US-sanctioned currency exchange says $15 million heist done by "unfriendly states"
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What happened
Ars Technica security headlines (Mar–Apr 2026) describe a concentrated period of high-impact incidents and research: nation‑state operations (Russia, Iran) disrupting critical infrastructure, mass compromises of consumer routers and credential theft, a $15M heist attributed to foreign services, and large sensitive-data leaks. Significant supply‑chain attacks (Trivy compromise, self‑propagating poisoning of open‑source projects) and a widespread iPhone exploit were reported. New research reveals GPU Rowhammer variants that can gain full system control, exposed IP‑KVM vulnerabilities, and a tool
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- 2026-04-19T20:51:49Z
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