A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security
2026-06-21T20:52:10Z•d56d21efc7c5b43c923a7500ff66c1e977eedca966590fe41bb31c32f33168dd
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What happened
The feed’s lead story warns that cryptographic keys used to validate the boot chain (UEFI/secure boot signing keys) begin expiring on June 24, 2026 — a deadline that can cause boot failures or require re-enrollment of new vendor keys for Windows and many Linux distributions and their bootloaders. The collection also highlights related security news: reported data leaks (Madison Square Garden), ongoing harms from face‑recognition and surveillance deployments, AI-safety and misuse concerns (dangerous models, deepfakes), a fast‑patching push from CISA, an Oracle zero‑day exploited by ransomware,和
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