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Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath

Cybersecurity

GeoNetwork Fixes Unauthenticated RCE Chain Affecting Government Geoportal Backends

September 2, 2026 Blogmaster

Two vulnerabilities in GeoNetwork can be chained to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) on the open-source geospatial metadata catalog, which sits behind many government and agency geoportals. The project…

Cybersecurity

Authorities Turn Sality’s P2P Network Against Itself, Cutting Off New Malware Payloads

September 2, 2026 Blogmaster

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the takedown of a long-standing peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet known as Sality as part of a coordinated law enforcement operation. The effort…

Cybersecurity

Attackers Exploit Critical Switchvox Flaw to Deploy Reverse Shells Without Credentials

September 2, 2026 Blogmaster

Threat actors are exploiting a severe security vulnerability in Sangoma Switchvox, an enterprise VoIP platform, that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-9586 (CVSS score:…

Cybersecurity

Researchers Use Claude to Port Pre-Auth RCE Exploit From One PLC Model to Another

September 2, 2026 Blogmaster

Forescout Research – Vedere Labs said it used Anthropic’s Claude to port a working pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) exploit from one WAGO programmable logic controller (PLC) to another, executing…

Technology

Senators Call For RFK Jr.’s Resignation After More Emails Suggest He Lied In His Confirmation Hearings

September 1, 2026 Blogmaster

There are plenty of reasons to call for RFK Jr. to resign or be fired. There are plenty of reasons to call for him to be investigated. There’s his complete…

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Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed

September 1, 2026 Blogmaster

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best…

Technology

Here’s our first look—and drive—of the 2027 Range Rover Electric

September 1, 2026 Blogmaster

Jaguar Land Rover provided flights from Washington, DC, to London and accommodation so Ars could visit its factory and drive the Range Rover Electric. Ars does not accept paid editorial…

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Monitor Makers Start Pummeling Owners With Annoying Ads, ‘Smart’ Spyware

September 1, 2026 Blogmaster

Initially the idea of the “smart television” seemed like a good idea. That is until TV makers realized they could make significantly more money loading the television with spyware, tracking…

Technology

ICE, CBP Officers Prefer To Sexually Assault Children When Committing Crimes

September 1, 2026 Blogmaster

The “worst of the worst” are coming for the “worst of the worst.” Of course, this administration has completely given up on this pretense, despite sending out lots of noisy…

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This is what a supercar was like a century ago

September 1, 2026 Blogmaster

Bentley provided flights from Washington, DC, to Monterey, California, and accommodation so Ars could drive the new Supersports and ride in a preproduction Torcal EV, which we wrote about last…

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