The Linux Foundation Just Created a Last-Resort Security Team for Critical Open Source Software
Akrites — backed by Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and OpenAI — will step in as maintainer of last resort when a critical open source package has no one left to keep it safe. »
GhostLock and Januscape: Two Ancient Linux Kernel Bugs Disclosed in the Same Week
GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499) gives any logged-in user full root in five seconds and breaks out of containers. Januscape lets a VM escape its host. Both were disclosed in July 2026 — both are over 15 years old. »
Apple Sues OpenAI: The Trade Secret Theft Allegations That Could Reshape the AI Industry
Apple has filed suit against OpenAI, alleging a coordinated campaign to extract hardware trade secrets through 'show and tell' job interviews — a dramatic reversal after the two companies formed a high-profile AI partnership in 2024. »
Kali Linux 2026.2 Arrives with GNOME 50, Kernel 6.19, and VM Boot Times Three Times Faster
The July 2026 release of Kali Linux slashes VM boot times dramatically, ships GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6, and adds nine new security tools including legba and oletools. »
JADEPUFFER: Security Researchers Document the First AI Agent to Run a Full Ransomware Campaign Autonomously
Sysdig has documented JADEPUFFER — an LLM agent that autonomously ran a complete ransomware campaign across 600+ payloads, with no human directing each step. It's the first confirmed case of its kind. »