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The Clear Linux OS team has announced the shutdown of the project, marking the end of its 10-year existence in the open-source ecosystem. Clear Linux is a Linux distribution developed and maintained by Intel, featuring aggressive optimizations for Intel hardware. Binaries are compiled using tuning flags designed explicitly for Intel CPUs. It was a minimalist, modular OS that utilized software bundles for faster app installation and automatic performance tuning for optimal speed and power efficiency. The distribution was primarily aimed at software developers, performance enthusiasts, and those working in cloud or server environments. In an announcement to the Clear Linux…

Calico is an open-source unified platform that brings together networking, security, and observability for Kubernetes, whether you’re running in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge. The solution uses the lowest amount of processing resources, which is especially important in edge environments where compute resources are limited. “Calico is the only Kubernetes networking technology with a pluggable data plane. Calico can be used with iptables, nftables, eBPF, VPP, and Windows, giving practitioners flexibility and portability to move from one environment to another simply,” Peter Kelly, VP of Engineering at Tigera, the creators of Calico, told Help Net Security. Calico can…

In this Help Net Security interview, Flavio Aggio, CISO at the World Health Organization (WHO), explains how the organization prepares for and responds to cyber threats during global health emergencies. These crises often lead to an increase in phishing scams, ransomware attacks, and disinformation campaigns, with vaccine research and public trust among the primary targets. WHO’s cybersecurity team fights threats by removing fake websites, issuing public warnings, and securing data sharing with global partners. To stay ahead, WHO has developed and refined a comprehensive cyber response strategy through realistic, integrated simulations. These exercises have revealed critical gaps, particularly in escalation…

As reports emerge of a new TikTok app known internally as “M2” specifically designed for US users, McAfee warns that the transition period could create perfect conditions for cybercriminals to exploit unsuspecting consumers – including by distributing fake or malicious TikTok apps disguised as the real thing. Here’s what you need to know about the potential risks and how to stay protected. A New App is Coming According to reports from The Information, TikTok is reportedly building a new version of the app just for the United States that could launch as soon as September 5. This development comes as…

World Leaks, the rebranded version of the Hunters International ransomware gang, has leaked 1.3 TB of internal data, which the group claims belongs to Dell Technologies Inc., the American multinational tech giant. The announcement was made earlier today, Monday, July 21, 2025, on the group’s official dark web leak site. According to information reviewed by Hackread.com, the leak contains 416,103 files, all publicly available for download. Many of these files directly reference Dell Technologies and appear consistent with internal corporate data. World Leaks’ claims on its dark web leak site (Image credit: Hackread.com) Analysis of the File List A closer…

Executive Summary Unit 42 is tracking high-impact, ongoing threat activity targeting on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers. While cloud environments remain unaffected, on-premises SharePoint deployments — particularly within government, schools, healthcare (including hospitals) and large enterprise companies — are at immediate risk. CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706, CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771 are a set of vulnerabilities that impact Microsoft SharePoint. When chained together, they can allow unauthenticated threat actors to access functionality that’s normally restricted, to run arbitrary commands on vulnerable instances of Microsoft SharePoint. In addition to the CVE reports, Microsoft has released further guidance on these vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities, their CVSS scores and their descriptions…

In “Model Context Protocol (MCP) Tutorial: Build Your First MCP Server in 6 Steps”, we introduced the MCP architecture and explored MCP servers in detail. We will continue our MCP exploration in this tutorial, by building an interactive MCP client interface using Streamlit. The main difference between an MCP server and an MCP client is that MCP server provides functionalities by connecting to a diverse range of tools and resources, whereas MCP client leverages these functionalities through an interface. Streamlit, a lightweight Python library for data-driven interactive web applications development, accelerates the development cycle and abstracts away frontend frameworks, making…

Ukraine’s national computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, has uncovered a new wave of cyberattacks targeting the country’s security and defense sector. The attacks involve a strain of AI-powered malware identified as LameHug. Operating under the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP), CERT-UA has attributed the campaign, with moderate confidence, to APT28, a hacking group widely believed to be under the control of Russian intelligence services. “According to available information, emails containing an attachment named (‘Attachment[dot]pdf[dot]zip) were disseminated among executive bodies, purportedly sent from a representative of a relevant ministry,’ the CERT-UA detailed in an alert. “The aforementioned…

Check Point Software has appointed Jonathan Zanger as its new Chief Technology Officer, tasking the former Trigo executive with driving the company’s global cybersecurity and AI strategy. Zanger brings over 15 years of experience building and scaling AI-powered cybersecurity platforms. At Trigo, he served as CTO, leading the development of advanced AI and computer vision systems for autonomous retail. He holds advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, as well as an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). “AI is fundamentally reshaping both how cyber threats emerge and how we defend against them,” said Nadav Zafrir, CEO…