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New SLEEPWALKER Backdoor Waits for One Crafted Packet, Then Runs Its Own Bytecode

An independent malware researcher has documented a previously unreported Windows backdoor, dubbed SLEEPWALKER, that stays inert in memory until a specifically crafted network packet reaches the machine and then runs commands written in a 23-instruction language of its own design. The sample is an unsigned 64-bit Windows dynamic-link library (DLL) of 59,904 bytes, built to be side-loaded into&

Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as Reported Attack Drops Miner-Like Payload

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday warned of active exploitation efforts targeting a recently patched critical security flaw impacting Gitea. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-60004 (CVSS score: 9.8), a case of remote code execution that allows an attacker with ordinary write access to a repository to execute arbitrary shell commands as the

Fake Apple Support AI Calls Target Stolen-Device Owners for Passcodes and 2FA Codes

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform built to strip Apple's Activation Lock from stolen devices, using rented AI voice agents that call theft victims posing as Apple Support and ask for their device passcode. SOCRadar Threat Research Unit (STRU) said the platform, which it tracks as AnonyMousKIT, is credit-metered and drives lures across

CISA Warns of Exploited Gitea Vulnerability

CVE-2026-60004 is a remote code execution vulnerability patched by Gitea developers in late July with the release of version 1.27.1. The post CISA Warns of Exploited Gitea Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Query Binding Masking and whereBinary() in Laravel 13.27

Laravel 13.27 masks query bindings in exception messages, adds whereBinary() for case-sensitive lookups, refreshForUpdate(), and a Cloud facade. The post Query Binding Masking and whereBinary() in Laravel 13.27 appeared first on Laravel News. Join the Laravel Newsletter to get Laravel articles like this directly in your inbox.

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Testing Best Practices Skill in Laravel Boost v2.6.0

Laravel Boost v2.6.0 introduces a consolidated testing best practices skill for AI agents, database-enforced read-only transactions, and skill management improvements. The post Testing Best Practices Skill in Laravel Boost v2.6.0 appeared first on Laravel News. Join the Laravel Newsletter to get Laravel articles like this directly in your inbox.