GoKawiil - Tech News

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Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-04 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: apple, uk government, advanced data protection

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Half a Second – a book about the XZ backdoor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Adrian Mastronardi | tags: xz utils, linux, microsoft

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GigaWiper malware can wipe your hard drive, spy on you, and stream your screen live (techspot.com)

2026-07-14 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: backdoor, capabilities, destructive

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GigaWiper Lets Threat Actors Choose Their Own Destructive Attack (darkreading.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: activities, activities maximize, backdoor

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Your Tenda router could have a hidden firmware backdoor - disable this setting ASAP (zdnet.com)

2026-07-09 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: able, access, backdoor

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Tenda firmware (multiple versions) contains hidden authentication backdoor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-08 | tags: administrative, authentication, backdoor

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Alibaba to ban Claude Code in workplace over alleged backdoor risks, source says (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | tags: alibaba, claude code, backdoor risks

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China-Linked Group Targets Southeast Asia Critical Systems (darkreading.com)

2026-07-01 | get Cybersecurity Threat Detection Kit → | tags: china, southeast asia, state-owned

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SprySOCKS Windows Variant Abuses Kernel Drivers to Evade Detection (darkreading.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: sprysox, windows, fishmonger

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Ransomware gang abuses Microsoft Teams relays to hide malicious traffic (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-16 | get Microsoft Teams Security Badge → | tags: microsoft teams, dragonforce, backdoor.turn

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OptinMonster WordPress plugin hacked in CDN supply-chain attack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-15 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: optinmonster, wordpress, supply-chain

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Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get BitLocker Encryption Recovery Kit → | tags: microsoft, bitlocker, backdoor

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Yarbo says it will remove the intentional backdoor from its robot lawn mower (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Sean Hollister | get Yarbo Robot Lawn Mower → | tags: yarbo, robot lawn mower, backdoor access

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Your Yarbo lawnmower is a backdoor into your Wi-Fi network (techspot.com)

2026-05-09 | get Wi-Fi Security Camera → | tags: yarbo, wifi, hacking

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Hackers used Daemon Tools' own website to silently install backdoors on thousands of PCs for nearly a month (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get Daemon Tools Pro → | tags: daemon tools, kaspersky, backdoors

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Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-05 | get Daemon Tools Ultra → | tags: daemon tools, supply-chain attack, kaspersky

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DAEMON Tools trojanized in supply-chain attack to deploy backdoor (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-05 | get DAEMON Tools Backup Key → | tags: daemon tools, supply-chain attack, trojanized software

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Popular WordPress redirect plugin hid dormant backdoor for years (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-29 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, quick page/post redirect, anadnet

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Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-14 | by Zack Whittaker | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, essential plugin, backdoor

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Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, plugin, backdoor

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Someone Bought 30 WordPress Plugins and Planted a Backdoor in All of Them (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, plugin, backdoor

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Smart Slider updates hijacked to push malicious WordPress, Joomla versions (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-09 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: smart slider, wordpress, joomla

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PyPI package telnyx has been compromised in yet another supply chain attack (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-27 | by Start Today | get Telnyx API SDK → | tags: pypi, telnyx, supply chain

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China-Nexus Hackers Skulk in Southeast Asian Military Orgs for Years (darkreading.com)

2026-03-17 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: china, nexus, southeast asia

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Multiple brands of Android tablets shipped with built-in malware (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartwatch → | tags: android, backdoor, firmware

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China-Backed 'PeckBirdy' Takes Flight for Cross-Platform Attacks (darkreading.com)

2026-01-28 | get PeckBirdy → | tags: asian, asian government, attackers

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Chinese Mustang Panda hackers deploy infostealers via CoolClient backdoor (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-27 | get CoolClient → | tags: backdoor, coolclient, execution

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DPRK's Konni Targets Blockchain Developers With AI-Generated Backdoor (darkreading.com)

2026-01-26 | get Blockchain → | tags: according researchers, backdoor, backdoor compromise

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Konni hackers target blockchain engineers with AI-built malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-24 | get AI-powered malware → | tags: backdoor, check, check point

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New PDFSider Windows malware deployed on Fortune 100 firm's network (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-19 | get PDFSider → | tags: backdoor, malicious, malware