives into full Privilege Escalation (PE) exploits is a critical, expertiseintensive, and time-consuming challenge, especially with constantly evolving ...

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CrossCurve said Sunday an attacker exploited a flaw in its bridge contracts and identified 10 Ethereum addresses that ...

Moving from Windows to Linux doesn't require much of a learning curve and brings some real benefits, but you need to accept a few compromises. I've been testing PC ...

Remember the WinRAR path handling exploit we reported on back in August? According to Google, that same flaw, officially dubbed CVE-2025-8088, is still being actively exploited, even though versions ...

The developers behind a popular “open source MMO RTS sandbox game for programming enthusiasts” on Steam, named Screeps: World, have been forced to update their game “in order to protect both players” ...

Saga’s US dollar-pegged stablecoin has dropped to $0.75, while the protocol's total value locked has fallen by around 55% over the past 24 hours. Layer-1 blockchain protocol Saga has paused its ...

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethereum-based DeFi platform Makina Finance has lost over $4 million in ETH following a flash loan exploit. Most of the funds ...

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...

Truebit suffers a $26 million exploit. It comes as attacks targeting older DeFi protocols increase. Truebit, an Ethereum-based verification protocol, has been left reeling after a hacker stole $26 ...

Fresh attacks targeted three VMware ESXi vulnerabilities that were disclosed in March 2025 as zero-days. A Chinese threat actor built an exploit for three VMware ESXi vulnerabilities that were patched ...