🚀 Boost your Linux skills with the Humble Tech Book Bundle by Pearson 📚

https://news.itsfoss.com/humble-bundle-linux-pearson/

Android Malware Promises Energy Subsidy to Steal Financial Data
https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/android-malware-promises-energy-subsidy-to-steal-financial-data/

Lazarus Stealer : Android Malware for Russian Bank Credential Theft Through Overlay and SMS Manipulation
https://www.cyfirma.com/research/lazarus-stealer-android-malware-for-russian-bank-credential-theft-through-overlay-and-sms-manipulation/

Step by Step Complete Beginners guide of iOS penetration testing
https://infosecwriteups.com/step-by-step-complete-beginners-guide-of-ios-penetration-testing-17092c0e0dc7

Full exploit chain of FiberGateway router via public wifi network
https://r0ny.net/FiberGateway-GR241AG-Full-Exploit-Chain/

Introduced new rising version cross-fade & move transition.

Good day everyone! RisingOS Revived version 8.1, codename "Arete," is now available for the community.

This release provides a stable Android 16 experience to your device.
If you are interested in building, please visit: https://github.com/RisingOS-Revived/android.

Source changelogs:
• Updated to August patch
• Fixed custom QS clock
• Improved Personalizations ui
• Added quick switch which includes lawnchair, ortus and pixel launcher
• Fixed status bar colored icons
• Added edge light back
• Added AOD wallpaper toggle
• Added lock/unlock sound
• Improved the overall experience
• Introduce slide transition

Thanks to all the contributors who helped on this project ❤️

Happy building and have a nice day!
#RiseUP #Rising_forever

Suddenly, this Amazon-led contribution to AOSP makes a lot more sense.

Via Reuters:

"Exclusive: Amazon looks to ditch homegrown software for Android in Fire tablet revamp, sources say"

🚨 A 22-year-old from Oregon built a DDoS-for-hire botnet so massive it launched 370,000+ attacks across 80 countries.

Powered by 95,000 hacked devices, “RapperBot” could blast traffic at 6 Tbps—enough to cripple major platforms.

The FBI just shut it down.

Full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/doj-charges-22-year-old-for-running.html

🚨 Nearly half of AI-generated code snippets contain exploitable bugs.

Worse? Developers trust them blindly—introducing SQL injections, hardcoded secrets, and overly permissive cloud configs at scale.

AI isn’t just coding faster—it’s coding insecurely.

Full story ↓ https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/08/ais-hidden-security-debt.html

North Korean hackers ran a months-long cyber-espionage op against diplomats—hiding malware traffic in GitHub & Dropbox.

Their activity froze during Chinese national holidays.

Details → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/north-korea-uses-github-in-diplomat.html

Ransomware. Outages. Human error.

The threats are multiplying—and downtime is no longer an option.

The survival playbook? A rock-solid BIA: the map that makes your BCDR strategy actually work.

Here’s why IT leaders can’t afford to skip it ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/turning-bia-insights-into-resilient-recovery.html

🛑 PromptFix ALERT! Researchers show AI browsers like Comet can be tricked by hidden prompts inside fake CAPTCHAs.

Moreover, AI browsers may unknowingly:
• Auto-click phishing links
• Autofill credit cards and addresses
• Trigger malware downloads

🔗 Full details here → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/experts-find-ai-browsers-can-be-tricked.html

Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Shows Weak Performance in Early Tests - Still Too Early To Conclude https://www.gizchina.com/google-2/google-pixel-10-pro-xl-shows-weak-performance-in-early-tests-still-too-early-to-conclude