This critical Linux vulnerability is putting millions of systems at risk - how to protect yours

This flaw makes gaining root access easy for attackers. Copy Fail affects millions of Linux systems. CVE-2026-31431, also ...

US government warns of severe CopyFail bug affecting major versions of Linux

U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says the CopyFail bug is being actively used in hacking campaigns, and poses a major risk to servers and data centers that rely on Linux.

Microsoft confirms April Windows updates cause backup failures

Microsoft has confirmed that the April 2026 security updates are causing failures in third-party backup applications using ...
OSTechNix

How to Fix Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) Vulnerability on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Learn how to fix Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) in Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Copy Fail vulnerability allows any local user gain root ...
OSTechNix

Copy Fail: The 732-Byte Script That Roots Every Major Linux Systems

Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a severe logic flaw in the Linux kernel affecting every distribution since 2017. Patch your ...

Microsoft: Windows 11 KB5083769, KB5083631 block backup apps like Macrium, here's why0 0

Microsoft has confirmed that its latest Windows 11 updates, KB5083769 and KB5083631, are blocking certain third-party backup ...

The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of ...
Cybernews

One tiny exploit gives full Linux access: all kernels since 2017 are vulnerable

The critical "Copy Fail" bug (CVE-2026-31431) affects all Linux kernels since 2017, allowing unprivileged local users to gain ...
CSO Online

‘Trivial’ exploit can give attackers root access to Linux kernel

Experts say until the distros release patches, CSOs have to beware of unauthorized privilege escalation; Kubernetes container ...
UPI

British foreign office official fired for not disclosing ambassador failed security check

April 17 (UPI) --British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired the most senior civil servant in the Foreign Office for failing to disclose that former ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson ...
Foreign Policy

Why Israel’s Post-Oct. 7 Security Doctrine Has Failed

This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. Please review the following troubleshooting tips or contact us at [email protected]. Analysis: Why Israel’s Post-Oct. 7 Security Doctrine ...