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DarkSword iOS Exploit: Is Your iPhone Still Vulnerable?

DarkSword iOS Exploit: Is Your iPhone Still Vulnerable?

DarkSword is a six-vulnerability iOS exploit chain that silently compromises an iPhone the moment a vulnerable device loads an infected page — no tap, no download, no warning. Lookout Threat Labs

Frank Line Tech

15 Apr 2026 6 min read

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How to Harden Nginx: A Practical 2026 Guide

Server tokens, TLS config, security headers, rate limiting, bot blocking — the full Nginx hardening stack with current syntax and the OCSP stapling warning that most guides miss.

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3 Apr 2026 5 min read

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Why MFA Isn't Enough — and What Attackers Do When It Fails

MFA stops most attacks. Not all. Here's what attackers do when they can't beat your second factor — and what actually makes accounts hard to compromise.

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2 Apr 2026 6 min read

CVE-2026-1357: WPvivid Backup Plugin Flaw Lets Attackers Upload Webshells Without Logging In

CVE-2026-1357: WPvivid Backup Plugin Flaw Lets Attackers Upload Webshells Without Logging In

CVE-2026-1357 is a 9.8-rated unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin, installed on roughly 800,000 WordPress sites. An attacker can write a PHP

Frank Line Tech

11 Mar 2026 4 min read

Crypto Thieves Are Mailing Letters Now. Your Address Came From a Breach.

Crypto Thieves Are Mailing Letters Now. Your Address Came From a Breach.

Trezor and Ledger users have been receiving physical letters with QR codes designed to steal seed phrases. The addresses came from breach data that's been circulating since 2020 — and refreshed by a second leak in January 2026.

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10 Mar 2026 5 min read

The First 24 Hours on a New VPS

The First 24 Hours on a New VPS

Six things to run on any fresh Ubuntu or Debian VPS before you do anything else — in the correct order, with the reasoning behind each step.

Frank Line Tech

9 Mar 2026 6 min read

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CrowdSec: Open-Source IPS With a Crowd-Sourced Brain

CrowdSec is a free, open-source intrusion prevention system that shares threat intelligence across every instance running globally. This guide covers installation, bouncers, configuration, and everything in between.

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1 Mar 2026 16 min read

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Google API Keys Were Public by Design. Then Gemini Arrived

Google told developers their API keys weren't secrets — and they were right, until Gemini launched on the same key infrastructure. Truffle Security found 2,863 exposed keys in the wild, including on Google's own websites.

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28 Feb 2026 3 min read

CVE-2026-24061: GNU InetUtils telnetd Authentication Bypass to Root

CVE-2026-24061: GNU InetUtils telnetd Authentication Bypass to Root

GNU InetUtils telnetd through version 2.7 contains an authentication bypass that gives an unauthenticated remote attacker a root shell in a single command. NIST scored it 9.8 Critical.

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23 Feb 2026 3 min read

What AI Chatbots Actually Do With Your Data (And What You're Silently Agreeing To)

What AI Chatbots Actually Do With Your Data (And What You're Silently Agreeing To)

Someone's therapy session ended up in Google's search index last summer. Not because they were hacked. Not because OpenAI had a breach. Because they clicked a

Frank Line Tech

22 Feb 2026 6 min read

Fortinet's Critical SSO Bypass Vulnerability

Fortinet's Critical SSO Bypass Vulnerability

Fortinet has recently confirmed active exploitation of a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in its FortiCloud Single Sign-On (SSO) service. Despite an earlier patch, attackers are successfully compromising FortiGate firewalls, prompting

Frank Line Tech

25 Jan 2026 3 min read

Your Zero-Trust Playbook for Browser Extensions

Your Zero-Trust Playbook for Browser Extensions

That "Verified" badge in the Chrome Web Store? It's meaningless. Your most trusted browser extension, the one with five stars and a million users, could be

Frank Line Tech

22 Jan 2026 4 min read

Fingerprint vs. PIN: Which Is Best for Your Security?

Fingerprint vs. PIN: Which Is Best for Your Security?

You probably unlock your phone 100 times a day. But have you ever stopped to think about what's really happening when you press your finger to the screen?

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18 Nov 2025 6 min read

Why Rebooting Your Phone Is a Key Security Habit

Why Rebooting Your Phone Is a Key Security Habit

When was the last time you turned your phone completely off? Not just locked it, but fully powered it down. We treat our phones like permanent fixtures. But this convenience

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18 Nov 2025 5 min read

The Dangers of SMS Messaging

The Dangers of SMS Messaging

For many, SMS texting is synonymous with convenience. It's a ubiquitous communication channel, readily available on nearly every mobile phone. However, this accessibility comes at a cost. SMS

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9 Feb 2025 6 min read

How Recent Cyberattacks on Starbucks and Krispy Kreme Impact You

How Recent Cyberattacks on Starbucks and Krispy Kreme Impact You

The start of 2025 has brought with it a stark reminder of the need for robust cybersecurity. It's easy to believe that major data breaches and ransomware attacks

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9 Feb 2025 5 min read

OSINT - Phone Number Lookup and Searching.

OSINT - Phone Number Lookup and Searching.

Frank Line Tech

24 Dec 2024 4 min read

Chrome Password Manager Bug

Chrome Password Manager Bug

On July 24, 2024, millions of Google Chrome users on Windows suddenly found themselves locked out of their accounts as their saved passwords mysteriously vanished. This incident, while resolved relatively

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30 Jul 2024 5 min read

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