🔒 UPDATE: Akira ransomware now uses legit Windows drivers (rwdrv.sys, hlpdrv.sys) in a BYOVD attack to disable Defender and gain kernel access—even in hardened environments.

Tied to SonicWall SSL VPN zero-day—still under active investigation.

Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/sonicwall-investigating-potential-ssl.html

🔥 AI just changed the rules of pen testing.

Now you can say: "Check if leaked creds can access prod-finance."

And in seconds, it attacks, adapts, and reports—no scripts, no guesswork.

Vibe Red Teaming is here. Testing becomes a conversation.

→ Full vision from Pentera's CTO: https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/ai-is-transforming-cybersecurity.html

🚨 CISA just confirmed active exploits targeting 3 old D-Link camera and recorder flaws — one remains unpatched.

These vulnerabilities expose admin passwords and enable command execution.

One affected model reached end-of-life. Still using it? You're exposed.

Mitigations required by Aug 26 → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/cisa-adds-3-d-link-router-flaws-to-kev.html

🚨 Ukraine hit by wave of cyberattacks — again.

Phishing emails posing as court summons are dropping malware that steals docs, grabs screenshots, and executes remote commands.

Here’s what’s happening ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/cert-ua-warns-of-hta-delivered-c.html

"TSMC confirms a breach involving stolen 2nm chip technology, impacting future Xiaomi phones. This could lead to delays and increased costs for Xiaomi as they rely on TSMC’s advancements. Legal action is underway against the implicated employees."

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A new Flameshot release after ages!

https://news.itsfoss.com/flameshot-13-0-release/

The first edition of Open Source Summit India went well. 🗞 

https://news.itsfoss.com/open-source-summit-india-2025/

Xiaomi India Officially Announced That Redmi Is Now REDMI

Here's how Xiaomi India accomplished the biggest rebranding:

IN: "Redmi".upper()
OUT: REDMI

https://x.com/RedmiIndia/status/1952980458066653437

Kitten TTS: 25MB CPU-Only, Open-Source Voice Model
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Meta eavesdropped on period-tracker app's users, SF jury rules
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■□□□□ World's largest chipmaker, TSMC, says it has discovered potential trade secret leaks.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/05/chipmaker-tsmc-says-it-has-discovered-potential-trade-secret-leaks.html

US tech rules the European market
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Google agrees to pause AI workloads when power demand spikes
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OnePlus 15 to come with a radical design change

https://ift.tt/HPQBdrj

Tecno renews collaboration with global brand ambassador Lay Zhang

https://ift.tt/sO5DyPF

Nothing's Essential Space receives a new update for improved shareability

https://ift.tt/IbOVCNy

🚨 Trend Micro flaw (CVE-2025-54948 and CVE-2025-54987) lets attackers run code before login.

Two critical bugs (CVSS 9.4) are being exploited right now in Apex One on-prem.

Admins, patch fast — remote code execution is on the table.

Here’s what you need to know ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/trend-micro-confirms-active.html

The latest Linux desktop market share numbers say this:

🐧 An all-time high with 2.89% market share on Steam.

🖥 Fedora KDE & Workstation, plus Bazzite, make waves in the stats.

📊 New Stack Overflow survey results reveal fresh developer trends!

https://itsfoss.com/linux-market-share/

Microsoft just built an AI that reverse-engineers malware by itself.

No hints. No human help — and 90%+ accuracy.

It could change how threats are found—before they even spread.

Here’s what Project Ire can do ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/microsoft-launches-project-ire-to.html