A Hacker Targeted High-Stakes Poker Players With Malware That Exposed Their Cards

WIRED security coverage highlights active and emerging cyber threats, including critical UEFI firmware code execution vulnerabilities affecting servers, actively exploited PHP vulnerabilities, zero-click mercenary spyware, malware targeting online poker players, data leaks exposing Homeland Security personnel, AI-assisted attacks, and privacy flaws in AI product sharing features. The most urgent items involve internet-wide exploitation of PHP flaws and firmware vulnerabilities enabling code execution early in the boot process.