A new Linux kernel bug lets an ordinary, unprivileged user become root. It now hits Android too. Researchers have named it Bad Epoll. The Bad Epoll vulnerability carries the identifier CVE-2026-46242.

Kali Linux 2026.2, the second release of the year, is now available for download, featuring 9 new tools and numerous Kali ...

WSL9x lets Windows 9x systems run a modern Linux 6.19 kernel without virtualization, showing how vintage PCs can still stretch beyond old limits. A 30-year-old Windows PC running a modern Linux kernel ...

This week had real hits. The key software got tampered with. Active bugs showed up in the tools people use every day. Some attacks didn’t even need much effort because the path was already there. One ...

Abstract: We show that it is possible to write remote stack buffer overflow exploits without possessing a copy of the target binary or source code, against services that restart after a crash. This ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

I like to write articles or how-to guides to help other people get to know Linux and other IT topics. In this tutorial, I will show you how to build a router from a Raspberry PI 5 with 5G mobile ...

In part one we started hacking Bluetooth and made a little £2 key-finder beep using only Android and Linux. If you haven’t read that post, I would recommend it as a primer to the devices, BLE and what ...

Hack WiFi password from Android without root using tested and working tricks, avoiding fake methods found online. Different types of WiFi security include WEP, WPA, and WPS, with WPS being the hardest ...

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint has some excellent nonsense scenario writing propping up mission design. In one early excursion, you remote activate 'defector tech' to convert an enemy agent over to your ...

Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing and evolving field with a wide range of subfields and specializations. One of these is penetration testing, a discipline within what's known as "red teaming," which ...