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Malicious NuGet Packages Stole ASP.NET Data; npm Package Dropped Malware

Four rogue NuGet packages and one npm package stole ASP.NET Identity data, deployed C2 backdoors, and reached over 50,000 ...

Understanding Merkle Roots in Cryptocurrency: Basics and Function

Discover how Merkle roots ensure data integrity in blockchain transactions and reduce verification time. Learn their role in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more.
Microsoft

Understanding CVE-2025-55315: What CISOs, security engineers, and sysadmins should know

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft released a security update addressing CVE-2025-55315, a vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that allows HTTP request smuggling. While request smuggling is a known technique, ...
CSOonline

Critical ASP.NET core vulnerability earns Microsoft’s highest-ever severity score

The Kestrel web server flaw allows request smuggling attacks, but the actual risk depends on the application code and deployment. Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that ...
Floor

Drew Hash Discusses Southwind Floors and the FEI Group Meeting in San Diego

September 29, 2025—Drew Hash, CEO with Southwind Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and a few highlights from this weekend’s FEI Group annual meeting in San Diego. Listen to the ...
Hacker

Argon2 in Practice: How to Implement Secure Password Hashing in Your Application

Your browser does not support the audio element. What is so special about it? Another cryptographic algorithm with a fancy name added to your list of things to ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows NTLM hash leak flaw exploited in phishing attacks on governments

A Windows vulnerability that exposes NTLM hashes using .library-ms files is now actively exploited by hackers in phishing campaigns targeting government entities and private companies. The flaw ...